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NPPC applauds USDA’s decision to allow eligible pork harvest facilities to continue experimenting

NPPC aims to make the pork imports into the Philippines as quick and efficient as possible .

Purdue University, for the first time, has been named one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies – coming in at No. 16 overall and No. 1 in education – for its advances in the vital field of semiconductors and microelectronics.

Shares of Hormel Foods Corp. HRL, -4.56% took 5.1% hit toward a more than 15-month low in premarket trading

Hog slaughter was lower last week as snowstorms disrupted the transportation of hogs to processing facilities

PigCareers and Continental Search are pleased to announce the launching of their Swine Live Production Salary Survey

Oklahoma held its first-ever conference to discuss humane treatment for pigs Wednesday.

Ultrasound scanning of carcass traits is a useful tool to get a look under the hide without having to slaughter the animal, meaning that carcass data can be collected for bulls and heifers destined for the breeding herd. Ultrasound carcass data allows producers to identify positive and negative outliers to make informed breeding and culling

The Canada West Swine Health Intelligence Network is advising pork producers and transporters to consider all high traffic areas as contaminated with Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea.

Nutritional needs. Cattle, horses and goats all have different nutritional needs. These variations are further impacted by the age and use of the animal. Weight gain, lactation, and pregnancy require pasture with high levels of nutrients. Producers should always try to match the forage base to the animals’ requirements