Month: November 2013

Happy Pig Families

Here are pictures of Boris and Biggie, two of our prized purebred Berkshire hogs. See their little one nursing in the rear view. What a happy little family! Here’s a picture of Boris and his siblings when they were little guys. We have established a very nice herd of purebred Berkshires, in addition to our …

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Smithfield Food acquisition by the Chinese – On becoming China’s Farm Team

Here’s a thoughtful article by Mark Bittman of the NY Times on the fall-out from the sale of Smithfield Foods to the Chinese.  It’s the largest producer of pork in the U.S. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/06/opinion/bittman-on-becoming-chinas-farm-team.html?smid=pl-share&_r=0