As a parent of five kids, ages nine to 21, our family constantly goes in different directions. Wrestling practice, dance, cross-country and track, cheer, baseball, school, part-time jobs — it’s almost like my wife and I work as air...

  Download Image 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...

State and federal courts have long held that a constitutional taking may occur from government-induced flooding. The Indiana Supreme Court recently handed down a unanimous decision explaining how courts should analyze permanent and temporary takings by flood waters. This...

The National Pork Producers Council has awarded scholarships to 10 college students who intend to pursue careers in the U.S. pork industry. The Lois Britt Memorial Pork Industry Scholarship program is sponsored by CME Group and the National Pork...

Purdue University, for the first time, has been named one of the World's Most Innovative Companies - coming in at No. 16 overall and No. 1 in education - for its advances in the vital field of semiconductors and...

Indianapolis-based TechPoint on Tuesday unveiled the nominees for its 24th annual Mira Awards, honoring the “Best in Tech” in Indiana. The nonprofit growth accelerator for Indiana’s technology sector said the 78 nominees were chosen from a record number of...

Indiana Pork recently presented three awards to individuals who have dedicated much time to advancing the pig industry. Mark York was the recipient of the Producer Meritorious Service Award. He farms in Wabash County with his wife Christine. Mark is...

Combined Expertise Brings Feed Manufacturing and Swine Management to Eastern Indiana Indiana-based agriculture and energy cooperative Co-Alliance Cooperative, Inc., and Signature Farms, LP announce today the creation of Legacy Feed, LLC, a new Feed Manufacturing and Swine Management Company. This...

Take home messages: -Piglets are born with low body fat reserves and lose heat easily after birth. Cold piglets areless active, consume less colostrum and have increased likelihood of mortality. -Management strategies, such as drying piglets or the use of heat...

Farmscape for December 13, 2022 Full Interview 19:02 Listen U.S. pork producers are being advised to keep on top of the PRRS strains circulating in their barns in order to determine the best options for protecting their pigs. The...

The Czech Republic confirmed its first case of African swine fever for the first time in almost five years and veterinarians were taking measures to prevent its spread, the Czech Ministry of Agriculture said on Friday. The disease was detected...

On Wednesday, November 16, 2022 Indiana Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch will join Heather Hill, Indiana pig farmer and President of the National Pork Board, and Fred Glass, President and CEO of Gleaners Food Bank to make a sizeable ham...

In a broad spectrum, we all know what welfare is. However, how can we measure it in our animal facilities? And once we have established what the weak points are, how can we improve them? In this episode, I...

Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog and live cattle futures rallied to multi-week highs on Monday. CME December lean hog futures rose 2.7 cents to settle at 84.95 cents per lb. The contract peaked at 85.1 cents, its highest since Sept. 23,...

U.S. farm equity in 2022 is 27.7% higher than it was in 2017 and 42.7% higher than it was in 2012.  During the last 10 years, net farm income was above the long-run average (i.e., average from 2007 to...