as the dairy farm’s offices and part of the milking parlor burned down. Owner Gretchen Metzler said the cause of the blaze is unknown, but the Martinsburg Fire Department is investigating.
Hemlock Lane Farm LP, owned by Robert, Darren and Randy Brubaker, plans to construct an approximately 40,581-square-foot facility to handle 4,800 feeder pigs, which will be finished as fat hogs ...
The fire service said the farm's owner had been left "devastated" by the loss and it would be investigating the cause of the blaze. Emergency services arrived at the farm at 04:49 GMT, and scaled ...
Hog prices have skyrocketed 35% since July, defying expectations and fueling a surge in optimism among producers.
former University of Iowa water quality researcher and author of book “The Swine Republic.” Other Pillen hog barns look much like the hundreds of other pig farms spread across Nebraska ...
October is National Farm to School Month. Take a minute to ask if your local school district is buying fresh, local, Iowa-grown products from a nearby farmer. Or use your time to ponder why on ...
As the front moved through the region, wind directions shifted and went through cattle and hog farms in Iowa and Nebraska. Late-season cold fronts that shift the region's wind are somewhat common ...
Hog margins bled red ... combined with Smithfield Foods closing 35 pig farms, are strong signals consolidation is already occurring, according to ag economists. “It has been decades since ...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will include commercial farms and swine herds under its hog repopulation program for the controlled vaccination against African swine fever (ASF) to fasttrack ...
Most American whiskey enthusiasts are likely familiar with the Vermont distillery’s annual Boss Hog release, especially considering the exorbitant prices the limited-edition bottles often command on ...