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Farm Journal’s PORK editor Jennifer Shike and editor emeritus JoAnn Alumbaugh recently attended the 2018 Leman Conference in Saint Paul, Minn. See their coverage of the event.

The pork outlook looked bleak in August. Fear of large pork supplies and Mexican and Chinese tariffs appeared disastrous. The outlook is still suggesting losses this fall and winter but much less than thought in August.

An outbreak of classical swine fever (hog cholera) has been reported in a remote region of Brazil on Oct. 6. The Brazil agricultural ministry says the discovery will have no impact on hog health or pork exports.

Misinformation is again waging war against bacon. A quarter-million-dollar ad campaign launched this fall in Washington, D.C., claims there are health risks to eating bacon and other processed meats.

AgriTalk’s Chip Flory talked with Patrick Webb of the National Pork Board about China’s biosecurity challenges and the U.S. response plan if an ASF outbreak occurs.

Since the first case was reported on Sept. 13, Belgium has implemented numerous measures to contain the ASF outbreak in the region of Etalle, isolating a 240-sq.-mile zone.

August pork export volume was down 1% from last year at 182,372 mt, while export value fell 3% to $494.1 million.

Meet Texas Tech University’s Edgar Aviles-Rosa, an up and coming voice of the pork industry who’s passionate about swine welfare and making a difference in the industry.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year – until somebody gets sick at your holiday gathering. Make sure you don’t spread bacteria that can cause harmful foodborne illnesses this season.

Disease poses a threat to producers trying to raise hogs in areas with wild pigs.