/tags/pork-producers Pork Producers en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 14 May 2020 11:16:00 GMT /npr-news/2020-05-14/millions-of-pigs-will-be-euthanized-as-pandemic-cripples-meatpacking-plants As the pandemic wreaks havoc on the meat industry, hog farmers anticipate they'll soon be forced to euthanize millions of pigs unable to be sent for processing. Thu, 14 May 2020 11:16:00 GMT /npr-news/2020-05-14/millions-of-pigs-will-be-euthanized-as-pandemic-cripples-meatpacking-plants Tim Mak /business/2015-10-06/corn-is-king-of-the-midwest-thanks-to-our-appetite-for-meat The U.S. Department of Agriculture expects farmers to harvest about 13.6 billion bushels of corn [.pdf] this season, the third-largest harvest in U.S.… Tue, 06 Oct 2015 11:00:00 GMT /business/2015-10-06/corn-is-king-of-the-midwest-thanks-to-our-appetite-for-meat Abby Wendle /business/2015-10-05/as-the-world-takes-up-americas-love-of-meat-can-ag-keep-up Americans have a big appetite for everything meat. We smoke it, grill it, slice it, and chop it.The typical American puts away around 200 pounds [.pdf] of… Mon, 05 Oct 2015 11:00:00 GMT /business/2015-10-05/as-the-world-takes-up-americas-love-of-meat-can-ag-keep-up Harvest Public Media /business/2015-03-19/factions-prepare-for-a-fight-in-the-organic-food-industry A battle is brewing in the organic food industry.The largest trade association for organic farmers, marketers and processors wants growers to help pay for… Thu, 19 Mar 2015 10:00:00 GMT /business/2015-03-19/factions-prepare-for-a-fight-in-the-organic-food-industry Harvest Public Media /business/2014-09-24/to-cut-waste-bacon-makers-sell-everything-but-the-squeal Editor's note (9/30/14): A previous version of this story misidentified the Natural Resources Defense Council. It also reported that the hogs were… Wed, 24 Sep 2014 11:00:00 GMT /business/2014-09-24/to-cut-waste-bacon-makers-sell-everything-but-the-squeal Harvest Public Media /business/2014-09-11/u-s-meat-inspection-system-in-disarray-watchdogs-say Jennifer Brdar’s dream job was to be a meat inspector for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, watching out for unwary consumers and making sure the meat… Thu, 11 Sep 2014 11:00:00 GMT /business/2014-09-11/u-s-meat-inspection-system-in-disarray-watchdogs-say Mike McGraw /business/2014-06-09/a-signal-to-hog-farmers-cargill-to-stop-use-of-gestation-crates Cargill, one of the country’s largest pork producers, announced Monday that it will stop using gestation crates, the controversial narrow cages meant to… Mon, 09 Jun 2014 20:38:58 GMT /business/2014-06-09/a-signal-to-hog-farmers-cargill-to-stop-use-of-gestation-crates Harvest Public Media /business/2014-03-12/egg-law-latest-battleground-in-animal-welfare-fight By most measures, David Kesten's hens are living the good life."They can act like chickens, they can run around," says Kesten, who's raising hens in an… Wed, 12 Mar 2014 13:00:00 GMT /business/2014-03-12/egg-law-latest-battleground-in-animal-welfare-fight Frank Morris /npr-news/2014-03-07/states-fight-californias-chicken-cage-law-but-its-really-about-bacon Six state attorneys general are suing California over its law on how hens are housed. Among those most worried: Pig farmers who fear the state will push through sweeping changes on pig stalls next. Fri, 07 Mar 2014 08:14:00 GMT /npr-news/2014-03-07/states-fight-californias-chicken-cage-law-but-its-really-about-bacon Frank Morris /npr-news/2014-02-20/piglet-smoothie-fed-to-sows-to-prevent-disease-activists-outraged Undercover footage shows a hog farm feeding sows ground-up piglets that succumbed to a deadly virus. Veterinarians say it's the only method they have to protect herds against a fast-spreading disease. Thu, 20 Feb 2014 21:37:00 GMT /npr-news/2014-02-20/piglet-smoothie-fed-to-sows-to-prevent-disease-activists-outraged Eliza Barclay