Hog Production
If doing good by our animals is the goal, shouldn’t we strive to do more of it? These may sound like philosophical musings, but they reflect the mindset of much of today’s voting public.
Is the swine industry investing enough into the next generation of kids who simply love pigs?
What does it really look like to do the right thing for the pig every day?
The budget specifically dedicates funding for the Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, keeping the state’s diagnostic labs ready for emerging threats.
How can you avoid candidate drop-off, a situation where job seekers initiate applications but fail to complete them?
Courtney Case says her first priority is caring for the sows, but building a positive culture for her team is a close second. Here’s how it’s helped change one sow farm.
Are you taking advantage of the SDRS data and information available to make better decisions for the health and profitability of your operation?
Showing pigs opened the door for many opportunities in Haley Schwecke’s life, but most importantly it instilled a passion for pigs and people that motivates her research today.
Weaning stress can damage the intestinal tract, making piglets more susceptible to disease and reducing growth performance. That’s why it’s essential to get the newly weaned pig off to a good start.
Federal agents immediately descended upon the traveler, handcuffed him, and turned him over to Homeland Security Investigations agents for prosecution.
The industry is starting to see profits from a cumulative standpoint similar to levels in August 2022 and producers could be seeing breakeven this August.
Here’s a quick look at new products and business developments in the pork industry.
By monitoring pigs and farm employees in sow farms and nurseries, Daniel Moraes’ research reveals valuable insights into IAV diversity that could help producers make better decisions.
A Farm Credit peer benchmarking review reveals what differentiated pork operations that have done well and those that have struggled.
Although H5N1 is not in the commercial swine herd yet, the swine industry is working to find answers to the hard questions. How can we prevent it? How can we mitigate it? If it does come, what will it look like in pigs?
The business side of the pork industry is good and needs to be good, says veterinarian Clayton Johnson. But producers face uncertainty with PRRS and other diseases, making the current state of the industry a bit of a paradox.
With no fail-safe playbook for raising pigs from start to finish, pork industry experts share three areas to focus on.
NPPC’s Director of Animal Health Anna Forseth shares why developing a H5N1 response plan for the swine industry and establishing the National Swine Health Strategy have been two major priorities for the industry this year.
The need for people to pursue pork industry careers has never been greater. Here’s one way the pork industry is trying to rise up to meet the need.
The newly approved facilities include 23 pork plants and 83 poultry plants, according to a Chinese Customs database.
It doesn’t matter how old we are. Mentors are valuable at all stages of life. All too often we fail to make the first move to ask because we let our doubts have more power than they deserve in our lives.
If both parties can come together – a farm seeker and a person that’s trying to get out of business – they can create a plan for the next generation.
The heavy responsibility of ag literacy can start with conversations in your community or online. “Everyone has a role in our trust factor as an industry,” says Kylee Deniz with the Oklahoma Pork Council.
Eight livestock producers reflect on some of the greatest lessons they’ve learned in life.
Hiring non-immigrant visa workers for the first time is a complex process, but it may be less difficult than you envision it to be.
MAHA and Prop 12 are top of mind for pork producers, says Bryan Humphreys, NPPC CEO.
Aaron Blackmon, a North Carolina extension agent and first-generation farmer, discovered his passion through mentorship and now carries on a farm’s legacy with dedication.
Scott Dee put his ice block challenge to work once again to test a new feed mitigant that turned lots of heads at World Pork Expo.
Growing up as the sixth generation on the Maschhoff’s family farm, Josh Maschhoff opens up about the next-generation transitions and challenges in pork production.
A glance at some of the perspectives and ideas shared in conversations at the World Pork Expo.