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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.

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The hallway chatter is what makes events like the Iowa Pork Congress so meaningful for pig farmers. It’s those conversations that bring people back year after year to one of the industry’s largest winter shows.
Pork processing is starting to see a turnaround, Bill Even, National Pork Board CEO, told AgriTalk guest host Michelle Rook. He opens up about the opportunities and challenges he sees ahead in 2024.
For as long as he can remember, Matt Gent has wanted to be a pig farmer. In fact, he loved farming so much that he gave up on high school sports because he wanted to get home sooner to help his dad on the farm.
From freedom to operate to product innovation, the Iowa Pork Producers Association’s annual meeting was full of exciting conversations and thoughtful discussions to help spur the largest pork-producing state forward.
Indiana Pork recently presented three awards to individuals who have dedicated much time to advancing the pig industry.
CIRCUMVENT CML, a product of Merck Animal Health, has been awarded the Best New Food Animal Product from S&P Global Animal Health.
A persistent series of African swine fever outbreaks in Hong Kong could heighten the need for imported pork, says USMEF president and CEO Dan Halstrom. He just returned from a market visit to Hong Kong.
Droughts, high rainfall and other weather events affecting the corn harvest have made it even more critical than ever to analyze mycotoxin risks across the nation. Here’s the latest report from Alltech’s analysis.
Surgeons externally attached a pig liver to a brain-dead human body and watched it successfully filter blood, a step toward eventually trying the technique in patients with liver failure.
Phil Borgic vividly remembers sitting in his civics class years ago. He thought it was pretty cut and dry that one state can’t tell another how to run their business. But that didn’t apply for Prop 12, he told AgriTalk.