Pigs

The fast food chain Hardee’s says it will stop buying pork from suppliers who use gestation crates – the cramped metal cages where many industrial pork…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 24, 2011 - Dr. Marc Hammerman, a Washington University scientist, may be closing in on the day…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 29, 2009 - With his suit and cowbody boots, Missouri Department of Agriculture chief Jon Hagler…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 21, 2009 - U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-St. Elizabeth, has joined two others on the House…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 14, 2009 - Harold Beach's family has been raising hogs in Shelby County, Mo., for four…