The Prairie Swine Center’s recently appointed Research Scientist Ethology says her priorities moving forward will be to advance work by Drs. Yolande Seddon, Jenifer Brown and Harold Gonyou with a focus on preparing farmers for upcoming changes to Canada’s Pig Code of Practice. The mandate of the Prairie Swine Center, operated by the University of […]

Fall of 2024 is officially here! The U.S. beef herd inventory was at 28.2 million cows as of January 2024.

The US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced yesterday the agency is planning to enhance testing and monitoring for H5N1, building on measures taken since the beginning of the avian influenza outbreak. In partnership with state veterinarians, USDA will implement a tiered strategy to collect milk samples to better

Researchers have developed a new sorghum-based scaffold that significantly improves the quality and texture of lab-grown pork.

With more than 130 cage-free egg policies, over 50 Better Chicken Commitment policies and numerous crate-free pork policies adopted over the past decade, the “Canada Animal Welfare Scorecard,” published Wednesday, Oct. 30, by Mercy For Animals, reveals which companies are leading the charge — and which are falling behind — in animal welfare. In this

A fully implemented ban on genetically modified corn in Mexico could disproportionately affect the nation’s lower-income consumers, according to a recently published study by agricultural economists with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.

Low cattle inventories challenge the market, with steady feed numbers and rising prices introducing new uncertainties.

Earlier this summer, Colorado broke records for the highest number of reported cases in U.S. dairy herds to be infected with avian flu.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a historic $1.5 billion for 92 partner-driven conservation projects through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP),

The winner of the Ontario Pork Industry Leadership Award was announced there.