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A round-up of company news in the pork industry.

Andy Curliss, a pork industry leader for the past five years at the North Carolina Pork Council and Smithfield Foods, reflects on those years and offers insights into what’s ahead as he sets out on a new adventure.

It’s early. You haven’t had coffee. Everyone knows what needs to be done. You don’t have time. The excuses go on about why you don’t need a morning meeting for your team. But some suggest rethinking that choice.

Triumph Foods announced an agreement on Sept. 1 with the United Food and Commercial Workers District Union Local 2 in which the company will raise wages for its nearly 2,800-person workforce.

Taking time to honor excellence is a challenge in our fast-paced and demanding world. Carthage Veterinary Service prioritizes this during its Annual Swine Health and Production Conference. Here are the 2021 honorees.

USDA Secretary Vilsack announced that $700 million in competitive grant funding will be available through the new Farm and Food Workers Relief grant program to help farm and food workers with pandemic costs.

Two pig farmers will be joining in as mentors for the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s annual College Aggies Online scholarship competition that kicks off on Sept. 13.

Who should be telling the story of agriculture? The Shark Farmer says it may not be who you first think.

If the labor shortage is not addressed, it could lead to farms and plants shutting down, causing serious financial harm to the communities in which they operate, says NPPC President Jen Sorenson.

The Iowa State University Department of Animal Science announced the creation of the Dr. John Patience Chair in Animal Nutrition honoring John Patience, professor emeritus and global leader in swine nutrition.