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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
What impact do later marriages have in our lives? John Phipps, a Top Producer columnist, says it is changing the generational rhythm of our lives. Here’s what that means for the future.
Australian health authorities have detected Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) in feral hogs in the Northern Territory.
The labor bottleneck isn’t improving for the U.S. pork industry. As pork prices continue to rise, Nick Giordano, NPPC vice president and counsel for global government affairs, said the solution is simple.
Why are researchers working on a finding an applicable U.S. case definition for porcine circovirus 3?
“We need action now,” National Pork Producers Council president and Minnesota pig farmer Terry Wolters urges legislative leaders during NPPC’s Legislative Action Conference in Washington DC.
An unknown virus moved through David Refalo’s sow herd in New South Wales, Australia, last Christmas. He had 30 piglets die out of 170 total piglets. Tests showed nothing.
The U.S. has the necessary components for Japanese encephalitis virus transmission – competent insect vectors and susceptible vertebrate maintenance and amplifying hosts. Here’s what you need to know.
Around Thanksgiving, outbreaks of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae serotype 15 began popping up in the upper Midwest, resulting in a number of finisher sites experiencing respiratory disease with high mortality.
Two feed mills and three breed-to-wean facilities were diagnosed with porcine deltacoronavirus at Kansas State University. Researchers investigated the mills and facilities for possible connections to the outbreak.
Global meat consumption will decline as inflation squeezes consumer spending because of the Ukraine-Russian War, says Rupert Claxton, livestock and met director at Gira.