Congress is taking up a last-ditch effort to nullify Prop 12, a voter-approved California law mandating more space for breeding pigs.

States with feral hogs: 39, plus four Canadian provinces. Life expectancy for hogs: About seven years. Average size of mature feral hog: 100 to 150 pounds. Reproduction capability: Sows are capable of ...

The nation's year-over-year swine breeding herd inventory is continuing to shrink, dropping another 2% in a recent USDA report. The U.S. Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report, published by USDA's National ...

AUSTIN, Minn. — Mike Williams' auctioneer chant is so fast that, to the untrained ear, it's an incomprehensible mumble with the occasional dollar figure bubbling to the surface. Leading a sale of ...

“As you think about the breeding herd, you could argue we have one of the youngest and most productive sow herds we’ve ever had,” says Lee Schulz. Although there were no earth-shattering surprises in ...

Of the 75.0 million hogs and pigs in the U.S., the latest USDA Hogs and Pigs Report as of Dec. 1 notes 69.0 million were market hogs, while 6.00 million were kept for breeding. The total inventory is ...

The June 1 inventory of hogs and pigs in the U.S. was at the highest June level since 2020 with 75.1 million head total, according to a recent study from the University of Missouri. However, even with ...

LOS ANGELES — A California judge decided this week to delay enforcement of part of a new farm animal welfare law that critics said would cause price hikes and supply shortages for bacon and other ...

Chinese hog farmers should not excessively eliminate breeding sows, a farm official urged on Wednesday, after a prolonged period of heavy losses raised the risk of many exiting the business. Adds ...

LAMUT, Ifugao (PIA) — The hog industry in Ifugao received a significant boost following the completion and turnover of a 30-level sow multiplier and techno-demo farm facility in Poblacion West, Lamut.