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The American Association of Swine Veterinarians announced the winners of several scholarships at its annual meeting in Indianapolis, Ind.
The Northwest Seaport Alliance is partnering the USDA to bring the Port of Seattle a 49-acre pop-up site that will accept both dry and refrigerated agricultural products for temporary storage.
In times of tighter margins, it’s more important than ever to know that you are living within your means. Just as every farm is unique, so is every family’s needs when it comes to living standards.
Leaders in the industry receive recognition for their efforts in the pork and meat industries.
Genetic engineering is a promising tool that could be used to improve animal welfare while lowering costs of production.
The Right to Repair movement in agriculture is a popular cause with farmers, for various good and questionable reasons. As multiple states create Right to Repair rules, it looks like we may be watching the wrong battle.
USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) modified the Spot Market Hog Pandemic Program (SMHPP) eligibility requirements to expand the interpretation of “spot market sales” and “sale to a packer.”
Third generation farmer and owner of a wean-to-finish operation, Jared Lierman was elected as President of the Nebraska Pork Producers Association.
Equip your team with confidence so they can thrive through the transition to electronic sow feeding (ESF) systems and improve their animal handling skills. Here are a few tips to get started.
USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture announced an investment of $13 million in research to explore novel therapies and prevention strategies for animal diseases that cost the agricultural industry billions.
Federal agents seized more than 120 pounds of prohibited fresh pork and poultry meat on March 15 at the Laredo Port of Entry in a single enforcement action.
USDA announced a $13-million investment in research for animal diseases that cost the agricultural industry billions. One of the grants will help develop more effective vaccines for swine influenza.
Competition is heating up to find the best pulled pork sandwich in IPPA’s Pulled Pork Madness. “It’s just a great way to remind folks that restaurants in all parts of Iowa have pork on the menu,” said Hannah Spurr.
Gregory Cline, DVM, is known for his extensive experience in swine health, but practitioners say they rely most on his humble, yet direct, approach to problem solving and technical service.
Chinese pork processing giant Henan Shuanghui apologised over food safety issues reported at one of its plants.
The National Pork Board needs producer input to understand how many oral fluid samples will need to be collected from a farm during a foreign animal disease outbreak, based on the number of pigs per pen.
NFL football legend and broadcaster Joe Theismann greeted pork producers during a keynote at the National Pork Industry Forum. Farm Journal’s PORK sat down with Theismann to get his take on pork, football and goals.
Illinois farm converts nursery to 1800 head finishing facility.
U.S. beef exports remained red-hot during January, a continuation of last year’s record-breaking performance. Pork exports continued to trend lower in January despite another outstanding month for exports to Mexico.
A federal appeals court has affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by cattle ranchers over the alleged mislabeling of beef as a “Product of the U.S.A.”
Although we will never be fully prepared, we can always be more fully prepared than we are today, said Gene Noem, National Pork Board president, during his opening comments at the National Pork Industry Forum.
Canada has approved the importation of beef and pork from Brazil, which had been blocked over health concerns, authorities from both countries said.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) allowed three pork plants to increase processing line speeds this month as part of a trial program, reviving a policy that started under the Trump administration.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza has now been confirmed in Iowa, Kansas and Illinois.
The National Pork Producers Council installed new officers and elected members to its board of directors at its annual business meeting during the National Pork Industry Forum. Here’s a look at your new industry leaders.
USMEF Chairman-elect Dean Meyer, who raises cattle, corn and soybeans in northwest Iowa, shared why it’s so important for USMEF to be at an event like Commodity Classic.
Sens. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) want to give more “bark” to U.S. efforts to keep foreign animal disease out of the country.
Montserrat Torremorell was honored as the first recipient of the Outstanding Swine Academic of the Year award by the American Association of Swine Veterinarians.
When delegates weren’t voting on new leadership or discussing resolutions, National Pork Industry Forum attendees heard from a variety of speakers. Here are a few of our favorite things we overheard at Forum.
Using anaerobic digester technology to capture methane emissions from manure, Monarch Bioenergy converts the gas into carbon negative, pipeline-quality natural gas.