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The January 2021 Iowa Pork Congress will look much different than the 48 previous events hosted by the Iowa Pork Producers Association. Here’s what you can expect.
North Dakota pig farmer Todd Erickson says he takes enormous pride working in a sustainable industry. He shares his perspective on the future and his role in serving the pork industry.
U.S. grain trader and processor Archer Daniels Midland Co and French biotech company InnovaFeed announced plans to build the world’s largest insect protein plant in Decatur, Ill.
People want purpose. They no longer want to work for just a paycheck. If that’s true, how do you make your farm an irresistible place to work?
The best of the best barbeque pitmasters went head-to-head during the 2020 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) World Invitational. Find out who brought home the bragging rights in 2020.
Kansas State University captured the North American International Livestock Exposition title marking the 15th national championship for K-State’s livestock judging program.
As a last-minute shift toward small-scale celebrations upends demand for the star of Thanksgiving tables, turkey producers and retailers are scrambling to fill orders for lightweight birds and partial cuts.
Around every corner is a new pressure point on each of our businesses. Whether it’s continued global spread of ASF, chaotic markets, labor shortages or fluctuating export demand, the risks have reached new heights.
I will be validating a model on branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) developed by Dr. Henrique Cemin on finishing pig growth performance as well using increased synthetic BCAA in late nursery and growing pigs.
Iowa State University PhD candidate Leticia Sanglard provides the first concrete example of the development of a novel trait that can be used for selection of PRRS-resilient animals with improved sow productivity.
Shawn Smeins will lead Rabo AgriFinance, while Nikki Snider has been named interim executive director of the Oklahoma Pork Council.
It doesn’t matter if your employees present clinical signs or if they feel “fine,” if they test positive for COVID-19, they need to leave the farm and self-isolate. Here are 4 steps to prevent future transmission.
As COVID-19 continues to run its course, farms need to not only work on implementing prevention practices, but also prepare for how to respond if one or multiple employees were to test positive for COVID-19.
No one denies the pandemic ramped up changes that needed to be made in the food supply chain. Will past hesitations be set aside as the industry seeks to find ways to be more resilient to avoid a repeat of the spring?
The Meat Institute, NCBA and NPPC urged government leaders to prioritize COVID-19 vaccination for men and women who work on the front lines of the meat and poultry industry, following healthcare workers.
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act provides that eligible employees are entitled to paid sick time because of COVID-19, and employers are eligible for a tax credit to offset the expense.
USDA Chief Economist Dr. Robert Johansson will retire at the end of January and will be replaced by Dr. Seth Meyer.
When Edward Seed, now vice president of global sales and marketing for Pharmgate, began knocking on doors about 10 years ago with a new product no one had heard of, he wasn’t sure what doors would actually open.
More than 275 individuals and 16 collegiate clubs enroll in the 2020 College Aggies Online competition, representing 87 colleges and 39 states. Here are the results.
AgCareers.com surveyed ag employers and found the agricultural industry is surely resilient, and this is clear as over one half of companies surveyed expect their workforce will increase in size over the next two years.
President-Elect Joe Biden nominated Michael Regan, North Carolina’s top environmental regulator, as the next administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Here’s the pork industry response.
Stockmanship. The innate ability by visual appraisal and common sense to know what works and what needs to happen. That’s how Everett Forkner, newest inductee of the Saddle and Sirloin Portrait Gallery, defines it.
Stockmanship. The innate ability by visual appraisal and common sense to know what works and what needs to happen. That’s how Everett Forkner, newest inductee of the Saddle and Sirloin Portrait Gallery, defines it.
What’s the role of a stockman in the future? Everett Forkner weighs in on what’s ahead for the next generation of pork industry leaders.
The Centers for Disease Control agrees that frontline meat and poultry workers should be some of the first vaccinated after health care workers and those in long-term care facilities.
If you know me, you know I’m always looking for ways to tell real stories of resilience in agriculture. One thing’s for sure – 2020 gave us a lot of opportunity to practice and live out “Grit with Grace.”
When rumors circled a few weeks ago of pork packing plants refusing loads because of diminished capacity from worker absenteeism due to COVID-19, how could anyone really be surprised?
Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork processor, said on Wednesday it has medical capabilities at U.S. facilities and is actively preparing for COVID-19 vaccine distribution to employees.
Tyson Foods Inc said it resumed slaughtering hogs at an Iowa meat plant on Wednesday, three weeks after idling the facility because of a mechanical malfunction.