The Scary Truth About China's Hog Farms

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT FOOD + FARMING FROM TOM PHILPOTT
MOTHER JONES June 27, 2012   THE MAIN DISH The Scary Truth About China's Hog Farms Since the dawn of the Great Recession, Americans have been eating less meat, including pork. Yet in Iowa, by far the nation's leading hog-producing state, there's been a recent boom in state-issued permits for new factory-scale hog confinements. Why would the meat industry be investing so heavily in new hog capacity if the economics aren't working out? The answer is that the industry is looking toward a boom in pork exports—and our biggest customer may soon be China. To read about what all this means for the US pork industry—plus China's frightening plans to convert all of its family-run hog farms into US-style factory farms, click here. [READ MORE]   SIDE DISH The Senate Farm Bill: It Could Have Been Worse But unfortunately now the bill moves to the House, where it will likely get worse. [READ MORE]   ADVERTISEMENT	RECIPE OF THE WEEK French Lentils, Delicious (and Easy) Dinner Back in college, lentils were mushy, gray, and flavorless. Not anymore. [READ MORE]     MORE FROM MOJO Poisoning Workers at the Bottom of the Food Chain Pesticides sicken more than 10,000 farm laborers annually. What's being sprayed is often a mystery. And complaining can mean getting fired or deported. [READ MORE]     Follow Tom Philpott on Twitter   Read the Tom Philpott blog
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