Citing the seriousness of the disease and the devastation it could cause the U.S. livestock industry, the National Pork Producers Council today urged congressional lawmakers and the Obama administration to make dealing with an outbreak of foot-and...
Federal agriculture authorities eliminated some requirements and repayments for biosecurity actions related to deadly pig diseases and are focusing instead on diagnostic tests...
“Keep Calm and Carry On” was a motivational poster created by the British government in 1939 as World War II loomed, as a way to raise the morale of the British public. That war-time motivational slogan has been commercialized beyond belief, and ...
Nebraska meatpackers will be allowed to own hogs after that state’s lawmakers passed a bill on Feb. 5. Under LB176, introduced by Ogallala Sen. Ken Schilz last session, a person who owns, leases or holds a legal interest in a swine...
This month we decided to look the influence of farm size on production. Is there an ideal farm size? Is it easier to staff and manage a small or large farm?
Data being used came from the Swine Management Services database with data from 674 fa...
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) surprised the pollsters with a solid win in Iowa last week. Cruz put together a coalition of conservatives around his anti-Washington/anti-establishment message to edge out Donald Trump...
Passion connects these young trailblazers to the many generations of pork leaders before them, yet their fearless attitude to boldly face any future challenges the pork industry may encounter and eat it for breakfast sets them apart. In a few...
