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Jennifer Shike

As the brand leader of Farm Journal’s PORK and host of “The PORK Podcast,” Jennifer Shike pairs her deep animal science expertise with a heart for the people in the pork industry. Her work is a vital resource on swine health and biosecurity, reporting on threats such as PRRS, PED and African swine fever. By keeping a close watch on national and state policy, she translates trade deals, California’s Proposition 12, environmental regulations and farm bill updates into what they mean for American pork producers.

Latest Stories
Minnesota Pork CEO Jill Resler dives into the vulnerability, trust and grit required to pave a sustainable future for family farms.
Preliminary tests on three dead wild boar piglets prompt immediate quarantine zones and spark concerns over the nation’s crucial pork export market.
Eliminating porcine epidemic diarrhea virus is only half the battle. Here’s how building a domestic elimination pathway lays the exact groundwork needed to fight foreign animal diseases, too.
How can pork producers navigate labor, nutrition and disease challenges? Speakers from Kansas State, Ohio State and N.G. Purvis Farms gather in Muncie, Ind., to provide on-farm solutions.
Paying attention to early-life hoof integrity can prevent premature culls, boost lifetime pigs weaned, and unlock your herd’s true genetic potential.
The National Pork Board is transitioning from task forces back to producer-led advisory committees to give grassroots pork producers a strategic voice in guiding checkoff investments.
While the bill aims to curb childhood obesity, pork producers argue its definition of “ultra-processed” foods lacks scientific consensus and could mislead consumers.
Despite a historically weak yen, U.S. pork exports to Japan surged nearly 20% through May 2026, driven by rising convenience food demand and restricted competitor supply.
You wouldn’t leave your barn unlocked—here is how to apply the same common-sense security to your organization’s most valuable data.
As triple-digit temperatures threaten county fairs, Indiana veterinarian Dr. Jeff Logue shares critical advice to protect your show pigs from dangerous heat stress.