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Tag: Pork

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 inAgribusiness, National

Scaling Up: Production contracts more common in North Carolina than Midwestern pork states

by Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest October 5, 2022January 19, 2023
Posted inAgribusiness, National

Scaling Up: Raising hogs has gotten less expensive, especially for big farms

by Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest September 28, 2022January 19, 2023
Posted inAgribusiness, National

Scaling Up: Use of production contracts has become the norm

by Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest September 21, 2022January 19, 2023
Posted inGraphics

Scaling Up: The weighty impact of hog farming’s evolution?

by Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest September 7, 2022January 19, 2023
Posted inGraphic of the Week, National

GRAPHIC: Beef and pork producers are earning less while meat consumers are paying more than a year ago

by Kendall Little, Investigate Midwest June 30, 2022January 19, 2023
Posted inGraphic of the Week

GRAPHIC: Despite COVID-19 closings and slowdowns, pork production was higher in 2020 than the year before

by Sky Chadde, Investigate Midwest January 26, 2022January 19, 2023
Kristen Kinsella in front of Guymon sign
Posted inAgribusiness, COVID-19 and Meatpacking

PAIN DENIED: At one of the country’s largest meatpacking plants, workers say their injuries were ignored

by Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest September 30, 2021January 19, 2023
Posted inOpinion

Opinion: USDA was duplicit in passing new pork inspection final rule

by Dave Dickey, Commentator March 31, 2021January 23, 2023
Posted inAgribusiness, Coronavirus, Graphic of the Week

GRAPHIC: Design of South Dakota meatpacking plant contributed to high number of COVID-19 cases, CDC says

by Pramod Acharya, Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting September 16, 2020September 16, 2020

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