Farm efficiency, trendy pork boosting swine industry

Janelle Atyeo
Dec 9, 2016
Dec 9, 2016 Updated Jul 11, 2018

Young finishing hogs stand on a slatted barn floor. Swine industry experts are expecting a better year for pork sales in 2017.
Courtesy photo from National Pork Board

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It’s the season for Christmas ham, and already pork sales are picking up.

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