Richard Larock, a University Professor of chemistry at Iowa State University, is developing plastics made from corn and soybean oils that will be used to build hog feeders. The feeders could be on the ...

Richard Larock, a University professor of chemistry at Iowa State University, is developing plastics made from corn and soybean oils that will be used to build hog feeders. The feeders could be on the ...

CHICAGO - Farmers have ramped up construction of swine farm buildings in Iowa, home to about a third of U.S. hogs, as they take advantage of cheap feed and strong demand for pork from countries ...

These days, hog producers are supercharging the animals’ digestive systems. The idea is to make a profit in a competitive and an increasingly scientific business. But turning each pound of feed into ...

A period of sustained profitability in the pig industry, something lacked for many years, has resulted in a degree of confidence for producers. But this confidence is tenuous and can be damaged at any ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Brazilian iron ore miner MMX has started construction of a 2 million tonne per year pig iron plant, which will be Brazil's largest merchant pig iron plant, the ...