“If we step back and look at what that means for farmland, we're taking our energy production system from highly centralized production facilities and we have to distribute it,” says David Muth.
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries takes a closer look at what feral hogs are eating to better understand the destruction they are causing.
One of the main reasons for the increased attention around meat alternatives is product placement in grocery stores, says Kaitlyn Compart, senior science manager of packaged meats at Smithfield Foods.
PORK Perspectives is a recurring column that provides business and leadership strategy tips from some of the pork industry’s finest. Meet Mark Bienhoff, Pathogen Control Team Leader at Kemin.
Activist groups have resolved to spread more and more misinformation about meat’s role in a healthy, balanced diet, which may lead to some fitness enthusiasts wondering if going vegan is the way to reach their goals.
Research shows that humans are not as good at selecting employees as they think. With the high costs of poor performance and turnover, it’s important to get the right people in the right job.
With the threat of African swine fever across the globe, biosecurity is more important now than ever. Here’s a recap of our most-read biosecurity-focused articles from 2019.
Every day, animal rights extremists find new ways to take meat, poultry, milk and eggs down. Hannah Thompson-Weeman shares the latest strategies and tactics these groups are using so you can avoid being targeted.
ASPCA has announced its second "Factory Farm Detox," a campaign the activist group hopes will encourage Americans to “eliminate factory-farmed foods” during a week-long consumer challenge.
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.
Ahead of the holidays, several companies gave the gift of pork to their local food pantries or to their employees. Here’s a quick snapshot of gifts across the industry.
Katherine Vande Pol is comparing methods of piglet cross-fostering, attempting to create an optimized protocol for producers to minimize piglet pre-weaning mortality and maximize growth.
A Dealer Statutory Trust would improve the recovery of livestock sellers in a dealer payment default while also allowing commerce to continue as usual, according to a USDA report released December 20.
From PRRS to African swine fever, experts share their thoughts on some of the most troublesome global swine diseases and health challenges in Pipestone Veterinary Corner. Here’s a recap.
Learn what makes these leaders tick in PORK Perspectives, a recurring column highlighting pork leadership. From business and leadership strategy tips to lessons learned on the job, here's a recap from 2019.
USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and Santa’s veterinarian approved him and his team for flight around the world Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019.
CDC’s latest assessment of the threat posed by antibiotic-resistant pathogens has good news and bad news: Good, that incidence levels are declining; bad because thousands are still dying.
In its annual survey, the Biomin PROcheck Mycotoxin Report found contamination levels in 2019 harvested corn to be of medium to high risk for all livestock and poultry species.
Cash-traded weaner pig reported volume was above average this past week, with 80,464 head reported. Cash weaner pig reported prices were $46.60, up $7.56 per head from last week.
From record-breaking pork belly stock to a potential impending bacon shortage, bacon had its fair share of time in the headlines in 2019. Here are the 5 most-read.
One day after its historic impeachment votes, the Democratic-led House gave President Donald Trump an overwhelming bipartisan victory Thursday on a renegotiated trade agreement with Canada and Mexico.
Farm support is crucial if the USA intends to maintain its ability to feed the American people and continue to export agricultural products. Here’s what needs to happen to build that support.
Europe’s top pork producer is taking measures to try to thwart the deadly African swine fever (ASF) that's roiled global meat trade and is moving ever closer to its borders.
After the rare feral hog attack in Chambers County, Texas, that left a woman dead in November, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension joined local law enforcement on Wednesday night to shoot and kill wild hogs in a nearby park.
