Fifteen-year-old Brad Vanden Berg starts hog farming
Brad Vanden Berg of Rock Valley began a hog production venture last July with seventy five head of pigs financed by a bank loan. He expanded cattle herds bought last December and aims to raise 125 hogs in a portable house. He balances school with chores and plans farming after high school.
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Brad Vanden Berg
John B. Vanden Berg
Rock Valley
Brad
Bill Klein
Vanden Berg
Witch
Wisconsin
Young Vanden Berg
Sioux County
Klein Farm
Pork Imports Exports Closer To Balance
U.S. pork trade nears balance as exports to Japan rise. Iowa State economist J. Marvin Skadberg notes imports average 430 million pounds yearly, with Denmark Poland and the Netherlands supplying canned hams. He projects 1976 exports at about 3 percent of production, challenging imports. Japan becomes top pork buyer as domestic production fails to meet demand.
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U.S
Japan
J. Marvin Skadberg
Iowa State University
Denmark
Poland
Netherlands
Skadberg
Canada
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