DAWSON (AP) -- The future of 80 family farms in southwest Minnesota rests on the fate of a new kind of hog processing plant set to open around the middle of December. It's farmer owned and controlled ...

Workers at the world's largest hog processing plant, Smithfield Packing Co. in Bladen County, have voted for a union to represent them at one of the state's largest industrial sites, totals released ...

Stakes are getting high in the battle between North Carolina hog producers and state regulators. Hog farmers say a huge drop in prices for their livestock is costing them $16 million a week. Hog ...

AT A GLANCE • Differences in supply and demand of hogs and pork are influenced by seasonality, the hog production cycle and ...

This week, WHQR is exploring the growth and impact of concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs, in our series "CAFO Country." As we reported, eastern North Carolina is a national leader for ...

The Rantoul Foods hog processing plant was cited by the USDA for violation of the humane methods act. Our Communities Editor The Rantoul Foods hog processing plant was cited by the USDA for violation ...