Kelly Dodge, swine instructor at Iowa Lakes Community College, in one of the farrowing crates. Photo: Vincent ter Beek
The sows and pigs at Iowa Lakes Community College had better not got used to seeing only one face taking care of them. Students in swine production take care of the porcine community in the college. “They are much rather inside the barns than on the school benches.” What if you’re interested in moving into the swine business, but spending four theoretical years at university made you hesitant? Entering a community college might be an alternative. In the state of Iowa, there is exactly one
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