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Registration is now open for K-State Swine Day on Nov. 16 in Manhattan, Kan. Here’s a look at the line-up for this popular swine industry event.

The Swine Health Information Center is seeking input for its 2024 Plan of Work from swine industry stakeholders. The Plan of Work provides a roadmap while allowing SHIC to be nimble and responsive to emerging issues.

The attack on Israel by Hamas adds urgency to GOP efforts to elect a new House speaker. The need to focus on Israel may help get a House GOP leadership decision this week, several lawmakers said.

China’s most-active hog futures DLHcv1 closed down 4% on Monday, the biggest decline in six weeks, as excess supply offset any boost to consumption from last week’s holiday.

The pork industry is buzzing with promotion in a number of ways. Here’s a look at what Pennsylvania Pork Producers Council, the National Pork Producers Council and Hormel Foods Corporation have in the works.

Sensitivity to post-weaning diarrhea is affected by physiological and metabolic changes of the gastrointestinal system that occur at weaning, leaving the newly weaned pig more vulnerable. Here’s how nutrition can help.

Cash-traded feeder pig reported volume was below average this past week, with 9,843 head reported. Cash feeder pig reported prices were $41.45, down $0.66 per head from last week.

Beth Eggleston has a master’s degree in science and is a registered dietitian nutritionist for Meijer, a Grand Rapids, Mich.-based supercenter chain. Before joining the grocery industry, Eggleston worked in the public health sector with state and federal nutrition programs. pmg

Highlighting convenient, high-quality meats that require little preparation, the U.S. Meat Export Federation recently hosted a trade seminar in Shanghai, China, showcasing U.S. meat options to fit these needs.