The $250 million joint venture will produce clean renewable natural gas from hog manure. Over the next decade the investment will include 90% of Smithfield’s finishing spaces in North Carolina and Utah.
Iowa State University's Zoe Kiefer investigates pelvic organ prolapse in sows and identifies factors that may be contributing causes in hopes of developing a strategy to decrease prolapse incidence on sow farms.
A collaborative thinktank spotlighting swine product advancements drew attendees from across the country to the Swine Innovation Summit in Indianapolis presented by the Pork Checkoff.
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers are engineering new precision technology to help producers continuously monitor animals and use the data to ultimately improve animal well-being.
Renewable natural gas from manure emissions on North Carolina hog farms is being converted into electricity for customers. It’s a first-of-its-kind project.
Sow mortality associated with pelvic-organ prolapse (POP) has been increasing over the past five years, raising both sow welfare and production concerns.
The Sow Pelvic Organ Prolapse project is the first study in the multi-discipline search for pig survivability answers. The research is funded by Checkoff’s animal science and welfare committees.
He was seven miles away from experiencing one of the most horrific sights of his life. As Anthony Russo drove down the lane to the 5,600-sow farrow-to-wean unit, all he could see was smoke.
