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Tag: Hogs

Posted inAgribusiness, National

Scaling up: 4 ways hog farms changed since the 1990s

by Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest November 23, 2022January 19, 2023

The pork industry shifted dramatically over the past three decades. A USDA report tracks how the industry moved away from small operations to CAFOs, production contracts nd specialization.

Posted inOpinion

Dave Dickey’s Perspective: Big Meat’s Proposition 12 nightmare soon will be a reality

by Dave Dickey, Investigate Midwest November 11, 2021January 20, 2023
Posted inAgribusiness

Closure of Smithfield and other plants forces South Dakota pork producers to consider desperate measures

by Nick Lowrey/South Dakota News Watch April 22, 2020April 24, 2020
Posted inUncategorized

Opinion: New vaccine for pigs could help relieve prices at the grocery store

by By Dave Dickey/Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting January 7, 2016January 23, 2023
Posted inUncategorized

Opinion: Is China taking over the U.S. pork industry?

by Dave Dickey/The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting November 16, 2015January 23, 2023

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