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Ryan Childress (left), Dominion Energy's director of gas business development, and Kraig Westerbeek, an executive at pork producer Smithfield Foods, stand on a plastic-covered manure pond in North Carolina.
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Big Companies Bet On Cleaner Power From Pig Poop Ponds

Nov 22, 2019
Two large companies plan to capture natural gas from manure-filled ponds, turning it into clean, climate-saving energy. But some neighbors just want the ponds gone.
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Wonderful, magical Iberico pork

Jan 24, 2019

All six cuts of the celebrated pork are on offer at Jaleo

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Goats and Soda
Farmer Gao Yongfei owns a herd of 5,500 pigs in the town of Yueqing, in China's southeastern Zhejiang province. Farms near his have lost hundreds of pigs to the African swine fever.
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A Deadly Virus Threatens Millions Of Pigs In China

Sep 13, 2018
In August, cases of African swine fever began cropping up. Can China bring it under control?
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The Salt
Chef Ari Feingold created these peanut butter pies with bacon.  What illicit hooch meant to Prohibition, pork meant to Trefa Banquet 2.0.
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Jews Feast On Forbidden Foods To Remember Rabbis' Radical Banquet

Jan 24, 2018
Ancient Jewish teachings ban pork, shellfish, and meat mixed with dairy in the same meal. Some modern Jews wanting to evolve the way they eat look to a scandalous feast of the past for inspiration.
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The Salt
An OSHA photograph shows changes made to the conveyor belt at the JBS beef processing plant in Greeley, Colorado, that killed Ed Horner. It's now covered in a metal mesh.
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Fines For Meat Industry's Safety Problems Are 'Embarrassingly Low'

Aug 10, 2016
Slaughterhouses, while safer than decades ago, are some of the country's most hazardous workplaces. They are fined by the government for safety violations, but those fines may not be big enough.
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The Two-Way
A Bureau of Prisons spokesman said the initial decision to take pork off the menu was spurred by the low ratings prisoners gave the product in surveys.
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Pork. It's What's For Dinner Once More At Federal Prisons

Oct 16, 2015
The other white meat was yanked from prison menus this month, but it's back on prisoners' plates following a push from hog farmers and Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley.
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The Salt
What is pork roll? As one fan puts it, "It's like Spam meets bacon." This sandwich is one of many ways to eat the processed meat, a largely unsung specialty of New Jersey.
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In New Jersey, A Beef Over Pork Roll Sparks Rival Festivals

May 22, 2015
What is pork roll? As one fan puts it, "It's like Spam meets bacon." And this Saturday, Trenton, N.J., will host not one, but two competing festivals devoted to this Garden State meat delicacy.
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The Salt
Spam is a staple in South Korea's supermarkets.
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In Korea, Spam Isn't Junk Meat — It's A Treat

Apr 08, 2015
It's a gelatinous slab of pork, salt and starch — and in fancy packaging, it's a popular holiday gift. So how did South Korea become the world's No. 2 Spam consumer? Blame it on the war.
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A sow nurses her piglets in a farrowing crate in an Elite Pork Partnership hog confinement building in Carroll, Iowa, in 2009.
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Chipotle's Pulled Pork Highlights Debate Over Sow Welfare

Jan 19, 2015
Wondering why your local Chipotle is no longer serving pork? It's because a big supplier was housing pigs in confined quarters. But there's debate about whether that's really worse for the animals.
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