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Dr. Paul Sundberg recognized with Distinguished Service Award

Disease Notifiable diseases Husbandry

18 March 2024

2 minute read

Why monitor swine herds for PCV2?

SPONSOR Non-notifiable diseases PCV Treatments and prevention

23 August 2023

7 minute read

An interview with Noel Garbes, DVM – Senior Technical Services Veterinarian, Zoetis

Innovation: HyLife weaning ramp wins Aherne Prize at 2023 Banff Pork Seminar

Production stages Nursery/weaner Treatments and prevention

13 January 2023

2 minute read

Learn more about this new industry innovation

ADM launches new sweetening feed products for piglets

Herd management Feed and nutrition

22 November 2022

2 minute read

Designed to improve the palatability of feed for weanling pigs

Dr. Kenneth Stalder: global pork industry mourns his loss

Pig Welfare Herd management Sow management

5 November 2022

6 minute read

Iowa State University professor, well-known for research his sow lameness, productivity and longevity, has passed away

October 2021

How Pig Farmers Can Use Environmental Commodities

Market Trends Markets and economics Sustainability

18 October 2021

3 minute read

A new US Act impacts small farmers, ranchers and forest owners in the US to have easy access to carbon offset markets, both nationally and globally.

Massachusetts delays implementation of pig housing initiative

Pig Welfare Pig welfare Feed and nutrition

15 October 2021

3 minute read

The US State of Massachusetts has voted to delay implementation of a pig housing initiative that's modeled on California's Proposition 12.

AHDB announces levy holiday for UK pig producers

Herd management Market Trends Markets and economics

15 October 2021

4 minute read

Pig producers in England and Scotland can take advantage of a pork levy holiday during November 20201, says Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) and Quality Meat Scotland (QMS).

Britain recruits 800 foreign butchers to avoid mass pig cull

Pig Welfare Pig welfare Processing

15 October 2021

6 minute read

Britain will offer six-month emergency visas to 800 foreign butchers to avoid a mass pig cull, it said on 14 October, after farmers complained that an exodus of workers from abattoirs and meat processors had left the pork sector fighting for survival.

UK pig farmers tell PM Johnson to ease immigration rules

Processing Processing People

14 October 2021

6 minute read

Pig farmers across England have a message for Prime Minister Boris Johnson: lift strict immigration rules for butchers or risk seeing the pork sector collapse under the weight of overly fattened animals.

WASDE projects reduced pork reduction for next quarter

Processing Processing Herd management

13 October 2021

3 minute read

World Ag Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) forecast for 2021 total red meat and poultry production is lowered from last month as stocks of soybeans and corn are revised.

Family Feeding Matters: A Collaborative Project Inspired by Natural Sow-Piglet Behaviours to Ease Weaning Transition

Pig Welfare Group housing sows Herd management

13 October 2021

4 minute read

The Family Feeding Matters Project considers how sows' natural foraging and maternal behaviours help piglets learn to eat and drink safely

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