There is an old saying, perhaps trite: You don’t know how tough you are until tough is the only option. It’s only hog farming to some, but it has been the lifeblood of Beaver County. But now with ...

A documentary about North Carolina’s hog industry challenges viewers to look beyond the bacon on their breakfast plates. But they might not like what they see. “The Smell of Money,” directed by ...

National Hog Farmer's annual New Product Tour allows companies to showcase their latest products for helping producers save ...

Talk to any farmer who used to raise pigs, and they’ll more than likely tell you it all changed in 1998. That’s the year that draws memories of agony and financial pain for many. Hog margins bled red, ...

Since the 1990s, hog farms have gotten bigger, more specialized and more productive, according to a new report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Environmental Research Service. The number of ...