Year of Pig brings baby boom
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BEIJING -- The Year of the Pig has turned into the year of the baby.
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Julianna Kettlewell visits one of Poland's new pig factories to explore the shift from traditional agriculture to intensive methods of production.
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WATKINS GLEN, N.Y., Jan. 31  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Last week, Smithfield, the world's largest pig farming operation, announced plans to phase out gestation crates, followed this week by Maple Leaf Farms, the largest producer of pigs in Canada. This week, Marcho Farms, one of the largest U.S.
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2004 in review Market booms, busts - all in one year
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It&#39;s The Year of the Monkey - a lucky year on the Chinese lunar calendar - and more couples have planned to give birth. All Chinese have their sheng xiao - one of the 12 animals used to symbolize the year when a person is born.
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The global food business is gargantuan and growing fast.
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SMITHFIELD, Va. Smithfield Foods, the nation&#39;s largest hog producer, says second-quarter earnings rose sharply as live hog prices soared.
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DES MOINES, Iowa  - A record 3-1/2 year stretch of profits for hog producers appears to be coming to an end this year due to high corn costs, but a growing export market could again bolster profits in coming years, a leading agriculture economist said.
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Hospitals are preparing for a surge of mums-to-be and feng shui masters are consulting their charts as superstitious Hong Kongers seek the best days to have babies in the upcoming Year of the Pig.
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EGYPT, Ark. - Goats normally have no more than two young at a time, so Scott and Tim Turner were understandably surprised when they found one of their herd of Boer goats had given birth to quadruplets. It is that time of year at the Buckshot Ridge Boer Goat Farm.
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LIMA, Peru - After 34 years of patient tinkering, researchers at Peru's most prestigious agrarian university have bred a new culinary export they hope will scamper onto dinner plates throughout America and the world: the super guinea pig.
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BEIJING - For pandas, it's practically a baby boom. Two giant pandas were born this week, and mothers and cubs were doing fine, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Wednesday...
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By STEEMAN, Marta  Boom times are beginning for the dairy industry after a record payout was forecast yesterday that will boost Canterbury dairy farmer incomes by about $176 million next season.
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FRUITHURST, Ala. - The huge hog that became known as &quot;Monster Pig&quot; after being killed by an 11-year-old boy had another name: Fred.
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CLARKSDALE, Miss. - When Dorothy Marie goes for a stroll, a few blocks can take a toll. Dorothy Marie is a 300-pound potbellied pig. On Christmas Eve, the Betty Streett family left their pet pig at home while they went away for the holiday.
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ALAPAHA, Ga. - Residents of this small farming town gathered Saturday to celebrate Hogzilla, a 12-foot-long wild pig that was supposedly shot by a hunting guide last summer and quickly grew into a worldwide legend.
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By Mark Hix  Chinese New Year begins tomorrow and as 2007 is the Year of the Pig, I'm pleased to include a suckling pig on this feast menu.