Canadian pork producers are facing new trade challenges after China imposed retaliatory tariffs in response to Canada’s recent measures targeting Chinese electric vehicles and metal imports.

The projects will help address gaps in animal disease outbreak emergency response, increase producer’s use of gold-standard biosecurity measures, train producers and responders to carry out animal disease outbreak response activities, help States and Tribes develop and exercise animal disease emergency response plans, and help producers who are impacted by animal disease outbreaks recover quickly.

We received 251 calves sourced from across North Dakota through multiple owners associated with the Dakota Feeder Calf Show Feedout Program.

The decision to rebuild the U.S. cowherd is based on profitability—not just current prices.

Developing and first calf heifers are not the same as mature cows.

James Mitchel, livestock economist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, said the elevated prices are due to the slight reduction in U.S. cattle inventory, paired with the steep curve of supply and demand in livestock marketing.

PQA Plus Version 6 is available June 2025.

Two primary objectives of the study were to 1) assess the current bioexclusion practices used at wean-to-harvest sites across the US, ensuring a diverse group of producers from different swine-producing states are included and 2) develop a tool that veterinarians, production managers, and producers can use to assess biosecurity on their sites quickly.

Two swine farms in Manitoba’s Grasslands region have tested positive for PED, prompting buffer zones and biosecurity alerts outside the usual high-risk areas.

Foot and Mouth Disease re-emerges in Europe, alerting animal health experts and prompting countries like Canada to review biosecurity measures and import controls.