Hogs - General
Expanding market access to Vietnam, visa reform to address a livestock agriculture labor shortage and foreign animal disease prevention are the focus of NPPC’s Legislative Action Conference this week.
Here’s a look at the latest headliners in the swine industry.
While in-person events have a long list of benefits, there is one downside – they allow animal rights activist organizations to attempt to gain attention for their cause by holding “disruptions” and protests.
Teacher. Movie star. Veterinarian. Cowgirl. Ag engineer. TV reporter. Lawyer. The list was long when I was growing up of what I wanted to be, and you may note none of those careers pay my bills now.
Tyson Foods, Inc. is partnering with Marathon Health to pilot seven “Bright Blue” health centers near company production facilities as part of its efforts to boost the overall health and wellness of its workforce.
“We know rural areas are different from urban areas, people are more spread out, it’s not always as easy to travel to one location that’s close to everyone to get a vaccine,” Dr. Murthy says.
From blood drives to barbecue rewards, state pork associations are finding ways to serve communities, raise awareness of how pig farmers care about their community and promote the most delicious food in the world.
Here’s a look at the latest company news in the swine industry.
The National FFA Organization announces plans to hold an in-person convention this fall and will include a virtual program. Find out the details here.
When market disruptions rocked the pork industry last year, state pork association leaders stepped up to help producers weather the storm. Five leaders take a look at what’s ahead and what they’ve learned.
Join us for the pork industry’s most exciting week of the year. We will honor pork producers, provide opportunities to learn new things, celebrate industry advancements and report news from the World Pork Expo.
Labor ranks as one of the top issues facing U.S. pork producers, says Kerry Scott, program manager for másLabor. At the 2021 World Pork Expo, he shared programs that may help producers get the help they need.
Defeat is just a temporary situation. That’s just one of the lessons that Gene Spellman with Central Life Sciences learned from his experience as a college wrestler that inspires and motivates him in his career today.
The 33rd World Pork Expo drew in more than 10,000 people for the pork industry’s most anticipated event of the year. Find out what people thought and check out these scenes from the show.
A quick look at company news headlines in the pork industry.
A 92-year-old Iowa woman showed the world you can do anything you want if you put your mind to it when she stepped back into the show ring during the National Swine Registry’s Summer Type Conference in Louisville, Ky.
Record-breaking sales and strong participation at shows indicate a lot of momentum around the purebred swine industry. Still, with all of the ways people could spend their money, why are they investing in showpigs?
When the world shut down because of COVID-19, people realized the importance of community more than ever. People missed being around people. NSR CEO Clay Zwilling says participation in hog shows this summer is proof.
The Iowa State Fair is bringing the Bacon Buddies pig show back to the swine barn on August 14.
“They were raised right. They were raised in a hog barn.” Willie Kirkpatrick once made these remarks, and I can’t think of a better way to sum up “why” we show livestock, says Maddie Fugate of Mahomet, Ill.
Kent Bang left the National Pork Industry Conference filled with hope and excitement about the next generation who will take over leadership in the pork industry. Here’s why.
The remote-controlled cars are charged. Water guns are ripped out of their packages. Scooters are lined up around the show ring. For the peewee pig show exhibitors, Christmas has arrived a few months early.
I’ll never forget cramming into the livestock judging van for our first practice as a freshman. As I looked around me at a bunch of faces I didn’t know, I couldn’t help but think, “What am I getting into?”
Pat Joyce, president of Standard Nutrition Services, shares his views on mentoring, leadership, strategy and what he’s learned during his career in this exclusive Farm Journal’s PORK Q&A.
The huge smiles and cheers of joy couldn’t help but make you do the same if you were ringside at the Bacon Buddies show. Mentor Taylor Rohrig says the program is special to her because her sister has Down Syndrome.
For Blane and Kristi Olson of Elkhart, Ill., the decision to build a 2,400-head finishing barn was not so much about their livelihood but more about ensuring opportunities for their children in the future.
Andy Curliss, a pork industry leader for the past five years at the North Carolina Pork Council and Smithfield Foods, reflects on those years and offers insights into what’s ahead as he sets out on a new adventure.
Who should be telling the story of agriculture? The Shark Farmer says it may not be who you first think.
When Dr. Bob Hines stepped in front of his class, everyone listened. He just had this way about him. He knew how to read his students. He knew hogs. And he knew how to connect the two in a special way that few can do.