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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
The Morrison Swine Health Monitoring Project is entering into year seven focused on building capacity as it fulfills its objective to monitor disease incidence and detect emerging pathogens.
During the next Farm Country Update on Jan. 19, three industry experts will discuss the topics and issues they think pork producers will face in the year ahead. Here’s how to register for free.
A flattening of the U.S. swine breeding herd is supported by the continued pace of sow slaughter, analysts said in the Daily Livestock Report. Here’s a look at sow slaughter in 2021.
In a video address to U.S. pork producers, Bill Even, National Pork Board CEO, shared the organization’s priorities for 2022.
Several major U.S. supermarket chains and a food distributor filed a federal lawsuit last week accusing pork processors of conspiring to fix pork prices from at least 2009.
18:28–the number on her tile, the number on her heart and the number that fueled long practices, sore muscles and mental exhaustion. Here’s one perspective on why numbers matter so much in our industry and our lives.
If a foreign animal disease crisis hits, the last thing you’ll want to be doing is scrambling to figure out how to get all your animal movement paperwork in order, says Matt Ackerman with Pork Veterinary Solutions.
A new year brings new opportunities. Economists encourage pork producers to consider these important questions.
How one Minnesota pig farmer uses data to ease consumer fears and questions.
Three economists shared their forecasted prices for the year ahead in the Dec. 23 announcement of the Dec. 1 USDA Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report in a teleconference funded by the Pork Checkoff.