Scientists found that ammonia drifting from pig farms can settle on nearby soils and increase nitrous oxide emissions.

A new study shows that ammonia released from intensive livestock farms can significantly increase nearby soil emissions of ...

Danes are set to elect a new national parliament on 24 March, and while Donald Trump’s threats to invade Greenland are ...

6,000 pigs killed after being trapped in barn during wind-fueled fire at Ohio farm - No person was injured in the fire or ...

Domestic pigs reproduce through a breeding process that is closely managed on farms around the world. During mating, a male pig, known as a boar, mounts the female, called a sow, in a behavior driven ...

A South Australian piggery is set to become Australia’s first agricultural renewable gas ­producer, potentially powering 2000 homes.

In the quiet backyards of many rural communities, a small but important animal has sustained families for generations. Known locally as the native pig, this breed (Sus scrofa domesticus) is more than ...

An animal lover has created the ultimate countryside therapy escape, walking with pigs. Four times a day Rosie Stubbs, 33, ...

Kew Little Pigs is swapping family days for festival flair this summer as it launches its first adults‑only weekend on the outskirts of Old Amersham. The award‑winning miniature pig farm will host two ...

The blaze at the commercial hog farm in Madison County destroyed four of five barns and killed about 6,000 hogs and pigs, a fire official said.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Deep in central China’s Hubei province, two vast 26-storey buildings tower over neat vegetable gardens — ...