PORK Week Rewind: What Happened in Pork Industry News While You Were Away?

Here’s a recap of important topics, news and happenings within the pork industry!

PORK Week pig
PORK Week pig
(National Pork Board and the Pork Checkoff)

The pork industry has seen a busy couple months with the National Pork Producers Council’s World Pork Expo event and Farm Journal’s PORK Week celebration in June.

In case you feel a bit derailed by these busy times, here’s a list of valuable content that might be helpful to get yourself and your operation back on track!

Hot Topics of the Pork Industry

Industry Outlook

• Insomnia in Iowa: What Keeps a Pork Producer Up at Night?

• Uncertainty and Black Swans: What More Could the Pork Industry See?

• The Pork Export Picture Isn’t All Bad, Here’s Why Things Are Now Starting to Look Up

Health & Biosecurity

• Genetics Can Boost Swine Herd Health

• PRRS, PED and Biosecurity: What Can Producers Do When Diseases Strike?

• Can Pork Producers Learn Valuable Lessons from Human Healthcare?

Sustainability

• Just Ask This Nebraska Pig Farmer, Your Farm’s Current Carbon Footprint May Shock You in a Good Way

• A Real Conversation Around Pork Industry Progress with Bill Even

PORK Week Q & A

• Pork Producers Open Up About Technology, Labor, Foreign Animal Disease and More

• Behind the Scenes with 5 Pork Industry Business Leaders

• What They Wish You Knew About the Next Generation of Pork Producers

• What Do You Need to Pay Attention to Now Regarding Swine Health?

• Economists Urge Pig Farmers to Watch Out for These Threats to Pork Outlook

From World Pork Expo

• Word on the Street: Best Advice from World Pork Expo

• New Products on Display at 2022 World Pork Expo

WPX Sessions

• Getting Ahead of an FAD Outbreak

• If a Foreign Disease Happened Here

• The ‘S’ Word: The Importance of Sustainability and the Opportunity that Awaits

National Pork Producers Council

• NPPC Announces New Organizational Pathway for Change

• How Well Do You Know NPPC’s New CEO?

• NPPC Leaders Speak Out on Policy Priorities at World Pork Expo

Pork on the Menu

• When the Smoke Clears: Pork Barbeque Secrets Shared at World Pork Expo

• Ground Pork: The Rise to Being a Pork Industry Hero

• Top 5 Trends and Tips in the Barbeque Pit from ‘The Meat Guy’

We are proud to unite together for PORK Week across all of our Farm Journal platforms to elevate the important role the pork industry plays in feeding the world. Continue to share your stories and post photos on social media using #PORKWeek22 to help us honor the pork industry. From “AgDay TV” to “AgriTalk” to “U.S. Farm Report” to PorkBusiness.com and everything in between, join us as we acknowledge the most noble profession there is: feeding people.

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