Nearly four decades ago, Ron Mardesen and his wife Denise stopped using antibiotics on their hog farm, A-Frame Acres, in Elliot, Iowa. He decided there
Squealing newborn piglets were passed around to hold for photo ops. Cornfields surrounded us for hundreds of acres. It all seemed so perfect. Too perfect.
Squealing newborn piglets were passed around to hold for photo ops. Cornfields surrounded us for hundreds of acres. It all seemed so perfect. Too perfect.
By JOHN WHITTAKER jwhittaker@post-journal.com Legislation that could be considered next year would create new standards for farm animal cruelty for egg-layi