National Hog Farmer

11/11/2025

Based on initial an initial survey of Minnesota-based MSHMP participants, 96 of 107 sow farms, representing 62% of the Minnesota breeding herd inventory, report a current negative Mhp status. Of the eleven reporting a positive status. three of these farms are under closure to eliminate Mhp.

The rate of lateral Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae transmission among growing pig populations also suggests a very low incidence.

11/11/2025

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Not your grandmother's pork chop; PLUS: AI in the barn; crossing the Southern border; developing a CD4 KO swine model; and feeding pigs is easy, right?

11/11/2025

Producers from Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina and Ohio were in Washington, D.C., asking members of Congress to support efforts to undo Prop 12 and preempt other states from passing similar laws.

Several bills have been introduced, including the “Save Our Bacon Act” and the “Food Security and Farm Protection Act.”

11/11/2025

In a separate donation, AMVC Nutritional Services has donated $20,000 to the Audubon Recreation Center to support facility upgrades and ongoing community wellness programs.

Donation supports free student admission to all school-sponsored activities, facility upgrades and ongoing community wellness programs at the rec center.

11/11/2025

Agriculturalist meteorologist Greg Soulje talks snow and rain and how its benefiting soil moisture in various regions.

11/11/2025

The approach may enable lower effective doses, faster immune responses and improved patient comfort compared to systemic (injected) treatments.

Mucosal delivery through inhalation, nasal sprays or topical application allows antibodies to target infection sites directly.

11/11/2025

“Whether it’s known threats like highly pathogenic avian influenza, African swine fever, and foot-and-mouth disease, or other emerging threats like New World screwworm, it’s critical that we have safe tools and technologies to respond quickly and effectively. By investing in vaccine development, we are protecting our herds and flocks, safeguarding our food supply, and sustaining the ag economy and rural way of life.”

Company must be based in the state and be engaged in the development of livestock and other animal vaccines.

10/11/2025

Another question to ask stakeholders would be, should AMS separate out “open pen gestation” pork volumes and prices to add to existing commodity reports given its increasing presence in the marketplace?

Specialty pork consumption is an increasing share of overall pork trade due to changing consumer preferences and on-farm production practices.

10/11/2025

A research project within Resource Recovery at the University of Borås explored how valuable substances can be extracted from organic waste – such as animal manure – and how this loop can be closed by producing animal feed.

Fungal biomass can also be used in the production of bio-based materials, such as biodegradable plastics or as an alternative to leather.

10/11/2025

Miller will serve as the liaison between NPB and the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service, which provides oversight to NPB to ensure Pork Checkoff funds are honorably used in accordance with the Pork Act and Order.

Her 10-year tenure as a partner at Crenshaw, Dupree & Milam LLP included support for NPB with antitrust and compliance.

10/11/2025

Appearing before U.S. District Court of Minnesota Judge John R. Tunheim this week, grocery chains Kroger, Albertsons and Hy-Vee as well as 12 other plaintiffs have agreed not to join any other argument or assertion of liability based on any theory that Seaboard was acting as Triumph’s agent.

Judge sets May 2026 trial date in the multidistrict pork price-fixing lawsuit.

10/11/2025

The new guidance also means that existing products containing calcitriol impurities, now discouraged in China, may be diverted to export markets.

China’s new feed standard means animal nutrition products with calcitriol impurities could end up in markets with looser enforcement.