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National Pork Board Offers $46K for Top Innovators in Challenge

With foreign animal disease such as African swine fever closer than ever to the United States, the National Pork Board has launched its first-ever innovation challenge that deals with the potential need of mass carcass disposal. The challenge is seeking new and innovative methods of pig mortality disposal that go beyond the existing methods of burial, incineration, composting and landfills and provide pig farmers with more options.

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Heavy September Rain Threatens Corn and Soybean Harvest

Video: Heavy September Rain Threatens Corn and Soybean Harvest

Heavy September rain soaked fields across eastern Nebraska, Iowa and southern Wisconsin, with some areas reporting more than 15 inches. Wet conditions could delay corn and soybean harvest as farmers wait for fields to dry and crop moisture to fall.