Pork Business
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds and long-time policy influencer Jerry Fitzgerald were recognized as Honorary Master Pork Producers at the 2022 Iowa Pork Congress.
Maddison Caldwell woke up on Dec. 19, 2019, with a plan for the ultimate act of finality. Death by her own hand. Here’s the miraculous story of her journey from death to hope.
Two states are working to ramp up measures to minimize growing wild pig populations that are causing major damage to agriculture, the environment and private property.
The popular plant-based beverage, Oatly, has recently been told to not repeat some of its ‘misleading’ advertisements in the United Kingdom.
Cash-traded feeder pig reported volume was below average this past week, with 6,390 head reported. Cash feeder pig reported prices were $97.68, up $1.98 per head from last week.
SowMAX eliminates the guesswork of feeding sows to full appetite.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists assigned to the Paso Del Norte and Ysleta border crossings in El Paso, Texas, seized 243 pounds of prohibited pork bologna.
National Pork Board announces new chief veterinarian who will lead team of experts in work toward foreign animal disease preparedness and protecting the U.S. herd.
Three youth named to the 2022 Iowa Pork Youth Leadership Team, displaying excellence as a leader in the industry. These individuals will spend the next year participating in public activities promoting pork production.
Keeping foreign animal diseases like African swine fever out presents a huge opportunity for the pork industry. But so does innovating new ways to treat and prevent production diseases U.S. pork producers face.
A look at the equipment available to aid in the safe and efficient removal of pig carcasses.
China suspends pork imports from Italy after African swine fever was detected in a wild boar in the country.
The North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute) praises the ruling issued by the Superior Court for Sacramento County in California to halt enforcement of Proposition 12.
Challenges are often opportunities in disguise, three pork industry leaders expressed during a recent Farm Country Update. Here’s a look at the topic of total pork demand and how to win over the meat case.
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service added Thailand to the list of countries it considers affected by African swine fever and stressed the importance of strict adherence to three rules.
Protecting the U.S. from African swine fever remains a top priority of USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Here’s a look at some the agency’s most successful efforts to protect American ag in 2021.
After ransomware attacks hit two co-ops and an equipment auction site last year, John Phipps says his guess is tractors being hacked to override factory engine or emission controls are ripe for self-inflicted hacks.
Risk management is a hot topic in the hog market. Scott Brown, University of Missouri economist, believes there are more reasons to be concerned about lower prices than optimism about higher prices as he looks ahead.
Influenza A virus is one of the most challenging viruses in swine to manage because of the viruses’ ability to diversify and evolve. Here are eight things to consider in your swine operation.
The annual meeting of the Colorado Pork Producers Council will take place Feb. 21 at the Morgan County Fairgrounds in Brush, Colo. Here’s what attendees can expect.
The 2022 Iowa Pork Congress will take place this Wednesday and Thursday at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. Here’s a look at what to expect.
USDA’s January supply and demand report is calling for lower pork exports. The agency is cutting pork exports by 405 million pounds, AgDay’s Clinton Griffiths reports.
Cash-traded weaner pig reported volume was below average this past week, with 22,757 head reported. Cash weaner pig reported prices were $69.06, up $2.04 per head from last week.
Rural communities are likely to see an outbreak of the COVID-19 variant omicron later than big cities but Chief Medical Advisor to President Biden, Dr. Anthony Fauci says the pandemic will eventually end.
Sometimes it feels like there are so many things we shouldn’t do when it comes to dealing with animal activists. Don’t get provoked. Don’t be easily angered. Don’t engage. Don’t confront. But what can we do?
Challenges are just part of the pork industry. There’s no way to avoid them because there’s no way to control every variable. But Chad Leman, an Illinois farmer, says he’s not crying in his napkin yet.
Wade Hendricks is always thinking about the next generation and how he can breed better Duroc hogs. Here’s why he jumped at the opportunity to get involved with a new Duroc pork program.
Backed-up pork processing plants. Holding diets. The waiting game. If anything good came out of the pandemic and it’s initial impact on the pork supply chain, Randy Francois said it was hog inventory management.
What do consumers want? Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 2022 Stakeholders Summit will dive into the question, hoping to stay ahead of the next wave of consumer preferences.
It’s a prime opportunity to address a gap in the industry, says National Swine Registry CEO Clay Zwilling. Here’s why NSR is moving forward with its first association-based branded pork program, Certified DUROC Pork.