North Dakotans urged to report wild pig sightings
November 23, 2012 in The Daily Republic
Wild pigs also known as feral swine can carry diseases that threaten domestic pigs and other livestock.
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Swine show will go on as planned at Minn. State Fair
August 21, 2012 in West Central Tribune
MINNEAPOLIS The swine show will go on at the Minnesota State Fair.
State and federal officials gave the green light Tuesday for swine exhibits to go forward at this week’s fair, expressing confidence that sufficient precautions are in place to prevent the spread of a new strain of swine flu from pigs to fair visitors. Continue Reading
U of M study raises new worries about flu at fairs
August 16, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
A study, released Wednesday, comes on the heels of recent reports that more than 150 people in other parts of the country have contracted a new type of swine flu, apparently after contact with pigs at state or county fairs. Continue Reading
GUEBERT: What makes a happy chicken? Perhaps a bit of wiggle room
March 7, 2012 in The Daily Republic
The United Egg Producers, a nationwide farm cooperative that represents the owners of 95 percent of the laying hens in America, is working with the Humane Society of the U.S. to codify federal regulations it knows its customers know they want for its chickens. Continue Reading
Pork producers hold convention here
February 8, 2012 in The Jamestown Sun
Pork producers from across North Dakota were in Jamestown Tuesday to talk shop, meet each other and discuss threats to the industry.
Close to 30 producers converged at the 40th annual Pork Convention put on by the North Dakota Pork Council at the Gladstone Inn & Suites.
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NDSU’s live pig use in trauma training class with Sanford Health under fire
October 27, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
A Washington, D.C.-based advocacy group believes the practice of killing pigs during North Dakota State University and Sanford’s Advanced Trauma Life Support class violates the state’s animal cruelty law and doesn’t fall within the exemption for scientific research because it’s a training program. Continue Reading
North Dakota hog and pig population at lowest level since 1800s
February 7, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
The number of hogs and pigs in North Dakota is at its lowest level since the days when Theodore Roosevelt was ranching and hunting in the western part of the state, before he set foot in the White House at the turn of the 20th century. Continue Reading&
Pigs, dogs lost in barn fires Sunday
January 17, 2011 in Worthington Daily Globe
Blazes in rural Edgerton and Melvin, Iowa
MELVIN, Iowa Two barn fires on Sunday left several dogs dead in rural Edgerton and killed more than 1,800 pigs on a farm outside Melvin, Iowa. Continue Reading
Teen investigated on animal cruelty charges
August 24, 2010 in Worthington Daily Globe
ELLSWORTH, Wis. – A Pierce County teenager is being investigated for animal cruelty charges after allegedly shooting a hog and four piglets August 14, according to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department. Continue Reading
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