Food Dialogues
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Shana Beattie, Livestock and Grain Farmer
Shana Beattie, her husband, Bart, and his parents operate The Beattie Farm in Sumner, Nebraska, where they raise corn, soybeans, alfalfa, certified grass seed, beef and pork. The Beattie Farm raises roughly 8 million pounds of pork annually, which can feed at least 40,000 Americans for a year!

Ken Oneto, Crop and Produce Farmer
On his farm in Elk Grove, Calif., Ken Oneto grows artichokes, cherries, dry beans, tomatoes and grapes.

Dino Giacomazzi, Dairy Farmer
A fourth-generation farmer, Dino Giacomazzi operates Giacomazzi Dairy in Hanford, Calif. Dino manages 950 milking cows and 900 acres of cropland.

Scott Long, Pork Producer
Scott Long owns and operates The Long Ranch, Inc., in Manteca, Calif., where he raises pork. A multi-generational family farm, The Long Ranch, Inc., has been a family-run business for more than three decades.

Jill Benson, Egg Producer
Fourth-generation farmer, Jill Benson, is an egg producer in San Joaquin Valley, Calif.

Jeff Fowle, Farmer/Rancher
Farmer and rancher Jeff Fowle, his wife, Erin, and son Kyle, raise registered Angus cattle, Percheron draft horses, warmblood horses, alfalfa and alfalfa-grass hay in Etna, Calif. They also start and train horses for riding, jumping, and driving.
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