Pork Business
The critical nature of the ag industry has required many ag employers continue business operations as normal. AgCareers.com’s annual Agribusiness HR Review survey of ag employers assesses employers’ COVID responses.
Patrick Yeich is studying how to improve grow-finish nutrition by looking at feed additives to improve average daily gain and feed efficiency.
Do you know what the record is for longest beard in the world? Although you may not be able to top that record, now’s the time to nominate your beard or mustache (or a friend’s) for PORK’s Best Beard & Mustache Contest.
Students from across the country gathered in Indianapolis for the 94th-annual National FFA Convention on Oct. 27-30. But this year’s convention held even more special meaning than usual.
November employment data was called disappointing despite the unemployment rate dropping slightly. Retaining workers has become difficult even as employers raised pay, which eventually gets passed along to consumers.
When students walk into Anna Dilger’s classroom, they can expect play dough, cartoons and dancing. But her students aren’t kindergartners; they’re college students. And they’re learning from one of the best.
Here’s a roundup of the latest pork industry headlines.
When Harry Martin escaped from slavery and enlisted in the Union Army during the Civil War, little did he know the legacy he was about to establish for generations to come when he returned home to Wayne County, N.C.
A round-up of new hires, promotions and more in the U.S. pork industry.
Longtime swine breeder Roy Henry of Longford, Kan., was recognized as the 2021 Kansas State University Department of Animal Sciences and Industry Distinguished Alumnus on Dec. 6.
Seven Iowa high school football players took home awards recognizing their play during the final games at the 2021 Iowa high school state football championships Nov. 18-19 at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls.
From disease resilience to swine behavior, seven graduate students from across the country presented their research at the National Swine Improvement Federation meeting. Here’s what they are working on.
Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. will assemble a team of company and third-party experts to develop an infectious disease preparedness plan that the company will implement at all of its processing facilities nationwide.
The U.S. Meat Export Federation Strategic Planning Conference and Board of Directors Meeting, held Nov. 10-12 in Carlsbad, Calif., wrapped up with the election of new USMEF officers.
Passionate. Purposeful. Visionary. Intelligent. Thoughtful. A man of integrity. Of the many ways one could describe Neil Dierks, retiring NPPC CEO, all would agree on this: his leadership has made the industry better.
It feels like every business I enter has a “help wanted” sign right now. Opportunities for hardworking, honest, reliable employees are limitless. Unfortunately, many college students overlook the swine industry.
A thick, well-groomed, salt-and-pepper, eye-catching brute of a beard is taking home top honors in the 2021 Farm Journal’s PORK’s Best Beards in the Pork Industry Contest. Here are the top 10 winners this year.
Kent Bang, director of swine lending at Compeer Financial, shares his views on mentoring, leadership, strategy and what he’s learned during his career in this exclusive Farm Journal’s PORK Q&A.
A round-up of new hires and new product announcements in the U.S. pork industry.
Company news headlines from the U.S. pork industry.
Nine young women and men are competing for three positions on the 2022 Iowa Pork Producers Association Youth Leadership Team.
David Preisler, long-time CEO of the Minnesota Pork Producers Association and Minnesota Pork Board, announced his plans to retire from the organization effective June 1, 2022.
What do North American and South American pork industries have in common? It’s more than you possibly think. Here’s how cultural differences create opportunities to improve the pork business.
The Swine Health Information Center is hiring an associate director. Here are the details.
When John Deen, DVM, was a kid, he remembers a time when sow mortality was not a problem. However times have changed, and Deen says it’s partly our creation. Here are seven sow management trends to watch in 2022.
How do we extract the most value from swine performance data? Aaron Lower of Carthage Veterinary System shares how his team is approaching data collection, summarization and analysis in order to take action.
A round-up of headlines in the global pork industry.
Despite rising pork prices in recent months, retail and carcass prices in the U.S. are still relatively low when compared with prices in other countries, says Dermot Hayes, Iowa State University economist.
It’s a real struggle to find people with good stockmanship skills who want to work in livestock production, said Caleb Shull, director of research and innovation for The Maschhoffs during a recent Farm Country Update.
Britain’s pig industry said it faces collapse after an exodus of east European workers led to a shortage of butchers and a backlog in slaughtering more than 170,000 pigs.