On a recent camping trip with his son's Cub Scout troop, Curtis Barwick ended a talk about his job managing contracts for the now-bankrupt Coharie Hog Farms with a desperate plea. "I really don't care ...

Neil Strother runs a small family farm in Wilson County. It's a way of life that is in deep trouble. About 25 hog farms in North Carolina sit idle and another eight are on the brink of closing, ...

Most hogs today are raised in barns that house thousands of animals, often owned by a company contracting with a local farmer. The factory-style operations are an economic driver in ...

KEWANEE, Ill. — As part of WQAD's Hometown Tours, our crew headed out to Henry County to broadcast live from Kewanee, Illinois. But we need to address the elephant -- or, should we say, the pig — in ...

This story appeared first in WFAE reporter David Boraks' weekly newsletter. Subscribe today to get Climate News straight to your email inbox each week. Two human-driven trends are coming together to ...

As The Fayetteville Observer reported last week, North Carolina farmers are working to generate renewable energy by capturing methane on their farms and converting it to biogas. The effort is ...

Hollywood is once again barreling forward with a one-dimensional attack on an industry facing complex issues and misrepresenting its problems to demonize capitalism. A recent documentary, "The Smell ...