Now that the mystery illness impacting some dairy herds has been revealed as the same strain of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza that has been impacting the U.S. poultry flock, pork producers are asking questions.
Steve Lerch, president of Story Arc Consulting, will offer the opening keynote address at the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 2020 Stakeholders Summit, themed Primed & Prepared.
The U.S. has robust export markets and a lower cost of production than many other countries, but Joe Connor says cost of production could be even lower if we focus on eliminating diseases rather than controlling them.
To explore innovative solutions to the challenges facing the global food supply chain today, ONE: The Alltech Ideas Conference (ONE) returns May 17–19, 2020, in Lexington, Ky.
Leading U.S. animal-health group recommends strategies to improve testing methods to keep African swine fever and other foreign animal diseases from entering U.S. pig herds.
Animal rights activism ranked as the number one challenge for the future of the pork industry, according to a 2019 Farm Journal survey. Here are four ways you can protect your farm from animal activists.
The annual series of Iowa Pork Regional Conferences has been a long-standing partnership of Iowa Pork Producers Association, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and the Iowa Pork Industry Center.
For fifth-generation farmers Aaron and Alyce Nieland of Breda, Iowa, being named the 2019 recipients of the Pork All-American Award by the Iowa Pork Producers Association is not something they take lightly.
ASF doesn’t just affect the pork industry, reminded Jennifer Tirey, executive director of the Illinois Pork Producers Association during its annual meeting on Tuesday. If ASF enters the U.S., everyone will be impacted.
The Minnesota Pork Board recognized individuals and families who have made significant contributions through pork promotion, consumer and producer education, youth mentoring and service to the pork industry.
Joel Haggard, USMEF senior vice president for the Asia Pacific, who is based in Hong Kong, offers observations on how the spread of coronavirus is impacting food demand and distribution in the Greater China region.
Iowa Pork Producers Association Youth Swine Judging Contest encourages kids to get excited about the pork industry and awards top competitors with $4,500 in scholarships.
The state of Brandenburg, Germany has installed about 75 miles of electric fencing to deter wild boars infected with African swine fever (ASF) from crossing the border it shares with Poland and infecting its pig herd.
PORK Perspectives provides business and leadership strategy tips from some of the pork industry’s finest. Meet Dari Brown, senior director – livestock technical innovation for Purina Animal Nutrition.
Bill Owen and his son, Bob, were named the 2019 Master Seedstock Award winners by the Iowa Purebred Swine Council during the Iowa Pork Congress held recently in Des Moines.
The waiting game continues for the North Carolina pork industry as the three judges for the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va., now have 90 days to issue their ruling on hog nuisance lawsuits.
Research from the Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine provides the investigation into how feed and feed ingredients may be playing a role in the spread of two swine viruses of global significance.
As the swine industry seeks to better understand prewean mortality, a new product developed by an Iowa-based ag tech startup seeks to address this ongoing problem.
On Sunday, the Philippine Department of Agriculture reported an outbreak of African swine fever in a southern province in the Philippines, the world's 10th-largest pork consumer.
Two completely different viral outbreaks are making international headlines and originating in China – one affects people and one affects pigs. They share the similarity of being viruses, but that’s where it ends.
Hog inventories in Poland decreased by 4% in 2019 due to the continuing spread of African swine fever and growing feed costs stemming from the summer 2019 drought.
North Carolina farmers will be watching how the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit listens to, discusses and decides the first nuisance case against Murphy-Brown, a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods.
The President signed USMCA Wednesday, which completed the ratification process in the U.S. However, even if Canada passes USMCA early next month, experts say it could take months to implement the deal.
Disease pressures continue to rise and cause problems for the global protein market. Rabobank analysts say opportunities are emerging from the risks the industry faces.
U.S. pork exports to Central America set another record in 2019. With Dec. results still to be added, exports to the region already totaled nearly $212 million through Nov. and will finish the year at about $230 million.
Beyond Meat Inc. and KFC are expanding their test of faux chicken nuggets, this time aiming to offer a product that looks and tastes like it’s made from meat sliced right off a bird.
The scratch-and-sniff product is designed to release the scent of cooked bacon, helping vegetarians and vegans push through meat cravings and stay meat-free.
Research into consumer acceptance of alternative proteins reveals nearly a third of Americans believe fake meat products are simply incomparable to real meat.