Farm visit: Taking organic pig farming to the next level

Planting trees, weaning at 10 weeks and smaller litter sizes: these are all part of the mindset of 15thgeneration Danish pig farmers Bertel and Marianne Hestbjerg. It is a mindset that goes beyond the standard organic pig farming requirements. Organic pig farming on the rise Organic farming is on the rise and the EU heavily supports it as part of the new Farm to Fork Strategy that outlines actions to boost organic production to 25% of the EU’s agricultural land use by 2030. Denmark is in th