Tag: Pig

Australia’s pork producers are warned they may face criminal cartel charges if they collectively cull piglets to reduce pork supply. Source: ABC Livestock Cartel charges for farmers collectively culling piglets to cut costs

Declaring his own war on waste, a NSW pig farmer uses fat from his heritage pigs to make soap and help fill the purse. Source: ABC Livestock Hogwash! NSW farmer produces soap from pigs

Sick of city life, a couple trade their jobs in Brisbane for the green pastures of Tasmania’s Tamar Valley to raise Berkshire pigs. Source: ABC Livestock Couple go the whole hog, moving from city life to farming pigs in Tasmania

The demand for free-range pork has increased as consumers emphasise taste and animal welfare in decision-making. Source: ABC Livestock Pork lovers are turning to ethically raised and killed meat

Pork prices at a decade low have forced Western Australia’s largest pig producer, Westpork, to shelve its plans for a $21 million, 68,000-head piggery near Moora, north of Perth. Source: ABC Livestock Plummeting pork price parks million piggery plans

Australian pig farmers say they are at crisis point, with some considering abandoning the industry due to an ongoing market crash. Source: ABC Livestock Pig farmers face uncertain future amid prolonged price crash

South Australia’s Jason Stephenson says his destiny was to be a pig farmer. That’s why he swapped life on the building site for his free-range paddocks on the Eyre Peninsula. Source: ABC Livestock From hammers to ham, a builder’s passion for pig farming