Why do pig farms stink?

Pig farms stink since the manure accumulates in lagoons and results in anaerobic conditions in the lagoons. If Diatom Algae are grown in the lagoons, aerobic conditions would be created and there would be no stink. read more

Pigs that live in homes (like potbellied pigs or Esther the pig) do not stink. Pigs on their own smell quite nice. It's when humans don't clean up the poo on the farm that the farm stinks. read more

For sheer stink power, though, experts say manure is the worst, with pig manure the worst of the worst. “There are over 200 compounds in swine odor,” Colin Johnson, extension program specialist at the Iowa Pork Industry Center of Iowa State University. read more

Okay, sometimes pigs can stink, but like the old farm adage goes “it smells like money!” Go to the local grocery store and price a ham, and you’ll begin to truly appreciate that sentiment. However, if kept in clean conditions on a small homestead, pigs don’t stink nearly as much as they have a reputation for. read more