Pig Farming and Caring for the Environment

For pork producers, sustainability means ensuring we do what’s right for our people, pigs and the planet. We’re working to reduce farming’s impact on the environment to advance our conservation efforts, all while producing more food for the world’s steadily-growing population.

Key areas of focus include: soil health and manure management, reducing our carbon footprint, monitoring air emissions, odor control and water quality. Throughout the past 50 years, the pork industry, nationally, has made significant strides to reducing our environmental impact by using:

As pig farmers, our livelihoods are tied directly to the air, water and land, so we will remain committed to a sustainable future. We’ve made great strides and will continue to improve the way we protect our planet's natural resources.

To learn more about the progress that’s been made nationally, check out this report from the Pork Checkoff and the University of Arkansas.