Pork Business
It doesn’t matter if your employees present clinical signs or if they feel “fine,” if they test positive for COVID-19, they need to leave the farm and self-isolate. Here are 4 steps to prevent future transmission.
As COVID-19 continues to run its course, farms need to not only work on implementing prevention practices, but also prepare for how to respond if one or multiple employees were to test positive for COVID-19.
No one denies the pandemic ramped up changes that needed to be made in the food supply chain. Will past hesitations be set aside as the industry seeks to find ways to be more resilient to avoid a repeat of the spring?
The Meat Institute, NCBA and NPPC urged government leaders to prioritize COVID-19 vaccination for men and women who work on the front lines of the meat and poultry industry, following healthcare workers.
When Edward Seed, now vice president of global sales and marketing for Pharmgate, began knocking on doors about 10 years ago with a new product no one had heard of, he wasn’t sure what doors would actually open.
More than 275 individuals and 16 collegiate clubs enroll in the 2020 College Aggies Online competition, representing 87 colleges and 39 states. Here are the results.
AgCareers.com surveyed ag employers and found the agricultural industry is surely resilient, and this is clear as over one half of companies surveyed expect their workforce will increase in size over the next two years.
President-Elect Joe Biden nominated Michael Regan, North Carolina’s top environmental regulator, as the next administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Here’s the pork industry response.
Stockmanship. The innate ability by visual appraisal and common sense to know what works and what needs to happen. That’s how Everett Forkner, newest inductee of the Saddle and Sirloin Portrait Gallery, defines it.
Stockmanship. The innate ability by visual appraisal and common sense to know what works and what needs to happen. That’s how Everett Forkner, newest inductee of the Saddle and Sirloin Portrait Gallery, defines it.
What’s the role of a stockman in the future? Everett Forkner weighs in on what’s ahead for the next generation of pork industry leaders.
The Centers for Disease Control agrees that frontline meat and poultry workers should be some of the first vaccinated after health care workers and those in long-term care facilities.
Since we all react to crisis differently; it helps to understand employees’ and family members’ perspectives.
Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork processor, said on Wednesday it has medical capabilities at U.S. facilities and is actively preparing for COVID-19 vaccine distribution to employees.
Tyson Foods Inc said it resumed slaughtering hogs at an Iowa meat plant on Wednesday, three weeks after idling the facility because of a mechanical malfunction.
Several companies have added new faces to their lineup. Here’s the latest from around the industry.
Judges describe 2020’s winning beard entry as “equal parts unsettling and awe-inspiring to gaze upon.” See the complete list of winners here.
The first winner of the “Best Mustache in the Pork Industry” is a mustache “fit for bank robbery or a night at the opera...maybe both!” describes judge Davis Michaelson, co-host of AgriTalk. See the results here.
If you know me, you know I’m always looking for ways to tell real stories of resilience in agriculture. One thing’s for sure – 2020 gave us a lot of opportunity to practice and live out “Grit with Grace.”
When rumors circled a few weeks ago of pork packing plants refusing loads because of diminished capacity from worker absenteeism due to COVID-19, how could anyone really be surprised?
The bonus is intended to encourage employees to get inoculations, after thousands of U.S. meatpacking workers became infected with the coronavirus last year.
Pork producers are among the food and agriculture worker segment encouraged to get the COVID-19 vaccine because they play a critical role in food security. Here are eight things you need to know about the vaccine.
The 2021 Pork Industry Forum, scheduled for March 3-5, 2021, will be virtual. Here’s the newest information.
The 2021 Iowa Pork Congress may not be an in-person event this year, but there are still virtual options for online sessions that will bring useful information to Iowa’s pig farmers.
Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork processor, said on Monday it paused all federal campaign contributions until more facts are known about last week’s riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Looking for a fresh start this year? The Pork Checkoff invites you to the Fresh Start Wellness Challenge and the opportunity to win free groceries for a year.
Confidence about the future of the workplace has declined less than one might expect, says a report from ADP Research Institute. Positivity persists despite the pandemic. But how is COVID-19 affecting the ag workforce?
There’s no question pork expos and trade shows are a highlight in the industry. But this year’s line-up looks a little different as more events move to virtual or have canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Here’s the latest from around the industry.
When Mike Paustian took over the reins as Iowa Pork Producers Association president a year ago, he thought he knew the key issues the industry would be facing. But as he says, that all got “chucked out the window.”