Global pork trade enters new era

The global pork industry is entering a period of significant change as international trade patterns continue to evolve, according to a report from RaboResearch.

Heavier hogs keep U.S. pork production growing as demand pressures prices

U.S. pork production continues to run ahead of year-ago levels despite relatively little growth in hog slaughter, as heavier market weights help offset constrained hog supplies.

PA Pork partners with Penn State football player Caleb Bacon

The Pennsylvania Pork Producers Council has teamed up with Caleb Bacon in a new video that shows pork isn’t just a dinner staple; it’s a versatile protein, fueling one of Penn State’s own as he prepares for kickoff.

Pig farming reshapes farmers’ gut microbiome and antibiotic resistance genes, study finds

People who raise pigs spend their working lives inside one of the most microbially concentrated environments modern society has created, and new research suggests their bodies keep a detailed record of it.

The silent thief

How porcine ear necrosis drains profits and what new science says about stopping it.

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