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As the world's largest hog producer, we embrace our responsibility to lead our industry in upholding the highest standards of animal care.

As the world's largest hog producer, we embrace our responsibility to lead our industry in upholding the highest standards of animal care.

First to commit to — and on track to complete — conversion to group housing systems for pregnant sows  on all company-owned farms by the end of 2017.

As of December 2016,  87% of pregnant sows  on company-owned farms live in group housing systems

Only U.S. protein company to report antibiotics usage annually. Pledged $1.4 million
o university research of antibiotic alternatives.

Source:  SmithField


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Leman: Trade, tariffs and global competition on the future of US pork production

Video: Leman: Trade, tariffs and global competition on the future of US pork production

Bill Moore, Chief Risk Officer at Compeer Financial, was recently interviewed by The Pig Site's Sarah Mikesell in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA, at the Leman Swine Conference. He discusses how the changing economic landscape, including tariffs and trade, is affecting the US pork industry and agriculture.