The process was described to me before I walked onto the kill floor. Jim Wood, owner of Palmetto Creek Farms, gave me the rundown. “They can’t see anything. There’s nothing to hear. I don’t think they ...

PASO ROBLES, Calif – Sinton and Sons Local Meats and Provisions is taking corrective actions after federal inspectors witnessed the improper slaughter of a pig in early February. Personnel with the ...

U.S. commercial red meat production for October came in at 4.89 billion pounds, a 3% dip from the 5.02 billion pounds ...

A Frazee, Minn., man suffered a fatal gunshot wound Saturday morning during an attempt to slaughter a hog, the Becker County Sheriff's Department reported. The victim was identified as John Matson, ...

Lean hog futures close the Monday session with losses of 40 to 67 cents, as contracts pulled off their early lows. USDA’s ...

USDA’s second Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report of 2025, released on June 26, contains key metrics for the hog industry including inventory, the number of pigs saved from every litter and the number of ...

Lean hog futures are down 75 cent to $1 across most contracts on Monday. USDA’s national base hog price was up $2.07 in the ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Hog production is returning to profitability as feed prices fall, and a reduction in slaughter numbers seems to show that producers are noticing, Purdue Extension agricultural ...