Agriculture is one of the most dangerous occupations in the United States. Each year, vehicles, machinery, environmental hazards and other incidents cause thousands of injuries and hundreds of ...

As of Sept. 1, the United States was home to 74.302 million hogs and pigs, down 2% from a year ago, but up 2% from last quarter’s inventory, according to the latest Hogs and Pigs report published ...

The U.S. hog and pig herd shrank over the past year. The USDA says the total number of hogs and pigs in the U.S. on September 1 st, 2026, was 74.302 million head, 2% lower a year ago. That includes a ...

Inside a long, dimly lit building, Tyler Faaborg slipped into a "fruiting room" cordoned off by what looked like plastic curtains. Fog rolled over shelves of sprouting mushrooms. A bulbous fungi ...