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Florida’s feral pigs have long been considered a nuisance by residents and farmers, but now a rancher is hoping to make use of their abundance, marketing them as a new sustainable food source.

Vietnam plans to sow genetically modified crops for the first time as demand for corn to fatten hogs expands in the country where pork consumption climbed 80 percent in the past decade.

Workshops in Salina and Dighton, Kan., will cover preparation, risk management, and high mortality.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has vetoed a politically charged bill that would have banned the use of certain pig cages in his state, a move many observers see as aimed at appeasing Iowa voters ahead of a potential 2016 presidential run.

A pair of state ‘ag-gag’ laws are being challenged in federal court.

Cotton, grains and oilseeds are the worst-performing commodities this year in the Bloomberg index.

The Kentucky State Fair Grand Champion country ham has fetched exponentially higher prices each year since its humble beginnings in 1964.

The bear is awake and has sent prices well below many farmers’ production costs. The issue is not how deep the correction will be, but how long it will be!

Iowa livestock producers may have more regulations heading their way in how manure is handled.

Chip Flory breaks down this week’s potential headline makers with a new “risk rating” system.