The government's changes set new welfare requirements for pig farming, but will not come into force until the end of 2035.

The government has been accused of "brazen industry capture" by passing a series of changes to pig welfare standards that are ...

The Animal Products (Closing the Welfare Gap) Amendment Bill was tabled in May by Green MP Steve Abel. The bill will enable the Minister to set animal welfare standards for animal products sold in New ...

New Zealand once prided itself on progressive animal welfare law. The Animal Welfare (Regulations for Management of Pigs) Amendment Bill threatens to make us an outlier for all the wrong reasons. The ...

North Canterbury pig farmer Steve Sterne has won NZPork’s Outstanding Contribution Award, recognising his 27 years of dedication to excellence in the sector. Sterne and his daughter Holly run Patoa ...

Tim Sterne (left), Holly Davies, Steve Sterne, Rob Reynolds, and Jelle Edze of Patoa Farms. North Canterbury pig farmer Steve Sterne has won NZPork’s Outstanding Contribution Award, recognising his 27 ...

MILFORD, Neb. (KOLN) - At Anchor Meadow Farm, visitors will find pigs with upturned snouts, bristly hair and wattles hanging from their necks. This unique breed didn’t originate in Nebraska. A New ...

When Rachel Herrick bought a 47-acre farm in Cameron, NC, she had her work cut out for her. The soil was stripped of nutrients, dry after decades of tobacco farming. But Herrick was undeterred.