DAWSON (AP) -- The future of 80 family farms in southwest Minnesota rests on the fate of a new kind of hog processing plant set to open around the middle of December. It's farmer owned and controlled ...

MASON CITY, IOWA — After nearly six hours of debate, it took attendees only several seconds — in near silence — before realizing the city's vote on a proposed hog processing plant came out as a tie, ...

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Thursday welcomed Charoen Pokphand Foods Philippines Corp.’s (CPF) ...

I heard through relatives in Butte that a pig processing plant will be opened in Butte and that the city manager thinks it will only stink during hot weather. I have news for him, the pig farms and ...

MASON CITY — Mason City is on the brink of landing a hog-processing operation that is expected to employ 2,000 workers in its first two years. Officials declined to name the company. An official ...

Yang said using food waste as feed helps reduce disposal costs and lowers the resources needed to raise pigs, per CNA. He ...

More than 80% of poultry slaughterhouse workers and half of hog processing employees testing faster line speeds are at high risk of developing chronic conditions like arthritis and carpal tunnel ...

CHICAGO, March 24 (Reuters) - Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures continued higher on Wednesday, reaching a 6-1/2 year high as optimism for consumer demand increases against tighter hog ...