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USDA announced an additional investment of more than $14 million to support agricultural workforce training in historically underserved communities to increase resilience of the U.S. meat and poultry processing sector.

Chris Rademacher, clinical professor in veterinary diagnostic and production animal medicine and swine extension veterinarian at Iowa State University, has been named interim director of the Iowa Pork Industry Center.

After 30 years working in the field of rural mental health, Ted Matthews understands the factors that stress farmers and knows how to help them.

Here’s a look at the keynote speakers at the 2022 Allen D. Leman Swine Conference, organized by the University of Minnesota, on September 17-20 at the Saint Paul RiverCentre.

When the late Kendal Thompson walked into a room, everyone took notice. It was hard to miss his 6’9” frame, but it was even harder to miss his heart for people, says Mike Hemann, CEO and president of DPI Global.

The Special Olympics of South Dakota has changed its mind about Wholestone Farms’ proposed pork plant in Sioux Falls, S.D. Here’s why.

It’s hard when sows die, says Luis Lopez, a breeding team lead at New Fashion Pork. The reality that you can do everything right and still experience loss on a farm is hard to deal with day in and day out.

Decreased line speeds in pork processing has been a challenge since July 2021. Two more facilities receive approval to join a time-limited trial to pick up the pace.

An AVA Cos. meat packing plant worker was arrested on Aug. 26 and faces criminal mischief, tampering and criminal nuisance charges after allegedly placing a coin in a meat package set to go out to retailers.

Meet the five new directors that have been elected to the Nebraska Pork Producers Association Board of Directors.