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It’s important to watch your fields—not your calendar—when deciding to plant says Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie. Cool soils, wet conditions and potential late frost means you still need to be patient.

USDA’s acreage numbers injected a substantial amount of uncertainty into both markets that appears set to stay in place throughout the summer, according to University of Illinois agricultural economist Todd Hubbs.

K-State researchers to present findings during annual Swine Day.

Many people would like to push fast forward to 2021 and forget 2020 ever happened. Will 2021 be a better year for the U.S. pork industry? Most economists think so, but will admit that’s what they thought last year.

The first shipment of breeding pigs to utilize the Livestock Export and Inspection Facility at St. Louis Lambert took off for Sao Paulo, Brazil on Nov. 11, making history as they left aboard a Boeing 747-400F.

Why should a communication model be at the top of your list to implement NOW? For starters, poor communication can lead to big problems, especially in busy seasons.

Proposition 12, the 2018 ballot initiative that bans the sale of meat and eggs derived from producers that don’t meet California standards, was upheld by a panel of judges in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Lameness is the No. 1 cause of mortality in mid- to late-finishing stage pigs. Kathleen Wood, DVM, Christensen Farms, shares some of the key issues she’s seeing out in the field when it comes to grow-finish lameness.

Here are practical ways producer decision-makers can recruit talented future leaders for their operations—and learn and apply their unique experiences and talents, says Merck Animal Health’s Shannon Kellner.

The rise of low-density residential development is causing more and more challenges as people move into closer proximity with animal agriculture.