Third generation hog farmer Chad Leman, making his daily rounds, points to dozens of 300-pound pigs. "These pigs should be gone," he said. He means gone to the meatpacking plant to be processed. But ...

Virginia pigs are getting a small reprieve. Smithfield Foods says it plans to end the practice of keeping female hogs in small metal crates while pregnant. The world's largest pork producer said ...

I grew up in Northern Indiana, the same town I find myself raising our family in now. I fondly remember the excitement I felt each autumn when I would pull on my camo gear and let Dad spray me with ...

JEFFERSON CITY—Every year, Missouri conservation officials kill thousands of wild pigs across the state, calling them a scourge on farmers, fish, forests and wildlife alike. A local representative ...

TASMANIAN pork producers can continue to send their pigs to the Devonport City Abattoir from next week when a new local company is due to take over the lease. Butchers and local Woolworths ...