This will be the fifth time the state has offered this program which began in 2000 following devastating flooding from Hurricane Floyd.

The NCPC says one of the lasting stories of Hurricane Florence involves the heroic actions of farmers.

Blueprint: To minimize disease transmission, swine producers and veterinarians adopt biosecurity and management practices at the herd level to control and prevent the occurrence of diseases.

A breach is a structural failure of a lagoon, where the lagoon walls give way and can no longer hold back the lagoon contents.

As feed efficiency becomes more important and market weights keep increasing, consider the factors associated with eating behaviors and feeder space allowance in your production setting.

In the days leading up to and then following Hurricane Matthew, activists sounded repeated alarms about the damage that would result from flooded hog farms.

With numerous operations and more than 14,000 employees across North Carolina and Virginia, Smithfield has enacted its hurricane preparedness procedures.

Even just a 10% reduction in airflow can result in a 40-fpm reduction in tunnel airspeed.

Expo will feature a tour highlighting how manure is stored and managed on South Dakota swine farms, as well as showcasing new manure technologies.