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Iowa Select Farms, under the leadership of the Deb and Jeff Hansen Foundation, is driving change in Iowa communities to help end childhood hunger.

As we get ready to close out a roller coaster of a year, there are a few pieces of advice I’ve recently heard I wanted to pass on as we launch into a new year of foreign animal disease preparedness and prevention.

Biden’s new Build Back Better plan could have a sweeping impact on ag. The plan provides a boost to biofuels and conservation efforts and expands USDA’s proposed minority farmer and rancher debt relief by $6 billion.

The 46th-annual National Swine Improvement Federation (NSIF) will be held in person on Nov. 30-Dec. 2 in St. Louis, Mo., at the Marriott St. Louis Grand. Check out the slate of highlighted speakers.

As labor woes continue to cripple meat processing plants, Missouri is rolling out a unique concept to answer many processors’ biggest need. The classroom on wheels will provide workforce development at a pivotal time.

The pork industry is still evolving out of the rubble of the coronavirus pandemic, says Lee Schulz, an Iowa State University economist. But certainly, more optimism abounds in the U.S. pork outlook heading into 2022.

How will agricultural biotechnology and gene editing fit into the future of U.S. agriculture? The House Committee on Agriculture’s livestock and biotechnology subcommittees held a joint hearing to discuss.

If you or an employee treats an animal with a drug, it’s important to keep adequate and updated treatment records.

U.S. tractor maker Deere & Co agreed on a new six-year contract with the United Auto Workers (UAW) union that would be subject to a vote by the company’s striking workers, the company said in a statement on Saturday.