MU Extension’s efforts began with a bilingual survey of about 260 TN visa workers in major hog-producing states. Missouri ...

Pork is clearing the deck at higher prices in the face of fairly flat production.

Smithfield Foods has inked a deal with VisionAg, an affiliate of North Carolina’s HD3 Farms, to start a new hog production business early next year as the meat producer gears up to go public, the ...

Smith stated, "I'm pleased to report we've raised our outlook for adjusted operating profit, driven primarily by our increased outlook for our Hog Production segment." Hall confirmed, "We now ...

Gov. Doug Burgum charges that South Dakota, Minnesota and Nebraska are “kicking our butts” in livestock production and implies that South Dakota supercharged their industry when they finally repealed ...

Smithfield Foods, Smithfield, Virginia, has named Kraig Westerbeek as president of its hog production operations effective Feb. 29, reporting to President and CEO Shane Smith. Westerbeek, pictured ...

Minnesota is closing in on North Carolina to be the second-largest hog-producing state in the nation. According to new data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Minnesota's pig population on Dec.

CEO C. Shane Smith stated, "I am pleased to report that we delivered record second quarter adjusted operating profit of $298 million, that's up 20% from adjusted operating profit of $248 million in ...