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The first students from Denison, Iowa, to participate in the Learners to Leaders/Science Bound program are about to graduate, and we couldn’t be prouder of them! Read More
America’s military families are getting another well-deserved helping hand, thanks to our fellow employees at Eckrich, a John Morrell Food Group brand.
Eckrich is partnering with Operation Homefront, a nonprofit organization that provides emergency financial assistance to the families of United States service members and wounded warriors. Eckrich is donating a portion of the proceeds from certain product purchases to Operation Homefront, up to $200,000. Read More
Krakus, importer of authentic Polish ham and brand of our subsidiary, John Morrell, presented its first round of the King Krakus Awards to K-8 students at the Polish Museum of America’s annual Pulaski Day celebration in March.
According to the latest estimates, the world’s population is expected to hit 9 billion by 2050. That might prompt some of us to ask, “How will we ever feed that many hungry people, and do so responsibly?”
As we celebrate Earth Day, I realize that because of my title as “Chief Sustainability Officer,” writing a message about today may seem trite or expected. I chose to do so anyway because I truly believe that environmental sustainability is one of the most important challenges facing all of us today. Read More
It’s official now—congratulations are in order for our own Henry Morris for making the cover of the April issue of Meat & Poultry. Read More
This past month, Food for the Soul, our hunger relief program in Romania, celebrated its three-year anniversary. Since its launch, Food for the Soul has provided more than 110,000 Romanians with around 59,500 pounds of meat and protein products. Read More
Many people are surprised when they learn that heart disease is the leading cause of death among American women. To help heighten awareness of the need for better heart health, Healthy Ones®, a brand of our subsidiary John Morrell, teamed up with WomenHeart, the National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease, for American Heart Month. Read More
On March 15th the National Academy of Sciences, a private, non-profit society of distinguished scholars dedicated to the advancement of science and technology for the public good, released findings of a food security working group focused on finding sustainable means to feed a global population that is expected to reach unprecedented numbers during the next 50 years. Read More
Our Animal Care Council meets quarterly to review our animal care practices, policies and techniques and to discuss how we can best adapt evolving practices to consistently deliver what we believe to be top-notch care for our animals. Read More
Our animal care committee is comprised of members from across our family of companies with varying areas of expertise related to animal care. They meet quarterly to discuss the care of animals on our farms and at our plants.
Our animal care committee visited the farrowing area of one of our Midwestern farms. This is where sows give birth and raise piglets until they are 23 days old, when they are weaned. The bar you see here helps to ensure that the sow doesn't accidentally injure her piglets by lying down on them.
One type of newly-converted gestation housing is called “pen gestation.” In this system, sows are housed in small groups in one communal area. You can see a sow here taking a drink—our sows have access to as much clean water as they choose at all times.
Here, a farm worker performs an ultra-sound on a pregnant sow to ensure her piglets are healthy, and that he does not see any developmental issues.
This quarter, our animal care committee met near one of our farms in the Midwest, and toured one of our sow farm facilities prior to the meeting.
One of the neat things the animal care commitee got to see while touring this farm were examples of 2 types of newly-converted gestation group housing. Here you can see “free access” pens. Sows in this housing system have a common area, as well as individual stalls. The sow can move freely between these two areas by backing out of her individual stall.
On December 9, 2011, students from Morton East High School had an opportunity to acquire some practical on-the-job experience and even sample some interesting spices through a unique partnership between Junior Achievement of Chicago and Saratoga Food Specialties, a unit of John Morrell & Co. and its parent company, Smithfield Foods, Inc. The event was sponsored by Junior Achievement of Chicago and Learners to Leaders, a Smithfield Foods educational initiative.
On December 9, 2011, students from Morton East High School had an opportunity to acquire some practical on-the-job experience and even sample some interesting spices through a unique partnership between Junior Achievement of Chicago and Saratoga Food Specialties, a unit of John Morrell & Co. and its parent company, Smithfield Foods, Inc. The event was sponsored by Junior Achievement of Chicago and Learners to Leaders, a Smithfield Foods educational initiative.
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