An unknown virus moved through David Refalo’s sow herd in New South Wales, Australia, last Christmas. He had 30 piglets die out of 170 total piglets. Tests showed nothing.

Continued demand for non-GMO feed for livestock will increase greenhouse gas emissions on farms, and raise consumer prices for meat, milk and eggs, according to a study by Iowa State University.

The U.S. has the necessary components for Japanese encephalitis virus transmission – competent insect vectors and susceptible vertebrate maintenance and amplifying hosts. Here’s what you need to know.

USDA’s March Hogs and Pigs report places the March 1 inventory of all hogs and pigs at 72.209 million head, down about 3% from last quarter and 2.3% from the prior March, compared to pre-report estimates of 1.2% lower.

USDA says the launch of the Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) will address increases in supplemental feed costs in 2021. Phase 1 of the payments is expected to total $577 million.

Declining beef and pork production may offset increased broiler production and lead to a decrease in total meat production in 2022. This would be the first decrease in total meat production since 2014.