Industry
What’s one of the most limiting factors on any ag operation? Labor. With this, inevitable changes rise within the ag workforce.
A meat processing cooperative near Jonesborough, Tenn., faces opposition by residents who have concerns about the facility being constructed near their backyard.
While plant-based meat alternatives seem to have lost their hype, scientists work to develop another protein alternative—mealworms.
More than 16% of new cars sold in California in 2022 were zero-emissions vehicles, the state said, up from 12.41% in 2021 and 7.78% in 2020.
As consumers plan to refrain from buying fuel over the Independence Day weekend, what is the likelihood of seeing an impact on prices?
The editors at AgWeb.com are looking at experts’ projections for commodities in 2020 to help you succeed in the coming year. Here’s a look at what analysts are expecting for the upcoming year in the protein segments.
Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest became an animal activist’s target, due to Smithfield Foods supplying the hot dogs for the event.
Volatility. Feed costs. Labor shortages. Pork producers face a number of challenges in 2022 that will likely affect their bottom line.
PRRS. PED. African swine fever. Biosecurity. As the list of concerns for pork producers continues to grow, Dr. Lauren Glowzenski shares her veterinary perspective on current disease trends and biosecurity issues.
Getting the most out of the nutrients in feed is more important than ever. “We know mycotoxins can limit that,” Paige Gott of DSM says.
Iowa pork producers, Randy Francois and Mike Berdo joined “AgriTalk” to discuss top-of-mind challenges and their outlook for the industry.
From an ‘egg roll in a bowl’ to pork wontons, ground pork has grown in popularity at the meat case. National Pork Board’s Kiersten Hafer and Neal Hull visit “AgriTalk” to share their insight on the ingredient.
From January 2020 to May 2022, retail pork prices increased 27%, according to a recent report. What root causes led to this lofty increase? Experts Dr. Jayson Lusk and Dr. Glynn Tonsor report their findings.
A round-up of news headlines from the pork industry.
From new products to impact report details, the pork industry shows dedication to continuous improvement. Here’s a look at recent news from Hormel Foods, Feed Energy and the Animal Health Summit.
The workplace trend, quiet quitting, has gotten a lot of attention lately. Instead of going above and beyond, employees are wanting more from their work-life balance. The question is how do you keep employees motivated?
Producers may be eligible for payments for livestock losses in bad weather and wildfires.
Although ASF has never been detected in the U.S., the 2021 detection in the Dominican Republic and Haiti means the disease is now the closest to the U.S. that it has been in decades. Join USDA APHIS for ASF Action Week.
Where can you find the best breaded pork tenderloin in Iowa? The five finalists have been announced for IPPA’s 2022 contest.
JBS USA announced it is closing its Planterra Foods business unit subsidiary with the OZO brand just two years after its launch.
A northwest Missouri man will serve two consecutive life sentences without possibility of parole after he pleaded guilty Friday to the 2019 murders of two Shawano County, Wisconsin, brothers.
To help combat the labor shortage and show appreciation for hardworking employees, the Illinois Pork Producers Association started a new program to celebrate employees that go above and beyond. Here’s the 2023 winner.
Producers across the country work everyday to produce safe and nutritious pork. October is Pork month, also known as PORKtober, and we salute those in our industy!
Merck Animal Health has completed a minority investment in LeeO Precision Farming B.V., and will assume distribution of LeeO’s digital swine traceability solution in selected markets over the coming months.
What happens when you change up the grocery store meat case and position ground pork right next to its competitors?
This year’s drought conditions across parts of the Corn Belt set the table for combine and equipment fires. Here are some things I’ve learned too late about machinery fires.
Smithfield Foods Inc has agreed to pay $75 million to settle a lawsuit by consumers who accused the meat producer and competitors of conspiring to inflate prices in the $20 billion-a-year U.S. market by limiting supply.
Ground has broken on a $30 million renovation and expansion at the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine’s Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory.
The North American Meat Institute and America’s leading meat companies are advancing industry-wide best practices and increasing access to nutrient-dense meat for families in need.
California passes a new law to encourage hunters to be more aggressive in reducing the state’s feral pig population.