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Iowa Rep. Chad Ingels joined AgriTalk to talk about House File 787, and how it provides support to build new meat lockers in the state as well as training.

Problems at ports are magnifying a surge in container shipping costs. And those costs are now showing up as farmers and ranchers source farming supplies.

USDA revealed COVID-19 is still impacting U.S. pork supplies. The latest Hogs and Pigs Report showed a surprise reduction in overall numbers, including sows.

Canadian pork producers are disappointed by the outcome of Thursday’s meeting between the Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers of Agriculture

Solar energy falls into the renewable energy category, and its growth has skyrocketed over the last few decades due to lower installation costs and consumer demand for more sustainable energy.

A second bill to change the H-2A guest worker program has been introduced in the House. This version would move oversight from the Department of Labor to USDA.

Early detection is critical to control and eliminate transboundary diseases that threaten the U.S. pork industry. Dr. Jeff Zimmerman of Iowa State University says it’s time for a new approach to detect these threats.

As USDA Vilsack prepares to testify before the House Ag Committee Thursday on the state of black farmers in the U.S., he is highlighting disparities in coronavirus aid payments to minority and disadvantaged farmers.

Conflicting reports of the severity of African swine fever in China continue to raise questions for the U.S. pork industry. Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack shares insight from the Chinese Ag Minister about ASF in China.