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Capturing relative phenotypes to help us understand boar fertility

Amanda Minton, Associate Director of Reproductive Technology at Acuity Swine and Karl Kerns, Assistant Professor at Iowa State University, discuss capturing relative phenotypes to help us understand and ultimately improve boar fertility.

 

R&D: Understanding index distribution and accountability in competitive comparison

Justin Fix, Director of Business Development and Genetic Improvement with Acuity and Caleb Shull, Director of Research at The Maschhoffs discuss how genetic evaluation varies from nucleus to commercial production and how that variation creates a bias in data analysis.


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Call for Participants: Production Impacts of PRRSV-2 1C.5.32 and Other Variants (1A.2, 1H.18)

The University of Minnesota Swine Group is seeking sow farms and grow-finish farms that have recently broken with PRRSV-2 variant 1C.5.32, variant 1A.2, or 1H.18 to contribute to a research study on PRRSV-2 virulence.Read More

U.S. farm and food sectors urge caution on USMCA changes

Over 125 U.S. agriculture and food groups urged USTR to protect the USMCA, emphasizing its benefits for trade stability, export growth, and North American food and farm integration. Read More

Pork Producers Rally Against Prop 12

Producers from leading pork states asked Congress to repeal California’s Prop 12, citing rising pork prices, market disruption, and threats to fair trade under USMCA agreements. Read More

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