Source: NATHIONAL HOG FARMER, 6/11/12
A study commissioned by the National Pork Board finds that while pig farms of the 1950s may be remembered as idyllic, they were not as sustainable as today’s systems.
From the 1959 baseline, today’s hog operations offer a 35% decrease in carbon footprint, a 41% reduction in water usage and a 78% reduction in land required to produce a pound of pork.
|