The Size and Type of the Pig Industry in the USA
vivausa.org The world’s meat consumption is 41% pigs, 29% birds, and 25% bovines. Between 1980 and 2000, the volume of pork consumed worldwide rose 73%.1 Pig flesh is used for hams, bacon, hot dogs,...
View ArticleOdor Control Plan Required for Beaufort County Hog Farm
http://daq.state.nc.us RALEIGH – State environmental officials today ordered a Beaufort County hog farm to prepare a detailed odor management plan, in the first regulatory action taken under North...
View ArticleIt’s hog heaven for pork lovers
chicagotribune.com / By Janet Mendel, Special to the Los Angeles Times Reporting from Jabugo, Andalusia, Spain — Walking into the central plaza of the small town of Jabugo, you breathe in the aroma of...
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World Pork Expo New Product Tour
The Readers of National Hog Farmer are again looking forward to the “2011 New Product Tour” Issues. Now is your chance to put focus on products/services introduced to the industry in the past year....
View ArticleGallagher launches full-scale weighing and EID range
gallagher.com.au With large, easy-to-press buttons, back-lit screens for shed use and the ability to record up to 60,000 animal weights, the latest innovations in weigh-scale technology give farmers...
View ArticleNORAC, Inc. Acquires Agricultural Scales Inc.
NORAC, Inc. is pleased to announce that they have acquired Agricultural Scales Inc., a Texas-based scale manufacturing company that has been manufacturing weighing equipment for the agricultural...
View ArticleThree Tips to Keep Your Hogs Cool This Summer
nationalhogfarmer.com 06/27/2011 Summer months can trigger heat stress in livestock, especially in pigs, according to Mark Whitney, a swine specialist with the University of Minnesota Extension. Pigs...
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