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For Jarrod and Shari Bakker of Dike, Iowa, biosecurity is a high priority. They’re working to make sure their three children share the same commitment to good biosecurity practices.

The current COVID-19 pandemic has caused everyone to rethink their actions and protocols related to biosecurity, not only for their pig farms but also for their personal protection.

“This is the journey we are on right now,” says Matt Carstens CEO of Landus Cooperative.

The heavy financial and emotional weight is growing as more packing plants slowed or shut down last week. With nowhere to go with their pigs, some pork producers are making ‘last resort’ decisions.

Swine industry leaders like Lynsee Pullen are making sure that kids get to #FarmOn and continue their ag education despite the many changes they are experiencing in their lives due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Concerns about the livestock and poultry sectors are well founded. The process of transforming live animals into the wide array of edible products demanded by consumers is a complicated one.

In trying times, America’s hog farmers #FarmOn. Show your spirit and celebrate Pork Week with us.

A look back at the 2019 agricultural community.

China’s pork output dropped for a sixth straight quarter, as the world’s top producer continued to reel from the impact of the African swine fever disease that decimated its hog herd.

The industry can have all the rules or standard operating procedures in the world, but keeping farms protected comes down to human behavior and the decisions farm owners and employees make every day.