Get introduced to the topic of raising heritage pigs from "Pork" Rhyne of The Livestock Conservancy. Learn about the value of heritage breeds, which were carefully selected and bred over time. Get to ...

If you want to produce your own delicious, chemical-free meat, look no further than the homestead hog. Pigs can be raised on pasture as grazing animals; they thrive on a varied diet that also can ...

When I was a teenager, I convinced my folks that I would raise feeder pigs in an effort to bolster my college fund. My mother—who had heard plenty of my get-rich quick schemes before—called the county ...

Adam Deal stands at the edge of the cedar woods and lets loose a series of staccato yelps. Ten of his pigs have gone missing, and that's no small thing. That's roughly a ton of pork, loose on the hoof ...

As farmers work to install new systems that treat our future bacon a little more humanely, a bigger solution awaits: Re-engineering pigs to live together more harmoniously. In a rural setting an hour ...

Pig farmers are being urged to optimise all aspects of pig production in a bid to offset rising feed costs. Although rations should be reviewed to make sure the most cost effective diet is being fed, ...

Owning pigs is a full-time job '“ but they certainly do their bit to earn a crust as they pull in the crowds at shows. Both Barbara and Keith Davies, who run Longridge Belmont Farm, had grown up with ...