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With the extreme volatility the pork industry has seen recently, Steve Malakowsky poses the question: How do you not only survive the unknowns but thrive?

As group housing systems for gestating sows continue to increase in the U.S. swine industry, strategies to manage social interactions have become increasingly important. Here are three ways nutrition could help.

Cash-traded feeder pig reported volume was below average this past week, with 5,670 head reported. Cash feeder pig reported prices were $60.68, down $4.38 per head from last week.

Traditional breeding, which relies on existing, natural genetic variation within a population, can produce pigs with enhanced robustness to disease in a subsequent generation, Topigs Norsvin said in a release.

Roeslein Alternative Energy (RAE) and partners will use funding in a five-year pilot project to demonstrate a climate-smart future for corn, soybean, livestock and renewable natural gas production.

Europe’s biggest pork producer, Danish Crown, said on Thursday it would cut 350 jobs at two factories in Denmark as a result of declining supplies from farmers hit by rising energy and feed prices.

Don’t underestimate what you do each and every day as a pig farmer – feeding your family as well as everyone else’s, says Heather Hill, president of the National Pork Board and an Indiana pig farmer.

Ongoing research aims to provide clarity on why sows die. What’s challenging about sow mortality is the largest contributor is a bucket of reasons labeled “unknown.” The leading identifiable reason? Lameness.

The appearance of African swine fever in Italy and recently on the border of Germany and France illustrates this disease moves in two distinct ways and can teach the U.S. important lessons about this deadly virus.

Is your operation in the sweet spot for owning a sprayer? Of course, every decision has downsides (and a price tag). But, investing in a sprayer for your farm could offer a clear upside.