The 2019 dataset represents 1.5 million sows across 600 farms, as well as 15.6 million nursery pigs, 17.4 million finish pigs and 8 million wean-to-finish pigs.

Hostetler says be aware that loss of body weight in pigs and changes in final carcass composition may occur.

Content relevant to families, as retail pork sales have risen dramatically since COVID-19 crisis. From mid-March to mid-April, retail sales increased 49%.

The 40,000-serving donation was provided on behalf of National Pork Industry Forum attendees by Prairie Fresh Pork.

Checkoff is focusing on aggressive growth strategies in 2020.

Fellowship funding will be capped at $30,000 annually for two years.

The resources are a great starting point for alternative, small or beginning farmers.

Topics will include benchmarking, producer response plans, risk management, blockchain, crisis management, finding and keeping talented workers, accounting and tax updates.