Pork Powerhouses

Pork powerhouse began as a small Tennessee family farm

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12/5/2022 12:00 am

Tosh Farms is set to grow by at least 2,500 sows by the end of 2022.

ASF swine vaccine shows promise, but long journey ahead

News couldn’t come at a better time for U.S. pork producers. But there’s more to the story.

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Pork Powerhouses 2021: Bouncing back from COVID-19

The largest U.S. hog farms begin recovery from the pandemic.

Pink and red piglets.

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83 Smithfield lagoons in Missouri now producing renewable natural gas

Roeslein has also completed 26 new lagoon digesters for Smithfield in Utah.

Smithfield hog lagoon

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105,000 sows stacked six stories high

The mega farm in China has 21 buildings with 5,000 sows each, farrow to finish.

Mega farm in China

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Overall health of pigs improving every year, says sow management clinic

VMC manages 39,000 sows in Iowa and Missouri.

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What the pork industry learned from the coronavirus debacle

“It was the craziest time I can ever remember.”

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About Pork Powerhouses

For more than 20 years, Successful Farming has compiled the exclusive Pork Powerhouses report. The annual report lists the 25 to 40 largest pork producers.

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