December 27, 2025 - On Dec. 31, 2025, Ohio’s regulations limiting the use of extreme confinement for mother pigs in the pork ...

Of the 75.0 million hogs and pigs in the U.S., the latest USDA Hogs and Pigs Report as of Dec. 1 notes 69.0 million were market hogs, while 6.00 million were kept for breeding. The total inventory is ...

Fresh Defra figures suggest the UK pig breeding herd has fallen to a new low, raising fresh concerns over the sector’s ...

Well-muscled and hairy, Ole is 300 kilos (more than 660 pounds) of uncastrated boarhood. The fine specimen of a purebred Swabian-Hall stud pig works at his farm's "Eros Center" breeding area, helping ...

As of Dec. 1, there were 75.5 million hogs and pigs across U.S. swine production systems. The Q4 2025 inventory was up ...

The Chinese pork market has been decimated recently by the spread of the African Swine Fever, a disease that originated in Africa but is not infectious to humans either through contact with pigs or ...

LAKE CITY, Minn. — Kristin Boyum and Katie Loppnow said they can hardly believe that BOLO Show Pigs sold a Yorkshire boar at the recent World Pork Expo for $100,000. The boar, which they named Herman, ...

An Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station study showed female pigs had better reproductive health when placed on a slow-growth diet before being bred. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Borrowing a page from the ...

Producer Guy King has doubled sow numbers from 500 to 1,000, and the 2023 Farmers Weekly Pig Farmer of the Year is now selling 350-400 finished pigs a week from his ...

The National Agricultural Statistics Service, Dec. 23 announced the U.S. hog inventory was up 1% from this time last year.