Hogs - General
Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson and Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek agree on E15 and a Farm Bill. They split on who is responsible for the squeeze on farm margins.
A new employee has a lot to learn in the first few weeks, and farm managers can make the transition easier by setting expectations and making time to answer questions.
Strong winds threatened nearby LP tanks and standing corn before mutual aid crews and a local farmer brought the blaze under control.
Five years after her late brother, Levi, won grand champion, 12-year-old Lynnox Tysinger honored his memory with an emotional victory in the exact same show ring, leaning on the family’s rule to “just keep driving.”
The seasoned agribusiness executive brings more than 25 years of leadership experience to drive the company’s strategic growth and science-based solutions for livestock producers.
From holding their first piglet to advocating on social media, Cal Poly’s Morgan Wonderly explains why getting your hands dirty is key to shaping tomorrow’s agricultural advocates.
With feral swine posing a dual threat as carriers of deadly livestock viruses and silent vectors for Chronic Wasting Disease, hunters are on the front lines of national biosecurity.
Here’s why proper pit ventilation matters for air quality, moisture control, animal comfort and long-term barn performance.
Lawmakers aim for year-end deal as midterm elections loom.
Students from non-traditional and STEM fields alike gained hands-on experience using precision livestock farming and AI to solve critical challenges in swine production.
As activist organizations surpass $1 billion in combined revenue, a new Animal Agriculture Alliance report reveals how interconnected networks are aligning funding, policy and corporate pressure to target the pork industry.
Despite tightening inventories and a decade-low breeding herd, softening domestic and export demand is projected to pressure hog prices and squeeze producer margins into 2027.
A smaller breeding herd and reducedpig crop reflect how producers are pulling back amid rising input costs and weaker hog prices.
National Pork Board’s “Taste What Pork Can Do” campaign teams up with state associations and regional retailers like Piggly Wiggly to target younger consumers and deliver double-digit sales lifts.
Join other swine producers and industry leaders to hear new university research updates and presentations on commercial technology adoption on Nov. 19.
“Stop the patchwork nightmare”: Nearly 150 pork producers take key industry priorities directly to Capitol Hill lawmakers.
Landing a top internship in the swine industry comes down to a few practical fundamentals: showing up early, asking the right questions and being authentic. Here is what leading swine recruiters and university career advisors say it actually takes to get hired.
Vision without a written plan is just a daydream. Here’s why putting your goals on paper, and doing the math, changes everything.
A lifelong livestock advocate shares the bitter irony of developing a red meat allergy on the family farm and her battle to regain a normal life.
Rethinking everyday workflows and retiring ‘sacred cows’ can protect your values while driving sustainable efficiency
How a simple summer livestock tradition showed our kids what it means to embrace risk, build resilience and find the power of their own voices.
As African swine fever spreads westward to Pyhtaa, Finland has expanded its restricted zone, threatening trade channels for an $86 million pork export market that relies heavily on non-EU buyers.
Penn State experts are putting lean pork on the menu to fuel elite student-athletes and busting dietary myths about sports nutrition.
When the busy chaos of summer show season fades and kids head back to school, the sudden silence can feel overwhelming. Here’s one mom’s perspective and a little science that explains why.
The USDA’s planned $156 million commodity purchase will redirect $27 million to domestic pork products, providing high-quality protein to federal nutrition assistance programs.
As high capital costs disrupt traditional expansion paths, incoming swine producers must leverage technological expertise, creative equity structures and experienced mentorship to secure their family farm’s legacy.
Understanding how activist groups are mapping corporate ecosystems and leveraging litigation gives producers the insights needed to defend their businesses.