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I’ve been keeping a secret. I was offered an exclusive interview with the pork industry’s new celebrity mythbuster. No name. No details. My response? An enthusiastic “yes.” Here’s what I learned.
A thick, well-groomed, salt-and-pepper, eye-catching brute of a beard is taking home top honors in the 2021 Farm Journal’s PORK’s Best Beards in the Pork Industry Contest. Here are the top 10 winners this year.
A commitment to continuous learning is one thing that separates the best from the rest. And pork production is no exception. Experts weigh in on recently launched PQA Plus Version 5.0 and what it can do for the industry.
Biosecurity dominated the discussion at the Allen D. Leman Swine Conference this week. Although sow farm and boar stud biosecurity are always critical, more time was devoted to discuss wean-to-harvest biosecurity.
I’d like to pretend interviewing superstar Luke Bryan didn’t get my heart racing just a little, but it did. Here’s an inside look at what I learned.
For country music superstar and five-time Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan, saying yes to be the face of National Pork Board’s Mythbusting 2.0 campaign was an easy decision. Farm Journal’s PORK has the exclusive.
To build resilience and solid market relationships, it’s increasingly important for the U.S. pork industry to have options.
With all the places the U.S. pork industry can focus international market development, why the United Kingdom?
As a pork producer, Joe Dykhuis admits he likes to know where his money goes. That’s one of the reasons why he joined a trade mission to the United Kingdom. He wanted to see Pork Checkoff dollars at work.
A robust processing industry and strong incomes make Chile an optimal market for growth in U.S. pork imports.
The Kansas Pork Association, with funding by the National Pork Board, teams up with influencers in their #BaconAmbassador campaign to promote the pork industry and the fan favorite, bacon.
Nobody promotes U.S. pork better than U.S. pork producers. Joe Dykhuis, co-owner of Dykhuis Farms in Michigan, and National Pork Board’s Courtney Knupp reflect on a recent USDA Agribusiness Trade Mission.
On July 20, USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service formally proposed reducing the Pork Checkoff rate from 40 cents to 35 cents per $100 value for live animals, in line with a National Pork Producers Delegate Body vote.
From sow barn managers to CEOs, they agree the threats facing the global pork industry have similar themes. Here’s a look at what nine leaders have to say about top issues as we move into the second half of 2022.
Matt Anderson, DVM, remembers clearly when porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) hit the U.S. swine herd. It shaped his perspective in ways he never imagined.
The National Pork Board has elected new officers to lead the 15 producer directors that represent the 60,000 U.S. pig farmers who pay into the Pork Checkoff.
200 participants representing 2.3 million pigs and 230,000 acres. That’s a quick look at who has already completed an On-Farm Sustainability Report, says Bill Even, CEO of the National Pork Board.
“The more we prepare, the quicker we can respond to an actual incident,” says Tyler Bauman, DVM, herd veterinarian for The Maschhoffs, LLC, about the possibility of a foreign animal disease outbreak.
Three U.S. pork producers share why they’ll be heading to the World Pork Expo this June.
World Pork Expo attendees can choose from 10 free seminars at this summer’s Expo, June 8 to 10.
With the emerging pork market in Peru, finding ways to increase per capita consumption has taken a boots-on-the-ground approach.
The Minnesota Pork Board shares their new vision for more sustainable pork production with tracking by the On-Farm Sustainability Reports program.
Global meat consumption will decline as inflation squeezes consumer spending because of the Ukraine-Russian War, says Rupert Claxton, livestock and met director at Gira.
Rejected from veterinary school twice, it would have been easy for Scott Dee, a self-proclaimed city boy, to change his mind and pursue a different path in life. Thankfully, he didn’t give up that easily.
Innovative minds could win up to $46,000 for their amazing ideas on how to tackle a pork industry challenge.
In an industry traditionally dominated by men, Deborah Johnson stood out in the crowd when she became the North Carolina Pork Council’s first female state executive in 2005.
NFL football legend and broadcaster Joe Theismann greeted pork producers during a keynote at the National Pork Industry Forum. Farm Journal’s PORK sat down with Theismann to get his take on pork, football and goals.
Although we will never be fully prepared, we can always be more fully prepared than we are today, said Gene Noem, National Pork Board president, during his opening comments at the National Pork Industry Forum.
When delegates weren’t voting on new leadership or discussing resolutions, National Pork Industry Forum attendees heard from a variety of speakers. Here are a few of our favorite things we overheard at Forum.
At Pork Forum, delegates approved a change in the mandatory Pork Checkoff rate from $0.40/$100 value per live animal to $0.35/$100 effective Jan.1, 2023. It passed with 94% of shares voting in favor.