Recently, I participated in an online video discussion with an Animal Welfare class from an eastern U.S. university. The purpose of the class was to give class attendees a farmer’s perspective on pig issues related to animal welfare. There were two of us, myself and another farmer from Indiana. We were given a few questions […]
What Is A Factory Farm?
What is a Factory Farm? If there is one term I am most frustrated with hearing people say, it is Factory Farms. Why? You may find this a little crazy coming from a hog farmer, but I really don’t know what they are. Just what is a factory farm? And the ironic part of this […]
Pig Stories Untold
Whether we admit it or not, research tells us as people want to hear negative news stories. Think about it. What types of stories are covered in the news, both traditional TV news and Internet news? Our human nature wants to click on these stories, read the gory or appalling details about these “terrible” stories. […]
When Our Animals Get Sick and Die
One of the hardest things about farming is when our animals get sick. We hate it. And the only thing worst than sick animals is dead animals. We just can’t get around the feeling that we have failed them. So why do pigs become sick? Pigs, like most other living things, do catch viruses. Viruses […]
