Also most farmers are like rest of population one failed crop (pay check) away from disaster. Already most are basically slaves to land as they own but do contract work under strict clauses for corperate onsite who own all but labor and land. From animals to feed to vet all is controlled you do as they say or else….
Yes there is insurance but many can’t afford just like in rest of they working population. Big ag wants that so this will help them buy the land cheap once in default.
We have to sell pork at $7 lb for ground and $10 lb for bacon ham or sausage to make ends meet. Hang sides for $5 a lb hang Weight. $2.65 a lb at store no way you can produce it feed is more than that…. they are feeding industrial waste from food production to get that price.
We do get that from certain places that know quality and how we raise them, but as soon as someone says can uou match walmart costco… I just tell them to buy there no point as they don’t get it. Costco hog 5 months old 250 lb ours 10 to 12 months 230 lb . Piglets they get12 to 13 we max 10 usually 8. Them 3 cycles us 2 per year. Their breeders last 4 years max our last 12 years. They cage animals our roam free in pasture, they cage for farrowing ( birthing) us there are smaller pens with a shelter and outide area for mom and pigets which we keep together for one month, commercial is 14 days then formula so more production. Us peas oat and barley no gmo no glycophate spray as well as forrage..them …what ever they will eat and gain weight.
Ours stress free meat they walk to abbotoire on our property. Shipped for day plus in transport then processed look at videos ours. They back up with pail on head then it’s all over before they know it. With thier herd and family next to them till last min of life. We don’t have any stress indicator innournmeat pse or bse minimal gmo on pesticide.
The commercial meat is 4 lb feed 1 lb weight… our is 3 x that. When you look at our cost we are a much better deal than cheap pork but can’t compete on dollar per lb on factory farm.
Also we raise bio diversity 3 herds genetically as part of the foundational genome system.. rare heratige breeds, seen and best piglets sold around the world.
The meat is well marbled the fat tastes yummy no chemical taste no weiRd masses come out when cooking. Little to no water when opening packaging.
But most only see price $ special at $1.65 a lb vs $7 no sales ever..