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Indiana Pork recently honored three individuals who have dedicated much time to advancing the pig industry.

For those in agriculture, owning farmland has long been viewed as a symbol of status and wealth. Now, even individuals who don’t farm are jumping on board, looking to buy farmland.

“It’s a mystery as to why the USDA began to hide the names of many recipients,” said Scott Faber, senior vice president for government affairs for the Environmental Working Group.

Understanding the environment farmers operate in was top of mind for U.S. Sen. John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, at the first Farm Bill hearing.

Nearly 80 years of pork industry experience in key leadership positions will be added to the Cargill Animal Nutrition pork team.

The revamped foods program would absorb the functions of Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and the Office of Food Policy and Response, as well as some of the work of the Office of Regulatory Affairs.

Excitement among Alltech, Ohio Pork Council and IFF’s Danisco Animal Nutrition & Health has been shared in recent headlines. Here’s a look at their updates.

Are hog producers being left out of USDA’s Emergency Relief Program (ERP) Phase 2? Paul Neiffer, a CPA who specializes in farm taxes, told AgriTalk’s host Chip Flory that’s what it looks like from his perspective.

COVID-19 continues to plague pork demand in China. Meanwhile, the country’s hog numbers continue to rise.