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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
Rabobank analysts agree that the industry may find growth difficult to sustain through 2023, given the slow production growth in major exporting regions, mainly the European Union and the U.S.
It’s great to know what you want to do next, but we don’t always get to control how life shakes out. That’s why mental toughness may be one of the most important attributes we can develop.
African swine fever has basically spread everywhere on Hispaniola. Amy Delgado, DVM, has been deployed five times to the DR and twice to Haiti to support the USDA’s response to this outbreak. Here’s an update.
Obtaining rectal temperatures on sow farms is very time consuming. Kaci Way, a DVM student at The Ohio State University, said it can often drop in priority on the farm’s to-do list. Here’s a way to bump it up the list.
By the world’s standards, they looked like an unlikely group of employees to bring into a sow barn. But to Jimmy Tosh, owner of Tosh Farms, they looked like a group of women who could use a second chance.
There wasn’t a dry eye in the barn when Samantha Nicole Iselt of Lexington, Texas, was named the exhibitor of the Grand Champion Market Barrow at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo.
The first thing Gracee Workman will tell you about her story is she is not a victim. Shew grew up far from hog barns and oblivious of the industry she’s come to love. Here’s her journey from the streets to the barn.
The first thing Gracee Workman will tell you about her story is she is not a victim. She grew up far from hog barns and oblivious of the industry she’s come to love. Here’s her journey from the streets to the barn.
Audrey Angus opens up about her battle with cancer.
Audrey Angus, a swine specialist with Furst-McNess, opens up about her battle with cancer and how she refuses to let it define her.