Heritage breed hogs, the pricey pigs prized for their rich earthy taste, are having their Kentucky Derby moment. Duroc-breed hog will star April 30 when young Taste of Derby chefs competing for ...

NICOLETT, Minn. — While COVID-19 nudged many livestock producers into branded meat marketing, one family – the Comparts of Nicollet — have been at it for 20 years. Compart Family Farms Premium Duroc ...

There’s a lot a researcher can learn, it turns out, from studying some cells from a common farm pig. Assembling the genome, or DNA letters, of a domestic Duroc pig named T.J. Tabasco and comparing it ...

A 400 kilogrammes Duroc boar, prized for its rapid growth and high-quality meat, is on display at the 18th National Agriculture Show running from June 18 to 27. A Duroc boar is a male pig of the Duroc ...

Pig’s on pasture is possible. Our Duroc Pig’s are pastured from the time their weaned (approx. 6 week’s old), until there are taken to the processor. Their have been allot of 100% grass-fed Pig’s ...

If you like both whiskey and bacon, there's a dream pig being raised just for you. The Templeton Rye company in Iowa is feeding a generation of Duroc pigs a special diet that includes spent Templeton ...

According to livestock experts, there are over 100 breeds of pig in the world. However, in Kenya, farmers concentrate on four major breeds, which do well in the market. The breeds include the: Large ...

In both spring and fall, 12 Duroc, 12 Hampshire, and 12 Duroc x Hampshire F 1 weanling pigs all reared under the same management were fed in pens of 3 to slaughter weights. Three Duroc and 4 Hampshire ...

Duroc, he said with conviction, is the best hog breed by far. The statement was the opening salvo in what became a long-winded argument because Dad countered that Chester Whites were much better. It ...