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Smithfield Foods said it priced its initial public offering well below its forecast range, raising $521.7 million for the company and the selling stockholder.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s pick to lead the Health and Human Services, is scheduled to appear in front of the Senate twice this week for confirmation hearings.

Cash-traded weaner pig volume was below average this week with 47,550 head being reported which is 70% of the 52-week average. Cash prices were $82.90, down $1.43 from a week ago.

Terry Wolters, pork producer from Pipestone, Minnesota and past president of the National Pork Producers Council, says optimism is returning to the industry with better prices.

The Panama Canal is in President Donald Trump’s crosshairs — and he’s pledged to retake control of the strategic waterway due to Chinese influence. He also claims U.S. ships have been unfairly charged for using the canal.

MIT scientists have developed robotic insects that could aid farming through artificial pollination.

Here’s a look at who won awards and achieved Master Pork Producer designation at the 2025 Iowa Pork Congress.

Mycotoxins, natural substances produced by molds and fungi, are more prevalent — and more of a problem in agriculture — than ever before.

Updates from nutrition, genetics and equipment companies serving the livestock industry.

The Iowa Pork Producers Association passed three resolutions at its 2025 annual meeting in Des Moines. Here are the big topics on Iowa producers’ minds.