China cancels order for 96000 pigs! Bacons about to get cheaper! Do beef next!
(www.nationalhogfarmer.com)
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Thankfully there is a large regional company called Hempler’s where I live
I thought the same. We have a company in Owensboro Ky called Field Meats. I always assumed they were locally owned. It only took about three minutes of research to find out they are ultimately owned by Mitsubishi. I would rather buy from the Japs than the Chinks, but it goes to show, you never really know.
I guess Hempler’s is owned by a Canadian company but still run by the Hempler family and they source their meat and ingredients from Washington, Oregon and Idaho. Just read a list of their suppliers on their website.
We started raising our own this year, we are picking up a 1/2 hog from the butcher this afternoon, we sold 4 1/2 and got our 1/2 for free and a small profit.
They are easy to raise, and only take 4-5 months to feed out. It's nice to know what they were fed & that they had 0 medications/anti-biotics (only ivermectin 2 times for worms & parasites).
We will be adding some cows this summer, we just need to put up some additional fencing and run water/power.