A pact between the state and Smithfield Foods “failed miserably.” Those who worked on the agreement explain why.

A lot of pigs live in Duplin County, North Carolina—nearly 2.3 million according to the USDA’s 2007 Census of Agriculture, more than any other county in the US (and more than the entire pig population ...

A Sept. 18 column from Rev. Jimmy Melvin at Mt. Zion AME Zion Church raised concerns about potential pollution from nearby farms — but he isn’t telling the full story. When church leaders first began ...

Living near a poultry farm in North Carolina can reduce a home’s value by up to 30%, according to a Duke University study. That finding comes as the number of birds North Carolina poultry farms raise ...

A recent decision by the United States Supreme Court could impact pig farmers in North Carolina. The court upheld a California law that bans the sale of pork in California from farms that confine ...

DES MOINES, IOWA – Oct. 15, 2019 – A new environmental study has found that pig farms are generating less manure nutrient content associated with odor. Data gathered from more than 106,000 samples at ...

Note: This story has been updated to correct a typo. A Sept. 18 column from Rev. Jimmy Melvin at Mt. Zion AME Zion Church raised concerns about potential pollution from nearby farms — but he isn’t ...