Young producer takes on leadership roles in Iowa pork industry groups

Jeff DeYoung
Apr 2, 2022
Apr 2, 2022

Matt Gent’s family owns 5,000 sows as part of their farrow-to-finish operation in southeast Iowa.
Photo courtesy IPPA

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