Hog Production Provides Opportunities For
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) Hog production in Penn
sylvania is a growing market for
family farmers across the state.
With almost 99.5 percent of
Pennsylvania farms and acreage
being family owned, all of the
hogs in the state are raised by
family farmers.
Although the majority of
those family owned farms are
larger, more modern and envi
ronmentally friendly operations,
there is still room for smaller, in
dependently operated farms to
produce pork products for
market.
“We support the efforts of all
hog farmers in Pennsylvania,
whether they manage a large or
small operation,” said Bob
Gueldner, president of PennAg
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610-398-2553
1-800-779-3616
Carlisle
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1490 RITNER HWV
1-800-248-6590
Dallastown
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435 Locust St.
717-246-3095
1-800-632-9018
East Earl
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Route 23
717-445-4490
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Ephrata
Industries Association. “A
safely produced, high quality
product is what’s important to
the consumer,” he said.
Gueldner points out, however,
that much of the sustainable
production on smaller farms
often cannot produce the de
sired end-product. Free range
access can increase the animals’
risks of being exposed to dis
eases, safety hazards are emi
nent since biosecurity is often
overlooked, and there is a
greatly increased threat of envi
ronmental endangerment due to
relaxed management practices.
The environmental controls
practiced in modern units gener
ally exceed those of older and
smaller operations. For exam
ple, larger hog operations mini-
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Cod
mize water waste. “A nursery
pig uses about one gallon of
water per day, a finishing pig
uses about 3 gallons of water per
day, and a sow uses about 6 gal
lons of water per day. That’s a
relatively small amount com
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Rt 220, Mam St Exit
Jersey Shore, PA 17740
570-398-1391
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Farm Equip.
Rd 2, Box 24A
New Rmgold, PA 17960
570-943-2131
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Equipment Co.
4910 Kernsville Rd
Orefield, PA 18069
610-366-2095
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age person,” said Brent Her
shey, chairman of Penn Ag’s
Swine Council.
“These controls which protect
the environment are also strictly
regulated and enforced by local
and federal government pro
grams in which many smaller
farms are not required to partic-
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R 7 Box 405
Lebanon, PA 17042
717-949-6501
and
1950 Fruitville Pike
Lancaster, PA 17601
717-569-2500
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Equipment, Inc.
6670 Ruppsvilie Rd ,
Allentown, PA 18106
610-398-2553
800-779-3616
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ipate,” Hershey said.
Due to the firm management
guidelines practiced on larger
farms, some of the highest qual
ity food in the world is pro
duced. The population of the
U.S. last year was 284,000,000
and yet food in the U.S. was still
some of the most affordable of
anywhere in the world.
The average U.S. citizen
spends a little more than ten
percent of their income on food.
Elsewhere, people spend up
wards of 20 to 25 percent of their
income on food. “Local con
sumers prefer the high quality
food which is safely produced
throughout numerous Pennsyl
vania communities,” said
Gueldner.
610-593-2407
Stouffer Bros Inc.
1066 Lincoln Way West
Chambersburg, PA 17201
717-263-8424
Valley Ag Turf
817 Tobias Road
Halifax, PA 17032
717-362-3132
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North White Horse Pike
Hammonton, N J 08037
609-561-0141
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