The process was described to me before I walked onto the kill floor. Jim Wood, owner of Palmetto Creek Farms, gave me the rundown. “They can’t see anything. There’s nothing to hear. I don’t think they ...

U.S. per capita pork consumption is forecast to dip 0.6 pounds this year and to decline another 0.2 pounds next year.

Lean hog futures are up 52 cents to $1.55 across most contracts on Monday. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported ...

Now that Ranchland Packing Co. has clearance from the USDA to resume business, owner Gary Wold is focusing on growth plans. He wants to add a new hog slaughtering and packing facility capable of ...

Lean hog futures are down $1.0 to $2.25 at midday. USDA’s national base hog price from the Friday AM report was down $1.93 ...

PASO ROBLES, Calif – Sinton and Sons Local Meats and Provisions is taking corrective actions after federal inspectors witnessed the improper slaughter of a pig in early February. Personnel with the ...

A Grand Island man was shot in the leg Saturday during an altercation that began while a group was slaughtering pigs. Grand Island police responded to a disturbance call about 6:41 p.m. Saturday and ...