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Within the first 1,000 days of life, a baby’s brain begins to grow and develop with the help of specific vitamins and minerals, including protein, zinc, iron, choline, folate, iodine, vitamins A, D, B6 and B12 and long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. When baby’s first bite includes pork, their growth and development flourishes.

Lincoln Land Community College students learn about swine industry through Illinois Pork program.

In a move designed to protect Ohio farmers from non-science-based environmental restrictions, the Ohio Pork Council has led a group of 11 agricultural groups from across the state to seek a legal intervention to a lawsuit against the EPA that was filed by the Chicago-based Environmental Law and Policy Center.

Negotiated cash cattle increased an average of $1.18 per cwt. the week ending Sept. 14 and profit margins dropped by $13 per head to an industry average of $130.66 per head, according to Sterling Marketing. Farrow-to-finish hog producers found positive margins of $16 per head last week, down $2.91 from the previous week.

With anticipation building around this year’s presidential and congressional elections, it’s a good time to reflect on why a bipartisan approach to advocacy is necessary.

Even though the majority of U.S. red meat exports flow out of the West Coast ports, USMEF’s Dan Halstrom says a strike in the east and south would still have a significant impact on the industry.

Postweaning diarrhea is a frustrating disease. Not only is it costly to the pig and producer, but often the reason why it’s happening is unclear, says Adam Schelkopf, a veterinarian with Pipestone.

Iowa Pork has new communications manager. The Indiana Pork Skillathon was successful. Illinois Pork seeks State Ambassador Intern.

NPPC appreciates that AMS intends for the proposal to promote fair and competitive markets, but it is more likely to negatively impact pork producers, including through an increase in frivolous and costly litigation.