A long-time swine producer says new opportunities are developing in the pork industry.
Everett Forkner raises pigs, cattle and grows crops in southwest Missouri. He tells Brownfield while large farming operations will still be in demand, niche markets are growing.
“This will be a different kind of an opportunity to where, maybe, you will have more of a hands-on, local [focus] you’ll meet the people yourselves,” Forkner said. “I think there will be a certain amount of rewards that come from that will allow it to flourish.”
Forkner said the pork supply chain has made major changes during his time as a producer; like breeders moving from raising pigs through their entire lifecycle to a specialized production system with different farms handling specific stages of a pig’s growth.
