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How can next-generation boar sperm analysis address the current shortcomings in sperm quality assessment? Iowa State University grad student Ian Shofner is exploring how artificial intelligence can help.

Aryeri Bardales knew graduate school in the U.S. wouldn’t be easy, but she believed it was the best chance for her to find her niche in the pork industry. Here’s how she’s working to improve pig livability.

Standard Nutrition Company announced the newly-formed Passel Farms and acquisition of Cactus Family Farms on May 21.

“This is how we’ve always done it.” This is just one of the many excuses Nate Huntley hears about why farmers are skeptical about cover crops, trying new manure application or lowering carbon emissions.

Wild, unconventional, early adopters. It’s not uncommon for Nate Huntley or Josh Nelson to turn a few heads in Wright County, Iowa.

The first 10 days were hell, says Kyle Baade, a Nebraska pork producer. After that, if a visitor showed up, he says they would have no idea the farm had any issues. Here’s his PRRS story and how it changed his life.

Unclear. That’s how Heidi Vittetoe, co-owner of JWV Pork in Washington, Iowa, would describe her outlook on the pork industry. Three pig farmers get honest about the pork outlook and what’s ahead.

As a new pig show season fires up in many parts of the country, the last thing anyone wants is to get left out of the fun of evaluating livestock and chasing banners because of a case of influenza.

A family operation that has stood the test of time, pivoting and leveraging resources along the way, “This’ll Do Farm” operated by father-son duo, Tork and Sawyer, has a story worth sharing.

As this week’s Farmer Feature, a wife, mother and boots-on-the-ground co-owner of a swine nursery operation, Heidi Flory, shares how she contributes to the pork industry both on and off the stage.