CHICAGO TRIBUNE – June 18, 2008
Iowa farmer makes a sorrowful choice

BELFAST TELEGRAPH – June 03, 2008
Fears that MRSA variant has entered food chain

THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN – April 18, 2008
Hog companies agree to change

AUSTIN POST-BULLETIN – March 31, 2008
Austin woman goes public to raise awareness of disease

MEATINGPLACE.COM – February 20, 2008
Smithfield to cut sow herd by up to 5 percent (login required)

MEATINGPLACE.COM – October 22, 2007
USDA lists pork facilities in russian export ban (login required)

NEW YORK TIMES – March 14, 2007
Pig out

IOWA STATE DAILY – February 1, 2007
Sows to get larger spaces

WASHINGTON POST – January 26, 2007
Largest pork processor to phase out crates

MSNBC.COM – January 25, 2007
Pork giant to phase out gestation crates

ROLLING STONE – December 14, 2006
Boss hog

SFGATE.COM – October 18, 2006
A menu's pastoral descriptions may not be what they seem

NEW YORK TIMES – September 23, 2006
The ultimate agricultural efficiency

QUAD CITY TIMES – June 07, 2006
Animal cruelty at head of Triumph debate

PORK MAGAZINE – March 01, 2006
Fatigued pigs: the final link

PORK MAGAZINE – February 01, 2006
Fatigued pigs: the transportation link

NEW YORK TIMES – March 27, 2006
Cloning may lead to healthy pork

IN THESE TIMES – March 22, 2006
Meat Industrial Complex

IOWA FARMER TODAY – March 08, 2006
Animal Animal rights, disease issues top Pork Forum

FARMERS WEEKLY INTERACTIVE – September 06, 2005
Outdoor Outdoor pigs rooting out profit

Pulitzer Winning Series of Articles on the Pork Industry
The News & Observer prints a five-part expose on North Carolina's massive hog industry. Political deception and legislative finagling has allowed hog factory farms to virtually overrun the countryside-to the detriment of the North Carolina's environment and its residents.

The Need for Comfortable Quarters for Pigs
Renowned livestock industry consultant Temple Grandin discusses that pigs need straw bedding, space and environmental stimulation in order to be comfortable.