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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
USDA is providing additional time for livestock and poultry producers to apply for the Pandemic Livestock Indemnity Program (PLIP). The deadline has been extended from Sept. 17 to Oct. 12.
Democratic lawmakers urge House leadership for $75 million in funding for USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to prevent and prepare for a possible African swine fever outbreak in the U.S. swine herd.
Biosecurity on the farm is like defending a fortress, explained Clayton Johnson, DVM, with Carthage Veterinary Service, during USDA’s African Swine Fever Action Week.
A round-up of company news in the pork industry.
A second case of African swine fever has been confirmed in a wild boar in the Uckermark region in the eastern German state of Brandenburg, Reuters reports.
Despite a series of negative market factors in 2020, the European Union swine sector is projected to produce a record volume of pork in 2021, according to the latest USDA Foreign Agricultural Service GAIN report.
When it comes time to deliver hard or important news, it’s best-done face to face. We asked five leading experts in the industry what they would tell a producer if they had a chance to sit down with them face to face.
It wasn’t easy. But restaurant owner Jeannie Kim found a way to keep her business alive when the pandemic struck. Just when things seemed to be getting better, a new threat reared its ugly head—Proposition 12.
Agriculture associations urge President Biden to address ocean carrier practices causing increased costs and delays for American businesses as “the problem not only persists, but is becoming more dire.”
The forecast for 2021 total red meat and poultry production is lowered from last month, USDA said in its monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report on Sept. 10.