The livestock industry needs a comprehensive, cohesive plan to address H5N1. Producers, their employees and veterinarians need clear answers and support from U.S. agricultural leadership, moving forward.
No matter where you are on the food chain, we all play a part in making sure the animals we raise for food are healthy and well cared for and that our food supply is safe and nutritious.
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is extending time-limited trials until Nov. 30, allowing certain New Swine Slaughter Inspection System (NSIS) establishments to operate at an increased line speed.
Egg prices peaked in December at around $5.43, then decreased 52% to $2.61 per dozen in February thanks to bird flu. Some speculate this could become a trend based on a hypothesis in how the disease is transmitted.
"The prioritization of resource concerns must be left to the local level where producers decide how they can best address their unique and varied landscapes and needs," said Sen. John Boozman.
Sunshine and bacon. Could there be anything better? Check out these tips to help first-time attendees (and reminders for pros) as they prepare for one of the industry’s most impactful meetings of the year.
A plant nurse at a Tyson Foods medical clinic, Bobbie Gail Blair, 49, has been charged with 10 counts of impersonation of a medical professional and two counts of identity theft after falsely claiming to be licensed.
Cash cattle and wholesale beef prices moved higher last week, increasing profit margins for both cattle feeders and beef packers. Pork producers saw modest per head losses.
After five years in litigation, U.S. District judge orders the U.S. government pay over $1 million in settlement to immigrant workers targeted during an unwarranted ICE raid in Tennessee in 2018.
Nineteen feral cattle have been shot from a helicopter by federal employees in a New Mexico wilderness area in a cull opposed by ranchers and criticized by the state’s governor.
When it comes to hiring potential candidates from Mexico to come work on your farm, there are many things to consider before you make the move. Victor Ochoa of Swineworks answers big questions on producers’ minds.
“Wean-to-harvest biosecurity is a complex issue for our industry that has been developing for many years, says SHIC's Megan Niederwerder. Here are the 10 projects funded in SHIC's Wean-to-Harvest Biosecurity Program.
Celebrating a vital piece of our industry—pigs—March 1, 2023, is National Pig Day! Here are some interesting and squeal-worthy facts to share with those who benefit from pigs—everyone!
"In this current situation, the traditional approach to free trade agreements — which isn't just tariff cuts, but that they do tariff cuts on a fully comprehensive basis — isn't what we need right now,” Tai says.
National Pig Day is the perfect day to announce the dates of the 2023 World Pork Expo, where a milestone 35th anniversary will be celebrated at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa, from June 7-9.
Hog Slat created its new PolyStorm fan line by taking the best features of our proven AirStorm fans and incorporating them with a new housing material.
Here’s a look at cultural differences that can make or break your ability to create a workplace that is not only inviting for employees from Mexico to join, but is also a workplace they won’t want to leave.
The Minnesota Pork Board recognizes this year’s Environmental Steward of the Year award recipient, Adam Barka, who is passionate about thriving rural communities and the people within them.
A team of 15 U.S. industry leaders participated in a local food show, visited a processing facility and saw the broad range of food retail offered in Monterrey, says Gerardo Rodriquez of USMEF.
The National Farm Machinery Show revealed one major theme: the supply chain is still posing major problems for ag equipment manufacturers, an issue that's improving, but could still last the remainder of this year.
Deploying protein modifications developed by Kansas State, Acceligen announced it's able to breed pigs naturally resistant to PRRS. The resistance was proven effective through a University of Illinois collaboration.
As farm shows and meetings portray a crowd that seems to be aging, is there a shortage of young farmers threatening the future of ag? John Phipps explains why an abundance of young farmers may not be on the farm today.
Market participants seem to be more focused on the day-to-day trading in the spot meat/livestock markets, and the short-term impact from weather events, Steiner Consulting says.
Consumer demand has been a key driver of strong pork and hog prices, but will it remain that way in 2023? Steve Meyer weighs in on factors impacting the pork outlook from exports and demand to Prop 12 and inflation.
Beyond Meat forecast full-year revenue above market estimates and said it was looking to control costs at a time when high inflation is denting demand for its plant-based meat products. Shares surged 14% after hours.
Utah state legislators have passed a bill they say closes a loophole that allowed two people accused of burglary to be acquitted last year after taking two sick piglets from a Beaver County pig farm.
Strong used equipment values have been a theme for the past 18 to 20 months, and Machinery Pete doesn’t see that story changing anytime soon. During National Farm Machinery Show he revealed why those prices could last.
For the third straight year, agricultural exports from the U.S. to the Dominican Republic have reached an all-time record with pork leading the way in 2022.
After seeing a controversial Facebook post with two photos of ground beef that differed in appearance for many reasons, Dr. Chad Carr speaks up about why it's great to have your own opinion, but not your own facts.
Feral cattle in New Mexico’s Gila National Forest are expected to come under crosshairs once again as USFS and USDA APHIS plan to decrease the area’s population via aerial gunning, beginning Thursday, Feb. 23.
“If California were to win this Supreme Court case, there’s nothing stopping the state from saying, for example, you can only sell corn in California if it’s harvested with an electric combine,” Dillard says.
SCOTUS has declined to hear Tyson Foods’ arguments about why federal judges should oversee lawsuits tied to the deaths of workers at its plants caused by COVID-19, including its pork processing plant in Waterloo.
Supply chain challenges consistently hit ag in 2022. While 2023 shows improvement with fertilizer availability, National Farm Machinery Show revealed the ag equipment sector is still fragile to supply problems.
FFA is a nearly limitless opportunity for young people to figure out who they are and what they want to do in life. Here are 10 lessons Farm Journal employees learned through FFA that they use every day.
After easing China’s COVID restrictions and a wave of COVID moved through its residents, Chinese consumers are quickly returning with an excess of cash in hand, the U.S. Meat Export Federation reports.
Imagine your favorite cured meat like beef jerky, pepperoni or bacon without any added sodium nitrite from any source currently necessary for color and shelf life. Wes Osburn, Ph.D., is doing exactly that.
On a bitterly cold January morning, a helicopter soars above central Texas farmland. The four passengers hanging outside the aircraft are hunting - going after feral hogs, an invasive species in the southeastern U.S.
Looking at the modest profitability of the pork industry over the past four years, it would typically garner discussion of new projects, says Steve Malakowsky of Compeer Financial. Here's why producers are reluctant.
Denmark should aim to reduce beef and dairy production by levying an emissions tax on farming of $108 per metric ton in order to reach its ambitious climate targets, the government's independent advisor says.