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Rotavirus, Clostridium perfringens, E. coli, Coccidia, Sapovirus, Salmonella, Clostridioides difficile. The list of endemic pathogens clamoring to strike your new set of pigs is daunting, and they aren’t going away.

USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) will provide an updated 2024 net farm income forecast on Thursday. Economists say the net farm income picture would look even worse it weren’t for improved livestock prices.

Sudário Roberto Silva Junior is digging into the effects of postbiotics on sow performance and the microbiome of both sows and their offspring in his research at the University of Minnesota.

Cash-traded feeder pig reported volume was below average this past week, with 12,675 head reported. Cash feeder pig reported prices were $53.32, up $2.45 per head from last week.

See which pork products are hitting the news wires.

Beth Stevermer is pursuing a law degree so she can help create more transparency in the food industry, especially to prevent mislabeling of products and prevent consumers from receiving misinformation.

Last week’s substantial drop in the breakeven feeding cost for feeder cattle placed on feed last week is significant to the market outlook, says John Nalivka, president of Sterling Marketing Inc., in the latest Sterling Profit Tracker.

Topigs Norsvin’s strategic plan to upgrade its breeding structure began eight years ago. This initiative included centralizing nucleus breeding for the Z-line and TN Tempo lines in Canada and constructing Delta Canada and Innova Canada.