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The Director of Veterinary Services with Topigs Norsvin Canada suggests consistent strict adherence to the basics of biosecurity is the best approach to keeping disease, such as PED, out of the barn.

The continued expansion of the recombinant African Swine Fever Genotype I/II strains threatens to undermine the effectiveness of vaccination. Recent reporting on African Swine Fever virus strain circulation has highlighted a concerning expansion of the Recombinant Genotype I/II strains being detected in Asia and now the Russian Far East.

The Director of Swine Health with Manitoba Pork says, despite the confirmation of Manitoba’s first case of PED in 2024, the province’s PED elimination plan remains on track.Manitoba’s first case of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea in 2024 in a finisher barn in southeastern Manitoba has triggered full biocontainment as outlined in the Manitoba PED Elimination Plan

Texas A&M AgriLife-led research looks at the nexus of wildlife and livestock for solutions to zoonotic disease

As part of Pork Power: Partnering to Fight Hunger in Illinois campaign, the Illinois Pork Producers Association (IPPA) has donated over 1 MILLION POUNDS of pork to food banks since 2008.

St. Joseph County 4-H member Keegan New wins prestigious sportsmanship award for his involvement in 4-H animal science projects.

Seaweed is once again showing promise for making cattle farming more sustainable. A new study by researchers at the University of California, Davis, found that feeding grazing beef cattle a seaweed supplement in pellet form reduced their methane emissions by almost 40 percent without affecting their health or weight.

We all need to eat, but the impact of the climate crisis on our crops is throwing the world’s food supply into question.

This preliminary injunction prevents the Corporate Transparency Act from taking effect until the outcome of the case Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. Garland is fully decided by the courts.

Pork producers say they’re “deeply disappointed” that U.S. Senate Democrats did not address California’s Proposition 12 in the proposed farm bill they released Nov. 15. That animal welfare law restricts sales of products in California from animals raised using specific types of confinement systems. Iowa pork producers have said they face investing millions of dollars