Here’s the latest from around the industry.

In a unanimous Senate vote on Wednesday, Katharine Tai was confirmed as the next U.S. Trade Representative. The trade expert was confirmed with a vote of 98-0.

Why don’t we finish goals? Jon Acuff, best-selling author and motivational speaker, says we often focus on the wrong thing when we talk about our goals. Here’s what he says it takes to finish the goals that matter.

Giving pigs the ability to digest more nutrients in their grains could help reduce the pork industry’s environmental impact, says new research published in eLife.

The idea has met resistance over fears of political backlash.

Canada’s pork producers are urging the Federal Provincial and Territory Ministers of Agriculture to support pork producers that need assistance by signing onto the proposal to raise AgriStability’s payment rate.