Hogs - General
Just as insects can enter homes, they can enter livestock barns. It is never too early to start planning how to manage insects.
From protecting farmers’ freedom to operate to balancing family and career, Oklahoma Pork Council’s executive director shares how teamwork makes it possible.
I learned a lot about thanksgiving, or the expression of gratitude, from my mother-in-law Jane as she battled cancer years ago.
A little back-of-the-napkin math illustrates the incredible value of the limited-time-offer McRib sandwich, says David Newman with the National Pork Board.
Growing up in a village in the northern part of Namibia, subsistence farming combining both animal and plant-based practices was essential for survival. However, hog farming was uncommon, and several myths surrounded it.
A year-long study tracked out-of-feed events at 100 HANOR hog barns.
An Indiana company has installed more than one megawatt of onsite solar capacity across Indiana pork farms in the past 12 months.
In the third quarter, farm income and loan repayment rates weakened.
This sponsorship offered the opportunity to showcase pork as a versatile, delicious, and nutritious protein and help support youth interested in culinary arts.
For the past two years, the swine industry has been battered by high costs and unprecedented accumulated losses. The billion-dollar question is: Have we turned the corner toward sustainable profitability?
The K-State livestock judging team becomes the third animal science and industry team to bring home national championship honors this year.
Unfortunately, food industry leaders are often faced with extensive pressure from animal rights activist groups, asking them to commit to policies that are more than likely not rooted in science and often will negatively impact the supply chain.
From the weather to prices, production to demand, and everywhere in between, this is an industry where certainties are scarce and variation reigns supreme. In essence, pork production is the art and science of stacking the deck that nature and the market deals out.
Lower pork production going into the holiday season compared to last year won’t restrict the availability of all cuts, but prices could rise, says a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.
K-State placed high team in several categories and had four individual top 10 placers.
Oklahoma State University joins a new pilot program from Farm Journal Foundation (FJF) to address the national shortage of rural, food-supply veterinarians.
Although there’s nothing like being in the show ring for 18-year-old Hannah Miller, one thing that comes close is being able to raise hogs for other kids to show and support them in chasing after their dreams. Meet the latest guest on The PORK Podcast.
Smithfield denies any wrongdoing, states it has no interest in prolonged litigation and reiterates proactive safeguards to the hiring process for the future.
The Animal Agriculture Alliance released a new report detailing U.S. animal agriculture’s contributions to the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals.
Do you know someone who has what it takes to be named one of the best beards in the pork industry? Or do you?
USDA report estimates cattle and hog prices forecasted for rest of 2024 and into 2025 raised based on recent prices and the continued strength in beef and pork demand.
For producers, adjusting ratios of digestible lysine to crude protein can improve growth rate.
For Rolling Meadows Farms owner Andy White, the sixth generation to run the family farm, there’s no question Jaime Sanchez is a barn hero in his eyes. Here’s why.
Tyson Foods forecast full-year revenue below Wall Street expectations on Tuesday, weighed down by slowing chicken demand and lower pork prices.
New Officers elected at Strategic Planning Conference Nov. 6-8.
Taking the entire hiring process online, without meeting a candidate in person, seems drastic, but it has become the standard today for many organizations.
In today’s rapidly evolving agricultural landscape, proactive foreign animal disease preparedness is more critical than ever. The Maschhoffs have adopted innovative solutions to meet the increasing demands for robust traceability and effective disease response measures. Here’s why.
Why don’t we celebrate the wins in the pork industry more often? In the Q3 State of the Pork Industry Report hosted by Farm Journal’s PORK editor Jennifer Shike, four experts compare what’s behind some of the wins (and challenges) in the latest Q3 data to what they see in the barns.
Broad-based growth has pork exports poised to set annual records with Mexico, Central America, and Asian markets fueling September beef export growth.