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A light-based, food sanitization technique successfully eliminated multiple harmful pathogens in a new study carried out by Penn State researchers.

A 48-hour standstill was ordered over the weekend on pig farms and related facilities in the eastern Gangwon Province in South Korea after confirmation of a second African swine fever case this year.

For 2022, USDA reports the value of the nation’s cropland is $5,050. That’s up $630, or 14%, from 2021. This year’s figure marks back-to-back record highs in cropland values.

If you find yourself ready to bid on a significant number of acres, do your homework, analyze lease types and perfect your landlord communication plan.

High 2022 prices for hogs and pork are largely attributable to supply factors, unlike 2021, when prices were mostly driven by pandemic-related changes in consumer pork demand, says Mildred Haley with USDA’s ERS.

A round-up of company news impacting the U.S. pork industry.

Conflict. Everyone wants to avoid it, but experts say that’s never a good move.

Global prices for all meat continues to rise, according to the FAO Food Price Index. While an environment of rising prices could slow strong global demand for U.S. red meat, it also brings marketing opportunities.

Will higher prices associated with pork in the U.S. begin to erode the demand for pork permanently? Dennis DiPietre and Lance Mulberry provide perspective on the global pork outlook.