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Keeping Pigs Healthy Requires Prompt Treatment and Training of Employees

At Prairie Ridge Hog Farm at Mantorville, MN, staff take very seriously the critical task of creating healthy pigs that will flourish in this 2,500-sow, farrow-to-finish operation

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  • Feb. 22, 2012
    Article

    Efforts Expand to Gag Farm Undercover Videos

      Lawmakers in eight states are expanding efforts to thwart secret videos of alleged animal welfare abuse in farming operations. The so-called “ag gag” laws have been passed in Montana, North Dakota and Kansas, and similar legislation is proposed in Iowa, New York, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Nebraska and Utah. Animal rights groups such as the Humane Society of the United States contend food safety will be compromised if abusive and unsanitary practices go unexposed....More
  • Feb. 21, 2012
    News

    Center for Food Integrity Creates Review Panel to Address Videos

      Undercover video investigations at livestock farms have heightened public attention on animal care issues, resulting in creation of an animal care review panel by the Center for Food Integrity (CFI) to foster a more balanced conversation and to provide credible feedback to promote continuous improvement in farm animal care....More
  • Feb. 15, 2012
    News

    Taking a Closer Look at Impact of McDonald’s Decision to Eliminate Gestation Stalls

    Steve Meyer, a regular contributor to National Hog Farmer, provides details in the CME Group Daily Livestock Report about the recent McDonald's decision to ask suppliers to phase out use of gestation stalls....More
  • Feb. 14, 2012
    News

    Read More Sow Gestation Housing Stories

    National Hog Farmer presents research-based information and real-life sow gestation housing experiences....More
  • Feb. 14, 2012
    News

    McDonald's Makes Announcement Regarding Gestation Stall Use

    McDonald's Corporation issued a press release this week indicating it will require its U.S. pork suppliers to outline a plan to phase out the use of sow gestation stalls....More
  • Feb. 14, 2012
    News

    NPPC Responds to McDonald’s Statement on Sow Housing

    The National Pork Producers Council has issued a statement on McDonald’s decision Monday to require its suppliers to move to group sow housing....More
  • Feb. 13, 2012
    News

    National Pork Board Responds to McDonald's Announcement on Stalls

    McDonald's Corp. announced Monday that it would begin developing a plan to transition its pork supply away from farmers who use conventional sow gestation stalls....More
  • Feb. 13, 2012
    News

    Sixth Year of Grants Funded for Iowa Swine Production in 2012

    Iowa attorney general Tom Miller has announced grant funds totaling $100,000 are available for projects that advance and enhance swine production in Iowa. Announced Feb. 10, the proposals are due by Feb. 15, 2012....More
  • Feb. 8, 2012
    News

    Watchdog Group Calls on FTC to Investigate Deceptive Fundraising Tactics by HSUS

      HumaneWatch.org, a project of the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF), recently called on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to open an investigation into the deceptive fundraising practices of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). A recent Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request revealed that more than 120 complaints have been filed with the FTC since December 2011 regarding HSUS....More
  • Feb. 2, 2012
    News

    Hormel Plans Phase-Out of Gestation Crates by 2017

      Officials at Hormel Foods have confirmed reports that the Minnesota-based firm plans to phase out the use of sow gestation crates by 2017. “The breeding sows at our company-owned farms in Arizona will be transitioning to group sow housing by the end of summer 2012. We will also be making the transition at our farms in Colorado before 2018....More
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