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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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Cattle Slaughter Is Dropping—Here’s What It Means

Video: Cattle Slaughter Is Dropping—Here’s What It Means

Cattle slaughter levels are declining—but what’s behind this trend? In this Livestock Marketing update, OSU Extension livestock marketing specialist Derrell Peel explains why all cattle slaughter is down and what it means for producers and the beef industry.