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The National Pork Board recommends participating in climate-smart grant programs like this one to help producers maintain their freedom to operate by attracting valuable supply chain partners.

With harvest in full swing, we know you are busy and put together this round-up of seven stories #PORKtober you don’t want to miss.

Before he went to kindergarten, Joel Huber was already the topic of conversation among farmers in Wellman, Iowa.

Hogs placed for finishing last week had a breakeven at $69.49 per head. The estimated total cost for finishing a steer last week was $2,702 per head, according to the Sterling Profit Trackers.

Funding will expand innovative domestic fertilizer production and increase independent meat and poultry processing capacity, which will in turn increase competition and lower fertilizer costs for farmers and food costs for consumers.

Summer internships are the first exposure for students to the real world.

U.S. Beef and Pork were on the world stage at the SIAL Paris food trade shows.

USDA announced on Oct. 30 the first reported case of H5N1 in a pig in an Oregon backyard farm.

The threat of a foreign animal disease outbreak demands vigilant preparedness, rapid response and a community-wide effort to mitigate damage. Interestingly, the legacy of Gord Downie, the lead singer of The Tragically Hip, offers lessons that can be applied to swine foreign animal disease preparation. Here’s why.