Industry
China’s most active hog futures closed down 5.69% on Monday at a record low, after farmers ramped up selling of pigs following months of weak prices, hitting market confidence.
The Iowa Pork Producers Association paid tribute to seven players in the state high school football championships for their valuable, but often unheralded, contributions.
On Monday, Nov. 13—also World Kindness Day—the Cedar Rapids community was the focus of a “Thank You” celebration from Iowa’s pig farmers, for the support shown to those who work in bringing food from farm to table.
After two months of a waning outlook on the ag economy, economists views took a turn in the November Ag Economists’ Monthly Monitor, a survey of nearly 70 ag economists from across the country.
A pig showman, golfer and FFA officer, Paizlee Hardin was a happy high school sophomore. But on March 15, her life as she knew it changed when she began experiencing “crazy symptoms” and lost her ability to walk.
The agency says exports picked up steam this year in countries such as Canada, India and Japan and that the new Regional Agricultural Promotion Program will keep the wheels of progress turning in 2024.
The history of wild pig hunts is filled with unusual stories, but the chase for a 750-lb. beast hiding in plain sight on a Mississippi farm ranks as a standalone account. Farming reality outshines fiction.
Emerging infectious diseases are a constant threat to the swine industry. Here’s how SHIC is helping protect and mitigate emerging disease risks to the North American swine population.
My Grandma Ruth was an amazing cook. Spending time with her in the kitchen growing up is a gift I’ll never take for granted. She didn’t have a fancy kitchen, but she didn’t need it to make the very best food ever.
Results of African swine fever research in Vietnam are helping inform prevention and preparedness efforts for the U.S. pork industry while helping with response and recovery efforts for the ASF epidemic in Vietnam.
British meat producer Cranswick forecasts annual profit at the upper end of current market estimates, betting strong domestic demand and higher pig prices would offset a fall in China volumes.
As much as everyone loves Thanksgiving, it can be a little overwhelming getting family together. If politics or the pork market start to come up in conversation, try this to help lighten the mood.
It’s Thanksgiving week, and special meals are being planned and prepared across the country. What’s on the menu at your celebration?
A semi-trailer hauling 1,900 piglets overturned on Friday near Dayton, Ohio. Body camera footage showed troopers responding to the call.
Taiwan notified the World Trade Organization on Sept. 28 that it was invoking volume-based special safeguards on imports of pork belly, according to the latest USDA FAS GAIN report.
Fewer unique genotypes than the ASF research community first believed means there is less diversity of ASF virus affecting communities across the globe, USDA researchers say.
The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) successfully concluded its Strategic Planning Conference with the election of a new dynamic officer team, including Randy Spronk, Steve Hanson, Jay Theiler and David Bruntz.
The Animal Agriculture Alliance announced new upcoming board leadership, along with several board seats have renewed through 2026, following its fall board meeting, held Nov. 7 in Washington, D.C.
When a group of pigs escaped from a farm in Marshall County in northwestern Minnesota in 2016, it wasn’t long before a sow wandered into the West Valley Wildlife Management Area, where she gave birth to several piglets.
The Oklahoma State University Livestock Judging team continues to break records by winning its 23rd national championship at the NAILE Senior Collegiate Livestock Contest.
“The public doesn’t realize what these animals are capable of,” says wildlife trapper James Dean. “Unfortunately, you’re going to see more and more reports of people getting hurt in wild pig encounters.”
JBS SA, the Brazil-based meat behemoth, is braced for tough times as low cattle availability squeezes beef margins in the U.S., its main market, and management works to return pork business margins to more stable levels.
In September, U.S. pork exports experienced a slight decline compared to the previous year but maintained a robust pace, according to data released by the USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF).
Australian researchers are teaming up with U.S. company MBF Therapeutics to evaluate an African swine fever vaccine candidate.
Scott Hays will step into the role of executive director of the Missouri Pork Association following the retirement of Don Nikodim, who has led the organization for 40 years.
Recent conservation efforts have proven effective at controlling wild pig populations in the Southeastern U.S., according to new research.
In August, two U.S. surgical teams announced successful experimental kidney transplant from transgenic pigs into brain-dead human recipients. Jim Lowe, DVM, is on the team on Makana’s KidneyX Prize Competition Award.
The National Pork Board’s flagship certification programs have been confirmed to be compliant with ISO Technical Specification 34700, recognizing pig farmers’ commitment to the highest level of care and well-being.
The Last Acre Act would help expand high-speed internet access across eligible farmland, ranchland and farm sites. At least 15% of farms and ranches have no access to the internet today.
Hong Kong authorities on Thursday ordered the culling of around 5,600 pigs in a herd after the African swine fever (ASF) virus was discovered at a local pig farm.