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The Justice Department failed in its third attempt at prosecution of chicken industry executives for price-fixing and bid rigging.

China’s inflation soars with the local pork industry a reason to blame. Several tactics will be used to decrease pork prices, but they face some headwinds.

Here’s a recap of important topics, news and happenings within the pork industry!

Nate Birt serves as Director of Development & Programming for Farm Journal’s Trust In Food. He previously spent his days as deputy managing editor of the magazine and interacting with Farm Journal Media fans on social media channels such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube as social media and news editor. He also wrote about machinery for Farm Journal and AgWeb.com. Nate is a graduate of the University of Missouri, from which he holds a master’s in journalism and bachelor’s degrees in journalism and political science. He has worked as a web producer for the Detroit Free Press; as news and online editor at the Boonville (Mo.) Daily News; and as a local editor for AOL’s Patch.com community news websites in St. Louis. He joined Farm Journal Media in 2012. He owes his agricultural knowledge to his wife, Julie, and her family, longtime St. Charles County, Mo., residents who have been active in 4-H. They previously raised Oxford sheep. Nate, Julie and their three sons live in central Missouri. Google Contact Nate nbirt@farmjournal.com 573-581-1585 Farm Journal P.O. Box 958 Mexico, MO 65265

Manager, Climate-Smart Ag Interactive Programming, Trust In Food™

Benny Mote, University of Nebraska-Lincoln assistant professor and swine Extension specialist, believes producers can help tackle the lameness issue in their herds by focusing on three simple things.

Patterns in investigations show the finishing phase of production as a specific area of vulnerability in swine herd health and biosecurity measures. SHIC allocates funding to drive research in this area.