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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
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An undiagnosed swine disease in Ecuador is under the watchful eye of the Swine Health Information Center.
The decline in December lean hog futures on Tuesday may have come as a shock to some market participants, especially considering the bullish inventory numbers, Steiner Consulting said in the Daily Livestock Report.
We’re recapping this year’s most important issues though a look back at the covers of Farm Journal’s PORK magazine.
Getting the most out of the nutrients in feed is more important than ever. “We know mycotoxins can limit that,” Paige Gott of DSM says.
A round-up of news headlines from the pork industry.
The hog sector began a major transformation in the early 1990s, and has experienced productivity growth and structural change, increased output and expanded exports since. USDA issued a report examining the changes.
Being an advocate for your employees is one of the best things you can do as a sow farm manager because it pays off in their work and in their mental health, says Danielle Voelkel of New Fashion Pork.
Although ASF has never been detected in the U.S., the 2021 detection in the Dominican Republic and Haiti means the disease is now the closest to the U.S. that it has been in decades. Join USDA APHIS for ASF Action Week.
On Sept. 30, a federal judge upheld USDA’s New Swine Inspection System. This program gives employees a bigger role in the inspection process.