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Pit foaming continues to endanger pork producers

February 10, 2016 by Iowa Farmer Today

February 10, 2016, Des Moines, IA — Leon Sheets survived an explosion in his building less than two years ago, and the Northeast Iowa producer admits he was lucky.

Sheets, who farms near Ionia, believes foaming in the building’s pit was the reason behind the explosion, which left him with second and third degree burns. READ MORE