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On average, retail California pork prices have gone up by 20% since July 1, 2023, when Proposition 12 was fully implemented. A new study shows pork prices are surging. What does this mean for California consumers?

The detection of influenza A virus H5N1 in livestock highlights the potential for influenza viruses to infect different species and the necessity for monitoring of influenza-like illness and maintaining good biosecurity.

A therapeutic trial using innovative CRISPR-based technologies to target African swine fever in pigs has successfully been completed.

Kansas State University Department of Animal Sciences and Industry graduate student Katelyn Gaffield was recognized as a 2024 recipient of the Larry Corah Graduate Student Award, which includes a $1,500 scholarship.

Our industry is diligent about collecting data — in management software systems, feeding systems, animal movement planning systems and more. How can we integrate this data better for practical analysis?

Summer Doty hasn’t saved anyone from a burning building or led an army into battle. She hasn’t jumped into the path of an oncoming train. Still, the work she does at Islercrest Farms is proof not all heroes wear capes.

Lawmakers sent a letter to Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack, urging him to reverse the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) decision to cancel or discontinue several National Agricultural Statistics Service reports.

Eye-opening. Impactful. Urgent. Important. These are just a few ways pork producers described a recent exercise on FAD preparedness. For Jim McCoy, an Ohio show pig producer, the experience went one step further.

Dr. Matt Allerson uses science to solve health problems for pork producers and was recognized as the 2024 Leman Science in Practice Award Winner.