Tar Heel is a town located in Bladen County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 90 at the 2020 census.
A pasture on the edge of Tar Heel
Smithfield Foods, Inc., is an American pork producer and food-processing company based in Smithfield, Virginia, and majority owned by Hong Kong based WH Group. Founded in 1936 as the Smithfield Packin
Tar Heel, North Carolina
…The population was 90 at the 2020 census. Tar Heel is home to the largest pig processing plant in the world. The plant opened in 1992, operated by Smithfield Foods and is located just north of the town limits. Tar Heel is located on the banks of the Cape Fear River. Its major highways are NC 87 and NC 131…
Smithfield processing plant in Smithfield, Virginia
Smithfield/Circle Four pig farms in the Utah desert.
Smithfield CAFO, Unionville, Missouri, 2013
Sows used for breeding are confined in 7 ft x 2 ft gestation crates. This image was taken inside a Smithfield facility in Virginia in 2010.