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From Hogs to Fungi

This Iowa Pig Farm Just Traded Bacon for Mushrooms

The Faaborg family's central Iowa farm once raised thousands of hogs for slaughter, but now they're cultivating specialty mushrooms instead. Tanner Faaborg and his family made the leap from livestock to fungi, transforming their operation into something entirely new. It's a surprising pivot that shows how farmers are rethinking what the land - and their business - can produce.

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