Source: Swine Tech
Animal agriculture receives some harsh criticisms from those outside of the industry, especially those who lack exposure to rural areas and the processes that go into livestock production. However, there are many ways that animal agriculture is...
Source: St Croix 360
DNR rejects permit request over missing details about where manure will be spread.
The company that has proposed the first large-scale hog production facility in northern Wisconsin has again failed to file a complete application. The Wisconsin...
Pork Industry Report - Al Juhnke, NPPA Ex Dir, LAC Washington DC
A Minnesota federal judge on Wednesday certified three classes of direct and indirect buyers in sprawling multidistrict litigation over a purported scheme to inflate pork prices.
U.S. District Judge John R. Tunheim, in a 69-page order, granted class certification motions...
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Registration is now open for the world’s largest pork-specific trade show, World Pork Expo. Hosted by the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC),...
Triumph Foods and United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) Local 2 today welcomed a delegation from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to Triumph’s St. Joseph facility. UFCW Local 2 selected Triumph to host OSHA Assistant Secretary...
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A Purdue University team led by Jiqin (JQ) Ni has received a $500,000 grant from the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research to document air-quality issues surrounding pork production in partnership with the National Pork Board.
Particulate matter (PM) at high concentrations...
NPB has released the latest Pork Cares Snapshot Report, which reports on-farm sustainability measurements from 2021 farm data.
Working in the agriculture industry, I often think about our role in the economy and the impact generated by the millions of...
The Philippine Tariff Commission is conducting a comprehensive review of its most favored nation (MFN) tariff schedule. The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) filed comments in this proceeding, requesting that recent temporary reductions in the Philippines’ MFN tariff rates...
Smithfield Foods named Isham "Jay" Bennett to the newly created role of chief human resources officer, and promoted Tennille Checkovich to general counsel.
Shane Smith, president and chief executive officer of Smithfield Foods, said, "I'm excited to welcome Jay and...