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The Pennsylvania Pork Producers Council announced the hiring of its first full-time state executive director.

It’s not about the money. It’s not about fame. As Adam Sanders’ song continues, “And believe me, it ain’t ever been easy to play this game.” Probably no truer words could be said about life in the pork industry.

Where does farming’s ‘people problem’ start? Aidan Connolly takes a look at the war for talent and what that means for the pork industry when it comes to finding, training, motivating and keeping the best workers.

Monitoring disease risk in the swine industry is not only important, it’s critical for the future success of the industry. That’s one reason why Kent Bang said yes to serving on the SHIC board of directors.

A lot of attention has been directed toward keeping the employees you can’t afford to lose. However, sometimes there are employees on your farm that you can’t afford to keep because of various reasons.

Every detail matters when you’re talking about preventing a bacteria or virus from walking onto your sow farm. Here’s a look at why employee turnover may be one of your greatest biosecurity risks.

Of all the change Steve Malakowsky has witnessed in the past 25 years, the most important has been next-gen producers making their mark. He offers three things to consider before transitioning to the next generation.

From labor to technology, the opportunities to improve tomorrow’s pork operation continue to expand. We asked five industry leaders to share perspectives, including what producers should think about in 2022.

There’s no question it’s an interesting time to be preparing for the workforce. We asked five youth questions ranging from the biggest misconception of their generation to how the industry can attract future leaders.

Steve Hoefer of Lincoln, Nebraska has joined the staff of the Nebraska Pork Producers Association (NPPA) as the Allied and Producers Services Director.