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Reporting on ag in Nebraska through NYTimes' Local investigations fellowship & @flatwaterfreep. Contact me at yanqi.xu@nytimes.com or on Signal at yanqixu.28

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Death of teenage worker at Pillen hog farm leaves his mother wanting more from investigation

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By Yanqi Xu Verified
| Hastings Tribune Verified
Editor's note: Yanqi Xu is examining the agricultural industry in Nebraska as a part of The New York Times’s Local Investigations Fellowship. Zach Panther hadn’t yet figured out his future: whether to pursue college or find a job in a nearby city. To put away some money, his mother encouraged him to work at a hog farm outside his hometown of St. Edward.
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The mysterious death of a teen at Pillen Family Farms

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By Yanqi Xu Verified
| North Platte Telegraph Verified
Zach Panther hadn’t yet figured out his future: whether to pursue college or find a job in a nearby city. To put away some money, his mother encouraged him to work at a hog farm outside his hometown of St. Edward. A memorial to Zach Panther at his mother’s home in St. Edward. kA 5:ClQ=ECQm!F==:?8 62C=J >@C?:?8 D9:7ED[ E96 `f\J62C\@=5 96=A65 H:E9 >2:?E6?2?46 2E q62G6C '2==6J !@C<[ @?6 @7 E96 ?62C=J `__ 72C>D @H?65 3J !:==6? u2>:=J u2C>D[ E96 =2C86DE A@C< AC@5F46C :?
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The Mysterious Death of a Teen at a Hog Farm

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By Yanqi Xu Verified
| Herald/Review Media Verified
ST. EDWARD, Neb. — Zach Panther hadn’t yet figured out his future: whether to pursue college, or find a job in a nearby city. To put away some money, his mother encouraged him to work at a hog farm outside his hometown, St. Edward, Nebraska. Pulling early morning shifts, the 17-year-old helped with maintenance at Beaver Valley Pork, one of the nearly 100 farms owned by Pillen Family Farms, the largest pork producer in the state.
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