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The younger demographic wants to stay in touch with their culture, says Jose De Jesus of the National Pork Board. That’s why culture is a major focus in the Pork Checkoff’s most recently introduced strategic campaigns.

Proposition 12. Sideways breeding inventory. Astronomical input costs. Declining consumer demand. The issues affecting the pork outlook go on and on. Five economists share perspective on what’s ahead.

Management of livestock is essential for a healthy herd. Some medications can be avoided with observation and understanding of a herd health plan, which is the main objective of the management over medication concept.

A pig showman, golfer and FFA officer, Paizlee Hardin was a happy high school sophomore. But on March 15, her life as she knew it changed when she began experiencing “crazy symptoms” and lost her ability to walk.

Cash-traded feeder pig reported volume was below average this past week, with 7,150 head reported. Cash feeder pig reported prices were $41.20, down $2.98 per head from last week.

Novus and Alltech announce seminars at the World Pork Expo.

From profit margins to FADs, there are a lot of things on producers’ minds. Five pork producers weigh in on topics ranging from what they’d like to change about their operation to the messages lawmakers need to hear.

The USDA FSIS recently announced updates to its voluntary guideline for federally regulated swine slaughter and pork processing establishments to control Salmonella in market hogs.

Who enforces Prop 12? Here’s a look at California Department of Food and Agriculture’s recent guidance titled “Questions and Answers Related to Pork Sales in the Wake of the 2023 Supreme Court Decision.”