Get introduced to the topic of raising heritage pigs from "Pork" Rhyne of The Livestock Conservancy. Learn about the value of heritage breeds, which were carefully selected and bred over time. Get to ...

(Editor's note: Staff writer Tom Rivers will check in regularly in the coming months with 4-H'ers while they raise pigs, a project that will culminate July 22 during the annual meat auction at the ...

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers Kaitlyn Sommer (left) and Ryan Dilger (right) studied the effect of feeding style on growth of piglets, leading to insights for both production ...

Plum freshman Trevor Walling is not afraid of knowing how the sausage is made. He is responsible, after all, for generating many pounds of it on Burton Farm, not far from his home. Trevor, 14, raises ...

LIMESTONE COUNTY, Ala. (WAFF) - We all know of dissecting animals in science class but what about raising an animal? The Limestone County Career Technical Center knows all about that. For the fourth ...

In agriculture classes at the Career and Technical Education Academy, the curriculum is more than just what’s in students’ horticulture and animal science textbooks. It’s hands-on. Students learn by ...