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After a two-year hiatus, World Pork Expo has returned to Des Moines, Iowa for its 33rd annual event.

In the last year there has been dramatic swings in the lean hog market, says AgDay’s Clinton Griffiths, and the scene today is setting up to be dramatic as well.

Farmers across Iowa are dealing with the heartbreaking aftermath of a rare derecho windstorm that turned what was looking like a record corn crop into potentially deep losses. Watch footage from Kelly Sheets' farm.

AgDay’s Clinton Griffiths talked with Lee Brice ahead of Farm Journal Field Days and the #FarmON Benefit Concert supporting the National 4-H Council’s FOURWARD Fund.

Did you catch Clinton Griffiths’ AgDay analysis segments during #PORKWeek? If not, here’s what you missed when he visited with pork industry experts.  

Producers in Minn. face hard choices about euthanizing hogs, AgDay’s Clinton Griffiths says. He also spoke with Farm Journal’s PORK editor Jennifer Shike about the importance of taking care of your mental health.

AgDay’s Clinton Griffiths shares the top headlines in the pork industry this week.

AgDay's Clinton Griffiths shares an update on this week's top headlines.

AgDay's Clinton Griffiths shares an update on this week's top headlines.

AgDay's Clinton Griffiths shares an update on this week's top headlines.

Cargill announcing it is closing animal-feed mills in China in recent months and that's partly due to the spread of ASF which has reduced demand.

Chinese officials say the outbreak of African Swine Fever in the country is beginning to slow down.

Soybean prices are moving in a limited range as fundamental issues push the possibility of higher production and falling demand.

Travel to interior China to talk with pig farmers about the outbreak of African Swine Fever and the impacts on their livelihoods and the rising costs of pork for consumers.

As African Swine Fever expands, analysts hear rumblings of whole hog shipments.

As the U.S. and other nations work to fill the pork void left in China due to ASF, demand for soybean meal is likely to rise.

Low grain prices may be frustrating for farmers but it could be a real opportunity for end users looking to lock in feed prices.

Low grain prices may be frustrating for farmers but it could be a real opportunity for end users looking to lock in feed prices.

New reports say African Swine Fever has been ravaging North Korean hog herds since February.

Soybean and grain markets continue to push lower and falling demand for feed grains due to the outbreak of African Swine Fever.

Markets are looking for new information to help commodities set a fresh direction, while analysts expect downside pressure to build in both soybeans and hogs.

The Farm Aid organization has touted its love of farmers for 30 years, but today it's more about supporting a certain type of farmer rather than everyone.

Holiday movie storylines are increasingly popular and often romanticize small towns while society seems to be running in the opposite direction. Clinton Griffiths shares his Farm Sense on these Christmas movies.

President tweets his approval for second round of trade aid.

China continues to deal with an outbreak of African Swine Fever while U.S. agriculture makes preparations to keep it out of the country.

Gene-editing technology promises to solve some of nature's biggest challenges.

Stocks fall to start new week as agricultural economists look for indicators of a new recession.

China's Feed Industry Association approving new standards for feed for pigs and chickens.

The latest 90-day forecast shows colder than normal temperatures throughout much of the country from November into January.

This week on the Farm Journal Report, AgDay's Clinton Griffiths shows the possible headwinds for rural broadband.

Rep. Conaway thinks the farm bill will be on the House by mid-May.

WIldfires rage in Western Oklahoma as residents rush to save livestock.

End-users have enjoyed low priced corn for several years but that could be changing as global supplies dwindle.

Given trade issues out of Washington D.C. and pending Prospective Plantings report from USDA markets are searching for a floor.

A guest worker program is still being tweaked in Washington D.C. even as the urgency to pass immigration reform has eased.

Clinton Griffiths sits down with Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue in a one-on-one interview in Washington D.C.

Olympic hopefuls are from all over the United States but it helps if you live in Vermont.

A new survey of young and aspiring farmers shows 60% of that group, the next generation, are female.

Beef exports in 2015 found plenty of headwinds, fanned by high cattle prices and a strong U.S. dollar.