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Steve Cornett has been covering the beef industry since 1973. A regular contributor to Drovers, Steve works from a home office in Canyon, TX, and a ranch office in Hall County.

China’s soymeal futures soared to record highs this week on concerns about the scale of South America’s drought-hit soybean crop and tightening meal supplies in domestic markets.

Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (APP) has a lot of folks scratching their heads right now, said Alyona Michael of the Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostic Lab during an interview with AgriTalk’s Chip Flory.

Pork reigns as champion in the Super Bowl Sunday food line-up. It’s tasty, versatile and a great value this year. Here are five recipes that are sure to win over hungry football fans, or more importantly, the foodies.

Kevin Rosenbohm from Graham, Missouri, announced as the recipient of the prestigious Chairman’s Award during the 2022 Missouri Pork Expo.

Chosen for his outstanding support of the Missouri Pork Association, the Missouri pork industry and all of agriculture, Representative Dean Plocher (R-89th District) receives the Outstanding Legislator Award.

Wiesemeyer says “you don’t spend some $300 million on these [soybean crushing] plants without a solid foundation of a market in the future.”

Lean on available resources to help solve swine health and nutrition problems, especially if the situation is outside your expertise, says Will Fombelle of Carthage Veterinary Service. He shares a recent case study.

USDA reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian flu in a turkey flock in southern Indiana on Feb. 9. This is the nation’s first outbreak in a commercial poultry operation since 2020.