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Socializing with piglets in a Manitoba nursery barn

Hog farmer Hardy, from the Rural Municipality of Lorne in Manitoba, submitted May 2018's winning video of his piglets socializing. The video shows an animal care provider in a nursery barn interacting with young pigs, also known as weanlings or nursery pigs. These piglets are about 4 weeks old a... More ›

African swine fever – What You Need to Know

African swine fever is spreading through China and other countries. U.S. pork is not affected by the outbreaks of African swine fever in other countries. African swine fever virus is a highly contagious viral disease impacting only pigs and not people – so it is not a public threat or food-sa... More ›

African swine fever – Pork producers urged to ask questions of feed suppliers

As African swine fever continues to spread across China, the National Pork Board, along with the National Pork Producers Council, the American Association of Swine Veterinarians, the Swine Health Information Center and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, are working even more closely together to... More ›

2018 America's Pig Farmer of the Year Finalist - Brad Lundell

Being a good caretaker for the pigs is what drives Brad Lundell’s passion. Learning from the five generations of a family farming, Lundell hopes consumers see why pig farming is family-oriented. With the help of his wife Sarah, and four children Jonathan, Ally, Jacob and Jett, they also raise tu... More ›

Place Talks Sustainable Beef Production

Sara Place, a senior director with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says producers not only need to think sustainably, they need to talk about it, too. ... More ›

Midwest Gains New Hog Packing Plants

By early next year, Iowa hog producer Rick Chipman should be able to point his livestock trailer in any direction.... More ›

Swine Muscle Fatigue From Transportation To Finishing Plant

Millions of dollars are lost each year by muscle fatigue in swine during transportation to finishing plants. Dr. John Gonzalez, Kansas State Animal Science, is conducting research on how to reduce this loss for producers.... More ›

What can pork producers do to preare for a Foreign Animal Disease Outbreak?

The recent cases of African swine fever (ASF) in China is a reminder of the negative impact that a trade-limiting animal disease can have on pork producers. Dr. Dermot Hayes, economist at Iowa State University, at the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development Food and Agricultural Policy Res... More ›

Cody Creelman, Cow Vet VLog: Cattle Trailer Rollover.

Cody Creelman, Cow Vet Vlog. I always wondered if I would have to respond to this scary situation! A 5am phone call from the Calgary fire department made that a reality. What do you do when cattle get trapped in mangled fury of steel on one of Calgary's business roads?!... More ›

Early Identification Needed to Protect Broilers From Reovirus

Reovirus is mutating every 2 to 3 years, which is making it difficult to protect broilers from the effects of the virus, Don Waldrip, DVM, technical service veterinarian for Zoetis, told Poultry Health Today.... More ›

2018 America's Pig Farmer Of The Year Finalist - Patrick Bane

Raising pigs has been a life-long passion for Patrick Bane, whose family has been raising pigs for three generations. Bane raises 74,000 pigs on his farm in west-central Illinois, where he focuses on public health, hiring the best people and maintaining herd health.... More ›

2018 America's Pig Farmer of the Year Finalist - Kevin Rasmussen

Employee care is important to providing a safe product at KLR Pork, where Rasmussen markets 26,000 pigs a year from his farrow-to-finish farm. As a fourth-generation Iowa farmer, he believes the employees who work for him are family – and that makes all the difference in the product they produce... More ›