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Illinois Farm Families - Wednesday, April 04, 2012

Prior to our visit to the Gould’s farm, I hadn’t really thought much about pork production. Where I live our food comes in packages and our farm stories come from children’s books. For the most part the only thing I know about pork is how to cook it. My family eats more pork products than any other type of meat—so it was fun (the piglets are SO cute) and interesting for me to get a behind-the-scenes glimpse at how the meat that makes it to my table gets it start in life.  Read more...

 

Winter on the Hog Farm

Illinois Farm Families - Tuesday, January 03, 2012

Farrowing crateThis blog was written in direct response to one of your questions, "How do they keep little pigs warm when they are born during really cold weather?"  It’s a great question, and there is a very simple answer:  all of our hogs are raised inside heated buildings, so they are protected from the weather.

That would be a pretty short blog, so here’s some more background information.  On our hog farm, we specialize in one certain phase of pork production.  We breed the moms (sows), assist with birthing (farrowing), and care for the piglets only until weaning age, about three weeks.  At that time, the piglets are moved to a different location.  The sows are then bred again and the cycle continues.

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