It’s all too easy to judge a book by it’s cover, isn’t it? Editor Jennifer Shike says she had her eyes opened during a recent visit to Tosh Farms to see an unlikely group of women in action in the sow barn.

The Great Resignation refers to the great reshuffling of people in the work force. For the swine industry, it’s led to more than just a shortage of workers.

How can Rural America embrace the evolution of their small-town communities through the changing labor pool?

The Iowa Court of Appeals finds “a genuine issue of material fact” in former Swift Pork employee age-discrimination case. The Court suggests a remand for trial.

Pig farmers are needed for a short survey to help assess the current labor situation in the U.S. pork industry.

A lot has changed in the pork industry since the people hiring employees today were in the interview process themselves 30 years ago. Valerie Duttlinger says it’s time to get honest about changes needed to staff farms.