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HomeLocal Ag NewsKeeping Livestock Cool During Summer Heat

Keeping Livestock Cool During Summer Heat

July 26, 2021 Ty Taylor Local Ag News, Western Illinois Today

It takes fans, it takes drinking water, and it takes sprinklers to keep livestock cool during this stretch of heat in western Illinois. Mercer County pork producer Chad Bell took to social media to explain his practices.

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Bell farms in the Viola area.

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