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After Tyson Foods reports anemic first quarter sales and downgrades its forecast, The Wall Street Journal editors wrote, “This doesn’t look like an antitrust conspiracy or market oligopoly.”

April retail pork prices fell marginally by 0.6% from the prior month to $4.73 per pound and were 3.2% below last year, according to recent data released by USDA Economic Research Service (ERS). 

The rise in dollar stores across rural America is no secret, but how are consumers using them to fulfill their food needs?

Pork exports to Japan are estimated to increase, with the U.S. having the highest estimated gains, USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) reports. 

Take a step back and look at the big picture of animal health in your operation. Is your pig flow designed to prevent disease spread between groups, start pigs better at weaning and maximize performance potential?

There’s no question the Prop 12 ruling is bad news for U.S. pork producers who will have to comply with this California law, says NPPC's Michael Formica. But farmers aren’t the only ones who will suffer. Here's why.

If California can regulate how pregnant sows are treated 2,000 miles away, that means every state can do that for every agricultural product, warns South Dakota Representative Dusty Johnson on AgriTalk.

There's no sugarcoating this is a challenging time in the pork industry. Trade is vital to U.S. pork producers, and exports continue to be a bright spot even during tough times, Lori Stevermer testified on Thursday.

Disappointment, frustration and disbelief shook the U.S. pork industry when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to uphold California’s Proposition 12. Meanwhile, animal activist groups called it a win.

Rep. Thompson signaled he wants to hear “commitment from everyone, including the president, that we will get this done and in the manner I've been speaking about. Bipartisan, bicameral, on time and highly effective.'"

AgriTalk's host Chip Flory and Pro Farmer analyst Jim Wiesemeyer react to the Proposition 12 ruling and what's ahead.

Here's a look at the most recent updates and opportunties from pork industry associations across the nation!

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld California’s new humane-pork law, rejecting an industry challenge in a ruling strengthening the power of states to impose rules that have a broad economic impact on other states.

Automakers, including Ford, recently announced they are planning to remove AM radio from their lineups. Joe Gill, National Association of Farm Broadcasters president, says this move poses a threat to public safety.

Grilling season set to kick off as both packers and cattle feeders operating with profitable margins. Pork producers continue the struggle to reach profitability.

Robots, sensors, connected devices, virtual reality and even artificial intelligence have become a daily presence in healthcare. As we face our own digital transformation as pork producers, what lessons can we learn? 

Jacob Peak oversees 13 production partner sites for The Maschhoffs, all of which are close in proximity. In October, disease pressure surged through the area creating an overwhelming complex and complicated situation.

Zoetis unveils a new diagnostic consultative service from Zoetis that provides support to pork producers and veterinarians as a resource to the new Mhp (Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae) Guardian management program. 

Tyson Foods Inc  plans to resume slaughtering pigs in mid-May at a Madison, Neb., pork plant damaged by fire two weeks ago, the meatpacker said on Tuesday.

Missouri's efforts to decrease its feral hog population is working. Here's a look at what Missouri is doing to fight this invasive nightmare.

When a pair of Midwest farmers dropped a backhoe bucket 8’ below mature soybeans, they made one of the most unlikely scientific discoveries of the 21st century—a woolly mammoth.

Indonesia reported an outbreak of the deadly virus of pigs, African swine fever, on a farm on the Riau Islands near Singapore, according to the World Organisation for Animal Health.

The Office of Investment Security proposed a rule on Friday that would require foreign entities to garner U.S. government approval before they are able to purchase land within 100 miles of eight military bases.

More than 75% of the farm bill is reserved for nutrition and SNAP. Congressmembers are looking to tighten the reins on SNAP benefits that "cost taxpayers billions and contribute to the nation's obesity," says Sen. Rubio.

U.S. pork exports trend higher in March with optimism for strong months ahead, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) in a recent report.

Tyson Foods Inc posted a surprise second-quarter loss on Monday and cut its full-year revenue forecast on falling beef and pork prices, sending the U.S. meat packer's shares tumbling 9% before the bell.

Swine manure application in the fall means nutrients for spring-planted crops and soil nutrient building for nutrients applied beyond crop needs. Have you accounted for all available nutrients in your fertilizer plans?

Lenders In the hearing seemed to agree on a boost to lending limits in USDA guaranteed loans as lawmakers ready for the next farm bill.

The time has come again to look ahead to the World Pork Expo.  Duane Stateler, a pork producer from McComb, Ohio, shares why 2023's event is one you don't want to miss.

Exports rose 2.1% in March from the prior month to a seasonally adjusted $256.2 billion while imports declined 0.3% to $320.4 billion, the Commerce Department said.

The U.S. exported $7.6 billion worth of pork to more than 100 foreign destinations in 2022. That's no small number.

With the current economic situation, both in agriculture and even personally, it is easy to feel stress and overwhelmed. Here are some suggestions on how to manage stress and work through a difficult time.

According to American Farm Bureau Foundation, the 40- to 90-minute courses focus on four themes: Careers, celebrating local food events, pollinators and regenerative ag.

A total of $4 million has been pledged by Taco Bell, Cargill and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to aid Intermountain West ranchers in conservation and regenerative practices across cattle grazing lands.

From early 2017 to early 2019, Tom Petznick, DVM, knew his client’s 4500-head farrow-to-wean swine herd had a new disease not previously seen by him or his colleagues. Here's how diagnostic testing helped.

Minnesota farmer and National Pork Board board member, Dale Stevermer, advocated for U.S. Pork at the G7 Agriculture Ministers' Meeting in Japan using his personal Pork Cares Farm Impact Report. 

There’s no question Illinois Bacon Day was a day for celebration. However, Illinois pig farmers wanted the day to also bring attention to the important hurdles that pork producers are facing now. Here's what happened.

Packers have navigated through the tightest supplies of the season while maintaining profitability. Now, supplies are anticipated to increase seasonally which could swing more leverage in their favor.

Effective immediately, JBS USA will begin the transition of 10 facilities to its newly created company, JBS Sanitation.

The causal link between the Federal Reserve discount rate and inflation is obvious to all serious armchair economists, but calls for an impending recession in the U.S. are missing a few details. John Phipps explains.

In the past, when profits were challenged, the result was excessive growth and too much supply to sell at profitable prices. We are not used to structural demand problems, especially the global market blunting of demand.

When it comes to meat, what is your state most hungry for? Data shows meat eaters across the nation are looking for variety and tend to have a geographic component to recent consumer preferences.

Washington State University researchers will help make history after receiving FDA "investigational" authorization to have their gene-edited pigs enter the food chain for human consumption.

Winds topping 55 mph, along with dry soils, recently planted fields and the direction of the fierce winds, all created the "perfect storm" to cause the major dust storm that turned fatal Monday in Illinois.

For Victor Ochoa, the TN visa process isn’t just something he talks about. It’s something he’s lived.

State police said the pileups were caused by "excessive winds blowing dirt from farm fields across the highway, resulting in zero visibility."

Illinois pork producers are seizing a unique opportunity on May 3 to educate legislators about the pork industry and discuss the issues currently facing pig farmers.

The latest Swine Disease Reporting System report has some people scratching their heads. For the first time in recent memory, porcine circovirus type 2 jumped into the top 10 most-diagnosed diseases list at the ISU VDL.

Manage nutrition for heavy and light gilts with individual diets to boost whole herd performance.

Weak economic growth is taking its toll on global pork consumption. Despite early signs that the worst of the inflationary impact may have passed, the lagged impact on consumption is likely to be felt all year.