Ernie Barnes has been making sure the Swine Barn at the Iowa State Fair runs smoothly for more than two decades. The mission of the pork industry and the fair align in a few key intersections.
What it takes to run the Swine Barn at the Iowa State Fair
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A superintendent at an animal barn at the Iowa State Fair is a big job. Making sure exhibitors, judges and the public all see the best of that industry takes a lot of effort. Ernie Barnes has been making sure the Swine Barn fits that model for more than 20 years. We give him a ride around the barn in this Corn Dog Conversation to see how getting rural and urban together looks today.
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