Source: Iowa Public Radio
The number of large hog operations increased while small farms disappeared in recent decades.
This is the first in a five-part series titled “Scaling Up.” Each week, we’ll release a new graphic explaining one way the pork...
Big news for Springdale, where Tyson Food, already a big deal, is going to get bigger.
A company news release this morning says the company will consolidate corporate offices in Springdale and expand its existing corporate footprint. This will move...
WH Group, led by China billionaire Wan Long, plans to sell Virginia-headquartered Smithfield Foods’ seasoning business to French food ingredients supplier Solina for $587 million, according to a Hong Kong Stock Exchange filing on Monday. (See filing here.)
WH bought...
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A veterinarian with Prairie Livestock Veterinarians in Red Deer says her practice's participation in the Western College of Veterinary Medicine Pharmhouse Summer Student Swine Experience Program has proved to be...
The National Pork Board is soliciting proposals that will produce science- and data-driven performance information on how U.S. pork production performs on sustainability parameters.
Overview
RFP: Sustainability Position of US Pork Compared to Pork of Other Origins
The U.S. pork industry has...
Source: NC Pork
Hurricane season is officially here and NC State researchers have predicted an above-average season with 17-21 named storms. Here are five things to keep in mind as we enter hurricane season.
Things have improved dramatically in the past...
The Nebraska Pork Producers Director of Education, Sophia Lentfer has announced that applications are now being accepted for the Larry E. Sitzman Youth in Nebraska Agriculture Scholarship. College students enrolled as full-time undergraduate or graduate students at a fully...
AB Vista welcomes Dr. Spenser Becker to the swine technical team to provide additional support and expertise to partners and customers in the pig industry.
Dr. Becker worked with renowned professors including Dr. Laura Greiner and Dr. John Patience throughout...
Equipment needed to safely extricate livestock from trucks and trailers, move and contain animals following a transportation accident will be displayed and described in this section of the ERAIL course offered in-person by MSU Extension Oct 18, 2022.
Millions of...
The following statement can be attributed to the National Pork Producers Council:
"We are pleased that the federal judge upheld the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) New Swine Inspection System (NSIS) that incentivizes investment in new technologies while ensuring a...