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It’s not about the money. It’s not about fame. As Adam Sanders’ song continues, “And believe me, it ain’t ever been easy to play this game.” Probably no truer words could be said about life in the pork industry.

Where does farming’s ‘people problem’ start? Aidan Connolly takes a look at the war for talent and what that means for the pork industry when it comes to finding, training, motivating and keeping the best workers.

Monitoring disease risk in the swine industry is not only important, it’s critical for the future success of the industry. That’s one reason why Kent Bang said yes to serving on the SHIC board of directors.

The Pennsylvania Pork Producers Council announced the hiring of its first full-time state executive director.

A lot of attention has been directed toward keeping the employees you can’t afford to lose. However, sometimes there are employees on your farm that you can’t afford to keep because of various reasons.

USDA announced an additional investment of more than $14 million to support agricultural workforce training in historically underserved communities to increase resilience of the U.S. meat and poultry processing sector.

Chris Rademacher, clinical professor in veterinary diagnostic and production animal medicine and swine extension veterinarian at Iowa State University, has been named interim director of the Iowa Pork Industry Center.

A commitment to continuous learning is one thing that separates the best from the rest. And pork production is no exception. Experts weigh in on recently launched PQA Plus Version 5.0 and what it can do for the industry.

Like many county fairs, the numbers of swine entries were dropping at the Watonwan County Fair in St. James, Minn. 4-H leaders met to figure out ways to get more 4-Hers involved. The result? An Adopt-A-Pig program.

“I now understand the importance of dedicating time and energy to developing young students into veterinarians – these students are the future of the industry,” says William Fombelle of Carthage Veterinary Service.