Most farms still use the old-school method – manually weighing pigs with stationary scales. This process requires several ...

Given the dismal national record of pig processing plants, Ranchland Packing Co.’s proposed pig plant is potentially very problematic for Butte. While the company and some Butte officials tout the ...

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 ...