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Swine geneticists, industry leaders, university educators and students gathered for the first ever joint meeting of the Poultry Breeders Roundtable and National Swine Improvement Federation in St. Louis. Here’s a recap.

While it’s easy to get defensive about the amount of money your employees should be receiving, there are often various benefits provided that contribute to an employee’s “hidden paycheck.”

The National Pork Producers Council has chosen Bryan Humphreys as the organization’s new chief executive officer, effective Dec. 21, 2021, following the retirement of long-time leader Neil Dierks.

No one will argue that the pressures pig farmers face when it comes to environmental stewardship of air, soil and water are going to continue to increase. That’s why National Pork Board is offering a new program.

FTC orders Tyson Foods, Inc., Walmart, Amazon, Kroger and other large wholesalers and suppliers to turn over information to help study causes of empty shelves and sky-high prices.

After a near-total lockdown due to COVID-19, pork and beef exports to Columbia have rebounded significantly during 2021, and the U.S. Meat Export Federation sees the trend continuing in 2022.

Preventing foreign animal diseases, addressing a shortage of agricultural workers and reauthorizing a livestock price reporting law top the list of issues pork producers will virtually take to Capitol Hill this week.

USDA’s APHIS is leading a collaborative effort to study antimicrobial use and resistance on Midwest commercial swine farms focusing on use and resistance related to animal health and production-related indicators.

The White House says 95.6% of USDA employees have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine or filed for an exemption, but the number who’ve received the vaccine is the lowest among reported federal agencies.

“Managing endemic enteric pathogens in swine populations requires accurate case definitions, proper sampling and appropriate diagnostic testing,” says Eric Burrough, Iowa State Diagnostic Laboratory.