How can next-generation boar sperm analysis address the current shortcomings in sperm quality assessment? Iowa State University grad student Ian Shofner is exploring how artificial intelligence can help.
The growing distance between food production and the consuming public is creating an abyss in knowledge and understanding of where food comes from, or what to do with it after it after it’s purchased.
A Florida agri-science teacher and the advisor of the school’s FFA club, was placed on administrative leave after school officials were told that he had students help him drown wild raccoons during class.
Of all the healthy, flavorful, downright delicious menu items at today’s chic restaurants, lamb is arguably one of the finest, yet least appreciated choices. But that may be about to change.
Brazil’s JBS SA, the world’s largest meatpacking company, said on Tuesday that rising prices for grain, the key raw material for feed, don’t show any hint of cooling off, forcing it to cut other costs.
China will dispatch teams to inspect 84 meatpacking plants in Brazil to evaluate them for exports to China, Brazil’s Agriculture Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announces the appointment of 5 new members and 12 returning members to the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection.
Nothing that doesn’t afflict much of rural America: depopulation, lack of economic development and a ‘brain drain’ of educated young people leaving town. But there are solutions to be pursued.
Iowa pork producer Erin Brenneman, public relations and social media manager for Brenneman Pork, offers these four tips to encourage farmers to put social media to work for the entire agricultural community.
With the cost of food waste approaching $165 billion a year, determining if perishable items are still edible is a priority. But are the recently developed ‘mechanical sniffers’ really the answer?
Working with people in and outside of the family can have challenges. Keeping employees engaged and motivated is also challenging. How do you show appreciation to your hog farm employees?
The biennial Global Meat Congress will be held in Dallas May 30-June 1, and the U.S. pork industry will be represented. The event hasn't been held in the U.S. for more than 20 years.
Erin Brenneman uses her high energy, approachable personality, and keen photographic eye to share farm life with her followers on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other social platforms.
The Amarillo City Council approved an amendment to a 2016 agreement between the Texas Tech University System and the Amarillo Economic Development Corporation to fund up to $69 million to ensure the construction.
An international team led by scientists describe successfully grafting stem cell (iPSC)-derived neural precursor cells back into the spinal cords of genetically identical adult pigs with no immunosuppression efforts.
Topigs Norsvin implements PRRS resistance in breeding value estimations, The Maschhoffs adds to its leadership team, and Verdesian launches a renewed focus on grower nutrient use efficiency and a new mission statement.
You don’t cruise into a fast-food drive-thru in search of a low-cal, lite ’n lean lunch. So why not pile on the protein? Which is exactly what Arby’s is offering with its three killer sandwiches.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation is willing to pay farmers $1,000 per acre to leave corn rows standing near highways in an effort to control blowing snow in the winter.
Eddy Packing Co., Inc. in Yoakum, Texas, is recalling approximately 49,558 lbs. of smoked sausage products due to possible foreign matter contamination, specifically hard plastic.
Autonomous vehicles hold a lot of promise. But what about in rural communities? Undergraduate students look into the environmental, social and economic impacts of advanced vehicle technology.
The jury verdict against a hog farm last week sent reverberations throughout the pork industry. It was the first of several pending lawsuits in North Carolina, and it set a dangerous and uncomfortable precedent.
World food prices edged marginally higher in April from March, with the prices of most cereals and dairy products continuing to rise while sugar fell further, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday.
The nation-wide fundraiser supports local agricultural education programs: The proceeds from all $1 single scoops of ice cream on Thursday, May 3, will go to FFA and other local ag groups.
Tyson Foods, the largest U.S. meat processor, has invested in an Israeli biotech company developing a way to grow affordable meat in a laboratory that takes live animals out of the equation.
Mike North of Commodity Risk Management Group and Chip Nellinger of Blue Reef Agri-Marketing are on the U.S. Farm Report marketing roundtable with Tyne Morgan.
Shareholders of Brazilian meat processor JBS SA approved the company’s 2017 financial statements along with dividend payments at a meeting on Monday, according to a securities filing.
The FDA’s veterinary feed directive (VFD) rules, in effect since January 2017, have caused some confusion and left some producers frustrated with fewer options in some aspects of their herd-health programs.
Chip Nellinger of Blue Reef Agri-Marketing and Mike North of Commodity Risk Management Group are talking about the week ahead on AgDay with Clinton Griffiths.