A New Chapter in Pig Farms: The Win Win of Environmental Protection and Economic Benefits

With the adjustment of China's agricultural structure and the development of rural economy, pig farming, as an important agricultural industry, is gradually shifting from traditional breeding methods to scale and intensification. However, how to ensure environmental sustainability while achieving economic benefits has become a challenge for the pig farming industry. Recently, a large pig farm in a certain area has made beneficial attempts in this regard.

This pig farm is located far away from residents and market towns, with high and open terrain, which is not only beneficial for epidemic prevention and hygiene, but also ensures natural ventilation of the pigsty. During the construction process, they paid special attention to the direction design of the pigsty, choosing a north-south direction with the aim of maximizing the use of natural conditions and reducing the impact on the environment.

In addition to site selection and design, the planning of pig farms is also quite important. The pig farm has planned a production area and a production auxiliary area to ensure the efficient operation of the production process. Among them, the scale of breeding piglets is a major feature. They improved the reproductive efficiency of sows by introducing advanced breeding techniques and management models, thereby achieving efficient breeding of piglets.

In terms of breeding procedures, this pig farm belongs to a private nature and belongs to the category of animal husbandry. According to relevant regulations, if land is used, it can be directly rented from rural collective economic organizations, but basic farmland cannot be occupied. This regulation not only ensures the sustainable development of agricultural production, but also meets the land needs of the pig farming industry.

Overall, this pig farm has achieved a win-win situation of environmental protection and economic benefits through reasonable site selection, design, and planning. Their successful experience has shown that large-scale and intensive pig farming can not only provide abundant agricultural products to meet market demand, but also promote the development of rural economy and increase farmers' income. In the future, we look forward to more pig farms learning from and adopting this model to jointly promote the sustainable development of agriculture in China.