GRANT, Minn. — For legions of young couples, there is no wedding venue more desirable than a barn in the country, with its unfussy vibe, picturesque setting and rural authenticity. For neighbors of ...
FARGO, N.D. - A Cass County district judge will decide whether the North Dakota Department of Health properly approved a health permit for a large sow barn complex in western Cass County near the town ...
Now that the North Dakota Supreme Court has ruled that Pelican Township in Ramsey County, N.D., incorrectly denied a permit to Grand Prairie Agriculture for a planned sow barn, one of the people ...
Decisions around sow barn remodeling, reducing sow herd inventory, and adjusting gilt flow are some of the challenges U.S. pork producers face as they explore and consider options to make farms ...
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 9, 2014, – One of the largest pork producers in the United States is pledging a move from gestation crates to group sow housing citing a desire in the marketplace for housing ...
Nick Fitzgerald shares about his work with Windy Oak Farms in November 2022, in Willow Lake, South Dakota. Windy Oak Farms, a pig owning and managing company at Mechanicsville, Iowa, owns shares of ...
Bob and Pam Gierke hold a "We Care" commitment poster signed by their employees and contract growers. "We Care" shows their care and concern for how pork is produced. The Gierkes were named October ...
Danish farmer Jeppe Bloch from Vejen, 100 kilometres north of the German border, recently expanded his sow house to add 850 places. Animal-friendly electronic sow feeding system CallMatic feeds sows ...
California regulations that will require hog farms to provide sows with more housing space starting in 2022 will likely pose logistical challenges for pork exports while increasing production costs ...