Carbon dioxide (CO 2) gas is often-overlooked as an important commodity in meat processing. It is used to stun livestock by a method called Controlled Atmospheric Stunning (CAS). This process is ...
Harnett County farmer Tom Butler delivered 8,000 grown pigs to Prestage Farms this week, as he added another batch of 8,000 young pigs to his barns. Farmers who contract with the state’s big pork ...