Governor Phil Murphy today signed legislation (A-1970/S-1298) requiring the State Board of Agriculture and the Department of Agriculture to adopt rules and regulations concerning the confinement, care, and treatment of breeding pigs and calves raised for veal. The rules...
Triumph Foods files a lawsuit to challenge Massachusetts’ Q3
In a controversial move, a major pork producer has taken legal action against the state of Massachusetts over its Q3 legislation, which imposes stringent regulations on the pork industry. The lawsuit,...
From left to right: Greg Howard, Vice President, COO at Christensen Farms and Dr. Bob Kemp PhD, Vice President at Genesus
Christensen Farms is recognized as a 2023 World Mega Producer. One of the largest family-owned pork producers in the...
Mark Wright, President of the Nebraska Pork Producers Association (NPPA) presided over the 2023 annual meeting of the Association membership. The Membership chose two new directors and re-confirmed Justin Hankins of Omaha as First Alternate. Austin Zimmerman of Wymore...
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A surprising discovery related to the interactions between Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus and other infectious agents may lead to new antiviral drugs to fight PRRS. PRRS virus causes...
On July 17, the Missouri Pork Association welcomed Amanda Swaim from Centralia as the new administrative assistant/office manager.
Amanda will be responsible for numerous duties, including receptionist, MPA correspondence, coordinating and reporting for MPA committees, financial records, and membership/database maintenance....
St. Charles officials continue to question representatives from the Smithfield processing plant about concerns over unpleasant odors being emitted in the plant’s vicinity on the east side of the city.
Representatives from Smithfield processing plant gave a presentation to Government...
A consortium led by major Chinese pig feed producer Twins Group will lead the restructuring of Jiangxi Zhengbang Technology 002157.SZ, previously one of the country's top pig breeders, Zhengbang said on Monday.
The investor group, named Twins Xinda Consortium, was...
Innovation is at the core of intelligent nutrition company Novus International, Inc. It takes inquiring minds with diverse knowledge to truly innovate and create. As such, NOVUS recently brought on Brandon Reinbold, DVM, Ph.D., to lead research and technology...
The provincial and federal governments are committing nearly $2.4 million over two years to Manitoba’s pork industry.
The funding, announced on Monday, is part of a $52.8-million capital expansion project at Winkler Meats.
Government funding will go toward new harvesting and...