Hogs - General
Cash-traded feeder pig reported volume was above average this past week, with 32,297 head reported. Cash feeder pig reported prices were $112.33, up $6.40 per head from last week.
After thoughtful analysis and some soul-searching, JayJay Goodvin announced the winner of his tenderloin quest.
The swine barn at the Iowa State Fairgrounds is the site where many pork love stories have begun. For the Bakkers, it was even the site of their honeymoon.
The two-day event provides educational opportunities to youth and adults and distributes information from current research.
Iowa State University extension swine specialist Mark Storlie says the calculator provides a hands-on opportunity to estimate pen feed allocations.
Here’s why the leader of one of the most active state pork organizations in the country believes strongly in the power of communication.
A recommendation to reduce, limit or avoid nutrient dense products like meat and poultry will have significant unintended nutritional consequences across all life stages, especially in those subpopulations of concern.
As a sixth-generation farmer, Hueneke Martens brings a holistic perspective to food and agriculture, always advocating for science, sustainability and resilience in food systems.
It takes a strong team to achieve nearly 44 years of marriage. Here’s the secret behind one of the pork industry’s most beloved couples.
From markets to retail activations, the conversations were powerful and packed full of opportunity at the Illinois Pork Expo in Springfield.
A friendly competition grew into much more for two young show pig enthusiasts from North Carolina.
The Iowa Pork Producers Association named Iowa Secretary of Agriculture, Mike Naig, and longtime Senior Field Coordinator for the Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers, Kent Mowrer, as 2024 Honorary Master Pork Producers.
From the Madison County Fair to the Illinois State Fair, how one couple’s love story led to a multi-generational passion for pigs.
Cash-traded weaner pig reported volume was below average this past week, with 46,620 head reported. Cash weaner pig reported prices were $83.63, down $1.42 per head from last week.
Here’s a look at how a new University of Illinois College of ACES-Vet Med partnership will support future food animal veterinarians.
“Be unrelenting and show up every day with the best effort you can give.” When Chad Greenway, former linebacker with the Minnesota Vikings, shared that message at the Iowa Pork Congress, it made me think about what that looks like in my own life.
Some days are harder than others, especially when your livelihood depends on factors outside of your control. But the good days remind Zach and Katlyn Cain why they do what they do. Here’s the first in our #porklovestories series.
Mackenzie Bressler will lead CPPA’s efforts to support California’s pork producers and strengthen the state’s pork industry.
USMEF President and CEO Dan Halstrom says the increases were driven by diversification of export markets and delivered a value of $66 per head slaughtered on pork.
Winter can feel like it goes on forever. Three Ohio pork producers share why they believe winter is the perfect time to get off the farm to prioritize networking and growth opportunities at the Ohio Pork Congress.
Now that final rule is out, we need to make sure US SHIP has the resources needed to stay afloat, NPPC’s Chase Adams says.
Cash cattle remained steady at $209.97 per cwt., while lean carcass hog prices came in slightly higher at $85.56 per cwt.
For farmers, managing high levels of stress is part of the job. Recent research suggests farmers aged 45 and up have an increased risk of heart disease compared to their non-farming peers.
From influenza and porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome to H5N1 and sow care, here’s a glimpse of what we heard at the Swine Health Symposium in Ohio.
USDA APHIS announced protocols to ensure safe movement of animals while mitigating the threat of New World Screwworm.
Don’t miss the 2025 Iowa State University McKean Swine Disease Conference and related events on June 24-26 in Ames, Iowa.
What keeps a family farming operation going strong for more than 100 years?
Three young Iowa leaders will develop leadership skills, forge industry connections and share their passion for pork production with Iowans of all ages this year.
With food recalls skyrocketing, one might find it hard to discern whether they’re reading a current USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service report or a chapter straight out of Upton Sinclair’s 1906 novel “The Jungle.”
In a letter to President Trump, the Meat Institute provided strategies to reduce burdensome regulations and address meat prices for consumers.