A year ago, the pork industry was filled with optimism.
SCHELLER, Ill. — John Kabat is a unicorn in the pork business.
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Many students learn best by doing, by seeing something in action. At the University of Missouri swine teaching barn here, anim…
WINTHROP, Iowa — Ben Reck believes there is more to being a pork producer than raising pigs.
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. regulators have approved a genetically modified pig for food and medical products, making it the second such animal to ge…
The Kansas Junior Producer Days will be hosted in February and March 2021 as a virtual series during the course of a week.
A new software-based security tool is providing near real-time health and movement status, for the swine industry, allowing pork producers to …
DES MOINES — The National Pork Board announced Nov. 11 the launch of AgView, technology to help the U.S. pork industry respond faster in the e…
As we’ve all learned this year, physical distance and masking up are ways to stave off sickness. They’re tools pig farmers use to keep their h…
General recommendations are that newly weaned pigs should be housed at temperatures of 80 to 85 degrees. The period after weaning is critical …
As the pork industry changed over the past 30 years, so have farrow to finish operations. Many sows are kept off-site by some of the larger pr…
MANHATTAN, Kan. — The CME Group’s plan to launch pork cutout futures and options Nov. 9 is good news for pork buyers as well as producers, a K…
Illinois swine producers can now apply for the Swine Depopulation Program (SDP) or the Agricultural Business Interruption Program (ABIP) if th…
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CENTRALIA, Mo. — The sounds of farm life were on display on an early autumn day at the Benoit farm in Audrain County. These included kids play…
HOLSTEIN, Iowa — Allan Schmidt started driving a truck after graduating from high school, but as his family grew, he knew he needed a change.
MILFORD, Ill. — At age 22 in 1991, Charles Leitz, one of three children growing up on an Iroquois County farm in eastern Illinois, graduated f…
COVID-19 relief and animal disease prevention topped the list of items of interest to pork producers as they met with government officials in …
The fourth quarter usually presents a seasonal struggle for pork producers, but this year is likely to be even more challenging.
The shift in buying and eating habits of consumers has led to a new effort for the U.S. pork industry. The National Pork Board unveiled its Re…
Marketing hogs in a timely fashion has been a challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in fewer concerns with feed efficiency.
DES MOINES — African swine fever has been devastating to the pork industry, and U.S. pork producers need to know as much as they can about the…
DES MOINES — One thing the discussion about African swine fever has made clear is farmers need to have a plan in place for how to deal with an…
A study conducted by veterinary researchers at Kansas State University sheds new light on a threatening swine disease: African swine fever.
Wholesale prices were at the lowest for this time of year in a decade. That’s thanks to a huge expansion in the American hog herd, which just …
Pork producers are stepping up their campaign to ease regulation of genetically engineered livestock following an executive order President Do…
MANHATTAN, Kan. — New findings by researchers at the Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine suggest potential pain relief for …
ELKHART, Ill. — While some children’s play focuses around a computer, phone or television, 2-year-old Coley Olson’s is around a kitchen set ne…