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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 new study, which is expected to get underway later this spring, is a twist on the quest for animal-to-human organ transplants. Researchers won’t transplant the pig liver but will attach it externally to study participants.
William & Mary scientists modeled the environmental and economic impacts of substituting various protein sources with pork in a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults. Here’s a look at the results.
A recent court injunction delayed the state’s Feral Swine Bill from going into effect in late March, to the dismay of Ohio pork producers.
An undercover video filmed in a pig barn ranked as the week’s “low” for one of the experts in the latest State of the Pork Industry Report taking a look back at the first quarter of 2025.
Hannah Walker conducted a Lawsonia intracellularis surveillance study and developed a sampling method during her internship with Country View Family Farms.
Here’s a look at the newly released data from PIC and Circana on where the consumer stands today in terms of acceptance and sentiment toward gene-edited pork.
K-State precision agricultural economist says the Gannon Storm that occurred the weekend of May 10, 2024, and led to an assumed $565 million in losses for Midwestern crop producers was not an anomaly.
A University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine students studies how artificial intelligence can serve as a tool in scoring lung lesions of pig lungs and shares her thoughts on what’s ahead.
Creating a culture that encourages employees to think, be creative, come up with new ideas, and steer away from over process drives this industry leader every day.
Brazil’s position as an inexpensive supplier of pork, driven by comparatively low labor and feed costs, has allowed Brazil to rapidly expand market opportunities.