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Has the costly impact of Proposition 12 reached California consumers? A new study out of the USDA Chief Economist’s Office suggests it has.

After more than a decade of political discussions on restructuring livestock farming, a new German labeling law requires hog farmers to report husbandry practices and food businesses to label goods accordingly.

Smithfield Foods’ employees collected more than 25,000 lbs. of food, equating to over 21,000 meals, to support food banks and hunger relief initiatives during Hunger Action Month, an initiative by Feeding America.

Ag economists’ view on the ag economy is starting to erode. The September Ag Economists’ Monthly Monitor shows lower commodity prices, concerns about demand and a negative outlook for China’s economy.

Naomi Gretter, Kari Berg and Sky Hahn share a lot in common: teaching, motherhood and pig farming. Here’s why they quit their jobs and opened up a coffee truck in a quest to stop the “crazy life” and “grow slow.”

Higher cattle prices and declining wholesale beef prices pushed packer margins further underwater last week. Pork producer margins inched into the black.

California Department of Food and Agriculture released details on the on-site inspection requirements for a pork producer obtaining a third-party certification according to Proposition 12.

Experts are still trying to determine the origin of the African swine fever outbreak in Sweden, a minor pork exporter that holds only 1% of the swine herd in the European Union.