The legislation creates an on-farm processing exemption for small-scale farmers and ranchers, opening up affordable, direct ...

The pork sector is experiencing margin pressures similar to the beef industry — though certainly not as distinct and large — ...

While the campaign frames its messaging around family farms and foreign ownership, industry groups warn of animal rights strategists driving the multi-million-dollar push to preserve Prop 12.

With feral swine posing a dual threat as carriers of deadly livestock viruses and silent vectors for Chronic Wasting Disease, ...

Recent reports of the emergence and spread of foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) SAT1 serotype are highlighting a concerning shift in the global landscape of this virus. The Swine Health Information ...

For the first time since being eradicated in the U.S. commercial swine herd in 2004, pseudorabies (PRV) has been confirmed in herds in Iowa and Texas. The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection ...

New consumer intelligence conducted by Decision Analytica Consulting, LLC, reveals 12-to-1 Support for Pork from PRRS-Resistant Pig. Written by Christopher L. Cummings, Ph.D., Director of Decision ...

When the barn alarm screeches in the middle of the night, every pig farmer feels an ache deep in his gut. There was no way Kameron Donaldson could have prepared for what he saw back in 2013 when the ...

Iowa is the top producer of hogs in the United States, with about $10.9 billion in cash receipts in 2022, according to the latest report from the USDA Economic Research Service (ERS). Iowa accounted ...

For decades, farming has been a reactive business — reacting to a broken part, a sudden storm or a disease outbreak. Artificial intelligence (AI) is shifting the power dynamic back to the producer.

U.S. employers report challenges in finding suitable job candidates with work-ready skills to fill open roles in the agri-food industry. AgCareers.com surveyed these employers to gain deeper insights ...

For America’s livestock producers, a new legal challenge in the D.C. Circuit Court represents more than just paperwork; it’s a fight against ‘unreliable’ emission estimates that could leave family ...