Pigs

Farms and sprawl: Conservationists worry they’re losing the battle

Posted on November 5, 2019
Categories: Anson, Badin, Belmont, Cabarrus, Catawba, Charlotte, Chester, Cleveland, Concord, Cornelius, County, Davidson, Gaston, Gastonia, General News, Greensboro, Guilford, Harrisburg, Hickory, Huntersville, Iredell, Kannapolis, Lancaster, Lincoln, Lincolnton, Locust, Matthews, Mecklenburg, Mint Hill, Montgomery, Mountains, Mt. Holly, North Carolina, Oakboro, Piedmont, Pineville, Randolph, Regions, Rowan, Salisbury, Shelby, Stanly, Union, Waxhaw, Winston-Salem, York Tags: AGRICULTURE, Carolinas Urban-Rural Connection, DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENT, Farmer's Market, Farming, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, LAND PRESERVATION, Pigs, PLANNING, Sustainability

About 45 minutes from Charlotte in neighboring Cabarrus County, the owners of 1,000-acre Porter Farms raise chickens and pigs on part of their land. The chickens are sold to Tysons Foods, and the pigs become sausage, pork chops and spare ribs for Smithfield Foods. Another part of the property is a cattle farm, and since […]

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