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Here’s a look at recent pig production and pork industry news, including PigTek’s new Swing-Fix Gestation Stalls and two pork industry-related semi-finalists in AFBF’s Ag Innovation Challenge.

A lot of variables go into calculating cost of production. Besides your standard list of inputs, have you also included the cost of inflation? Here’s why you need to.

Applications are encouraged for the 2023 Neil Dierks Scholarship, a $5,000 scholarship sponsored by the National Pork Industry Foundation and managed and administered by the National Pork Producers Council.

Popularity and acceptance of case-ready products continues to rise with retailers while boneless products show slight decline, according to National Retail Meat Case Study.

How can we create a sustainable future for animal agriculture? By building it together, says AAA. The 2023 Stakeholders Summit theme has been set, and speaker proposals and applications are open.

A Kansas State University postdoctoral student is conducting research to update the swine industry’s production standards, a project he said will aid producers in formulating pig diet formulation and safety.

Boehringer Ingelheim’s proprietary barn monitoring technology, SoundTalks, is now available to help detect and respond to respiratory disease up to five days earlier than conventional methods, the company said.

USDA seeks input on how to identify those who experienced discrimination and what kind of evidence should be submitted to back up the claims.

Ask a room of people to define sustainability and instantly people will fidget and squirm. Nobody wants to go first because there isn’t a universal definition, which is concerning given the attention it receives.

Certainly, you can attract new employees and hold on to your current staff by raising wages and improving benefit packages, but helping employees feel engaged and appreciated can also take other forms.