My name is Mindi Schneider, and this is my blog.

I’m currently dissertating on the Chinese pig industry while living in Sichuan Province and Beijing.  I write about agriculture, development, politics, agribusiness, and my experiences in the Middle Kingdom.  This blog is a personal endeavor, and is not part of my academic work.

A quick introduction to the content here at Pig Penning…

Short articles will appear on the main page and in the Archive tab.

Where there are MEDIA HOGS, I’ll find them.  Look for daily updates on global swine happenings in the news feed tab.

If you’re interested in Chinese Agribusiness, have a look at the agbiz profiles tab for reports that I’ve compiled about individual companies.

Some of my favorite articles, books, and videos relating to pigs are linked in the reading tab.

Just for fun, there is a slideshow in the photos tab.