Beyond its hokey swine jokes, Oink! serves as a showcase for Westen's ability behind the scenes as a producer, utilizing a myriad of hardware and software combinations to create what he calls his "wall of pop" sound. Westen is the brains behind the mostly one-man band The Pigs, whose upcoming release, Oink!, is 54 minutes of ham-metaphor-laden power pop. Heavy on the synth bass and chugging, fuzzed-out guitar, Westen drives toward a deliberate and rather formulaic hook in each song, and...

Based on information currently available, FDA and USDA believe the likelihood of illness after eating pork from swine fed the contaminated product would be very low, the agencies said. The pet food sent to the farms later was discovered to have an ingredient, rice protein concentrate, imported from China that was tainted by the industrial chemical, melamine. However, the government has since told us these hogs are no longer considered a concern and are not being further investigated....

The Koelens were singled out for their dedication to building a successful 1,100 acre pig-farming operation, outstanding production records, and commitment to environmentally conscious farming. Pig Progress . News . Page content . Immigrated pig farmers win Canadian award Bookmark Maak deze pagina mijn startpagina Bookmark. Leaving behind a rented run down barn in their native town of Brussels, they now own two new barns, each housing 2,600 sows. They acknowledge their success is also due...

Temple Grandin, a professor of animal science at Colorado State University and the author of more than 300 articles in both scientific journals and livestock periodicals on animal handling, welfare, and facility design, said the pork industry is diverse enough that it is difficult to develop guidelines for everyone. Temple Grandin, a professor of animal science at Colorado State University and the author of more than 300 articles in both scientific journals and livestock periodicals on...

The cage-like structures filled with chopped pine wood catch swine dust, gases and odor, drastically reducing the odors usually associated with hog operations. Heck gave the example while urban people would not want harvest dust blowing across their backyard barbeques, he wouldn t want a multi-car highway in his backyard. Heck, a former president of the American Soybean Association, says farmers are vastly under represented at the federal level, and therefore they need to be sure to voice...