As U.S. agriculture faces the possibility of a new trade war under President-elect Donald Trump, pork producers are preparing for potential disruptions in trade with China, one of their key markets. President-elect Trump has proposed imposing a 60% tariff...
Nebraska rancher Steve Hanson is the new chair of the U.S. Meat Export Federation
The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) concluded its annual strategic planning conference in Tucson, Ariz., Friday with the election of officers for 2024-25. Steve Hanson, a...
Tyson Foods continues to face headwinds in its pork division, as recent earnings reports and forecasts reflect lower pork prices and industry pressures. While the chicken segment shows promising recovery, Tyson’s pork unit has been impacted by market volatility,...
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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently confirmed that avian influenza has been detected in hogs on a small backyard farm in Oregon. This discovery marks a distinction from the H5N1 strain identified in cattle, reassuring that it poses no immediate...
In a concerning development for animal health surveillance, a pig on a small farm in Crook County, Oregon, has tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu virus, marking the first such case in U.S. swine. The discovery, confirmed by...
NPB is excited to announce the expansion of the Advancing U.S. Pork Sustainability and Market Value grant program to support pork producers in nine additional states.
Originally focused on Iowa, Minnesota, and Missouri, the grant, which is part of USDA’s...
NPPC Tackles Clean Water Act, Rodenticide Regulations, Trade Barriers, and Animal Health Guidelines in Recent Advocacy Efforts
In a busy week of advocacy and action, the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) addressed critical issues affecting the U.S. pork industry. From...
What Happened:
In a major win for the U.S. pork industry, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco has dismissed a lawsuit brought by several activist groups that aimed to impose significant changes to the...
What Happened: Representatives Nick Langworthy (R-NY) and Jim Costa (D-CA), along with 26 of their House colleagues, have called on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to revise its recent ranking of waste management technologies to reinstate the inclusion...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has published its latest Hogs and Pigs report for September 2024, providing critical data on inventory levels and key production trends in the swine industry. The following are the main highlights of the report:
Inventory...