Efforts to establish a meat processing plant in Watauga County, N.C., are progressing as the Boone Town Council greenlights the provision of waste and water services to the project site initially proposed in 2020.
The initiative outlines the construction of...
The recently unveiled Farm Bill, led by Senate Agriculture, Forestry, and Nutrition Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), has drawn sharp criticism from the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) for its failure to address the challenges posed by California’s Proposition...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced an additional investment of more than $14 million to support agricultural workforce training in historically underserved communities that will increase the resilience of the U.S. meat and poultry processing sector. This...
It is that time of year again; the sun is shining, the days are longer, and the snow has melted away. Before we know it, the summer heat will also be here too but unfortunately, when it comes to...
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) expressed serious concerns about the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s so-called scientific report in comments filed with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
“While U.S. pork producers are committed to supporting...
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
Last week the U.S. marketed 2,327,000 market hogs, a year ago same week 2,559,000. That’s close to 10% less! In the last five weeks numbers have been close to 10% lower. Anyone keeping...
While in recent decades public agricultural research and development (R&D) funding in the United States has trended downward, several other major trading partners have increased their funding. The European Union's expenditures have grown since 2000, as have the expenditures...
Flexible solution helps producers manage worst-case PCVAD scenarios
To stay ahead on porcine circovirus associated disease (PCVAD) management, Boehringer Ingelheim has launched the swine industry’s first porcine circovirus Type 2d-based baculovirus vector vaccine. The new vaccine, d-FENSE, demonstrates efficacy and...
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced today new efforts to help prevent the introduction and spread of African swine fever in the U.S. Through an outreach and awareness campaign called...
What Happened: Representatives Nick Langworthy (R-NY) and Jim Costa (D-CA), along with 26 of their House colleagues, have called on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to revise its recent ranking of waste management technologies to reinstate the inclusion...