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A strep bacteria, commonly found in horses, was isolated from two cases in Ohio and Tennessee in 2019. In 2021, an Indiana system experienced increased sow death loss. SHIC funded a comparison of the outbreak isolates.

As temperatures reach all-time highs in some parts of the country, it’s an important time to take proper precautions to avoid heat stress in your barn.

Brazilian meatpacker JBS SA posted a first-quarter profit that beat expectations on the back of strength in its United States business, according to a financial statement on Wednesday.

“The more we prepare, the quicker we can respond to an actual incident,” says Tyler Bauman, DVM, herd veterinarian for The Maschhoffs, LLC, about the possibility of a foreign animal disease outbreak.

Biden says Ukraine has 20 million tons of stored grain awaiting export to various countries. He says lack of port movement coupled with halted planting in Ukraine will ignite a global food crisis unless action is taken.

Join AgDay TV’s Clinton Griffiths and PORK editor Jennifer Shike on May 25 for the United Pork Americas Online Symposium on global pork production with Richard Herzfelder, Gira, and Nathan Losey, AgResource Company.

A little bit better is a little bit better, said Ted Matthews, director of Minnesota Rural Mental Health. Matthews dispels myths about mental health, counseling and anxiety on the farm.

The National Pork Producers Council is submitting comments on the EPA’s toxicological review of formaldehyde, which is used to prevent Salmonella infections in pigs and as a disinfectant, among other things.

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is reviewing Section 301 tariffs, which is required every four years by law, on more than $370 billion of Chinese goods. Here’s why it matters to you.

John Phipps breaks down the 900 million acres of farmland in the U.S. by land use and answers a looming question about if the U.S. has enough farmland to feed America.