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What’s the role of a stockman in the future? Everett Forkner weighs in on what’s ahead for the next generation of pork industry leaders.

The Centers for Disease Control agrees that frontline meat and poultry workers should be some of the first vaccinated after health care workers and those in long-term care facilities.

When Edward Seed, now vice president of global sales and marketing for Pharmgate, began knocking on doors about 10 years ago with a new product no one had heard of, he wasn’t sure what doors would actually open.

If you know me, you know I’m always looking for ways to tell real stories of resilience in agriculture. One thing’s for sure – 2020 gave us a lot of opportunity to practice and live out “Grit with Grace.”

When rumors circled a few weeks ago of pork packing plants refusing loads because of diminished capacity from worker absenteeism due to COVID-19, how could anyone really be surprised?

Judges describe 2020’s winning beard entry as “equal parts unsettling and awe-inspiring to gaze upon.” See the complete list of winners here.

The first winner of the “Best Mustache in the Pork Industry” is a mustache “fit for bank robbery or a night at the opera...maybe both!” describes judge Davis Michaelson, co-host of AgriTalk. See the results here.

Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork processor, said on Wednesday it has medical capabilities at U.S. facilities and is actively preparing for COVID-19 vaccine distribution to employees.

Tyson Foods Inc said it resumed slaughtering hogs at an Iowa meat plant on Wednesday, three weeks after idling the facility because of a mechanical malfunction.

Several companies have added new faces to their lineup. Here’s the latest from around the industry.