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Watermelons Are In, Piglets Out at County Fair Event for Kids

Piglets are out and greased watermelons are in, as a long tradition disappears at a county fair in Northern California. Bowing to public concern and protests about animal welfare, the Sonoma County Fair has dropped the pig scramble, a staple of the fair's Farmers Day events for half a century....

Swine Pig Out, Donations Rise as Vegas Aims to Cut Food Waste

LAS VEGAS — At a farm outside Las Vegas, a herd of pigs feasts on lobster, sausage links and beef. In town, people at a community center sit for a dinner that may include sliders and truffle mac and cheese. The two meals have something in common: Both came from...

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