IARN — By now you have heard about the derailment of a train in eastern Ohio last month. The twisted metal and fire not only sent shockwaves through the area it happened in, but those shockwaves created ripples throughout the world. All eyes have been on our government and the Norfolk Southern Railroad, watching to see how the clean-up progressed and the ramifications this would have on policy, laws, and the good of our environment.
People from all walks of life have been affected. But the lives of farmers have had to go on as normal, during a time that is anything but. Not only were the lives of the people affected but the lives of livestock as well. Now farmers in the area are doing what they do best; putting their noses to the grindstone and getting back to the business of feeding the world. However, this incident has left them a little less than whole.
Doug Mollenkopf is a beef and seed stock cattle producer outside of the town of East Palestine, the epicenter of the train derailment. He talks about the event and the fire that ensued, and the fact that they were not among those who had their water supplies adversely affected.
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