Zoo TV - Niman Ranch

[levokanevo]

i work at an all outdoor hog farm in southern illinois that started back in the early ninties, atm we have 2400 sows on 450 acres. here in a few weeks we will be raising our first group of hogs for niman ranch, we will be getting double the price than what we usually get for our weaned pigs.

[wespey]

@levokanevo

Congratulations. Welcome to Niman, and therefore, welcome to Chipotle. We appreciate what you do and what you stand for.

[NimanRanchFarmer]

@wespey Congratulations We are thrilled to have you in our network!

[kim54100]

Thank God for people like you that are making life better for the pigs. I commend you for seeing these creatures as more then just a commodity.

[EApolarisman4]

i realize that you are trying to make the pigs life better, that's great, but its impractical. your production would be increased by a considerable amount if you had these pigs in the barn. also, keeping your hogs outside is making them extremely vulnerable to disease as well as other predators. don't get me wrong, i think its great that the pigs can live in a little more natural way, but not every hog farm can do this and continue to supply the world with pork.

[misheeta]

niman ranch company pays the farmers anywhere from 5-20 times the amount that other pig processors pay, depending on the market. just fyi. not disagreeing that it costs more, just making a comment.

[EApolarisman4]

yeah, that makes sense. I would be curious as to which way is more profitable, i would assume it is keeping them in a barn since that is how the majority of swine are raised, but maybe that difference in profit is a lot closer than most, including me, thought.

[EfnSco]

@EApolarisman4

It can be done. We just have to try. It takes courage, but it can be done.

[BrigCA61]

Wish all farmed pigs were treated this way. Thank you Niman Ranch!

[raybrenckle]

It makes me proud to know and have been a part of the family that's making a difference in modern day farming.

Lisa J. Jones

[NRfarmer]

Niman Ranch takes extra care to make sure that the humane treatment of the animals is even taken to the slaughter house. They have a custom kill facility that is proven to be the most humane in the industry. The pigs are allowed to go in together. They are allowed several hours to "destress" from the travel and are walked through a process where they lose consciousness before they are actually killed. It doesn't get more humane than that. Everyone should be asking these questions.

[tramchip]

After all the good things he did to the pig. I wonder how these pig will be killed in the slaughter house. Slaughter house is the worst part. =_=....

Poor pigs :((

[sheeplvl1]

I think a Federal approved mobile slaughterhouse is used for small ethical farmers like him. Some farmers even "talk" to the animals and "apologize" before they are killed.

[misheeta]

slaughter is definitely not the worst part. have you ever seen a farrowing pen? i'd rather have a few minutes of fear than a few years of agony and confinement. Plus, Niman ranch's slaughtering procedures are about as humane as they come.

[ricketh31]

we got some of this random old fart being niman

[ridler2012]

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