Murphy family farming business to be re-established

An agreement between Murphy Family Ventures and Smithfield will allow the Murphy family to return to independent pork production. In a news release, Smithfield says the agreement establishes a Murphy-owned farming business with capacity to produce approximately 3.2 million hogs annually for Smithfield’s fresh pork operations. The company will assume ownership of 150,000 sows, and […]

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