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Matt Hatala discusses his journey to raising pasture pork and the importance of regenerative practices in agriculture.

Matt Hatala of Prairie Rose Farms shares his unlikely path from adoption and military service to raising pasture pork in Iowa. He discusses regenerative hog production, farm marketing, local food systems, water quality, animal welfare, and why rebuilding agriculture requires courage, transparency, and healthier relationships with land, community, and risk. hokseynativeseeds.com (for all your CRP, Pasture Mixes, Habitat Mixes, Native Seed, and more) Iowa Cover Crop (for all your cover crop mixes, forage mixes, small grain mixes)

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