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Germany is hopeful of progress in its efforts to persuade China to relax import bans on German pork imposed after African swine fever was found in the country, Germany’s agriculture minister said on Wednesday.

Secretary Vilsack flatly denied there is any effort by President Biden to reduce meat consumption to meet proposed cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. “Sometimes in the political world, games get played,” he said.

When hunter Michael Bennett bought eight pigs at a sale barn, the wheels began turning on one of the most bizarre feral hog stories on record, and unleashed questions over guilt, innocence, and state power.

Danish Crown plans to cut up to 100 jobs at a slaughterhouse in Germany as an African swine fever (ASF) outbreak dating back to September 2020 continues to prevent exports outside of the EU.

Ask a group of meat scientists what the most important factor in determining meat quality is, and my bet is the most common answer you will hear is pH. Anna Dilger of the University of Illinois shares why that matters.

The uncertainty surrounding Proposition 12 right now has put all U.S. producers in a challenging position, said NPPC president Jen Sorenson during a media briefing following NPPC’S Legislative Action Conference.

The Animal Agriculture Alliance responds to a recent article that takes aim at a prominent U.S. pork producer.

Even though spring brought a period of high profitability, the supports holding up the profit performance of the pork industry are subject to some weakness, says columnists Dennis DiPietre and Lance Mulberry.