National Hog Farmer

15/12/2025

About 17% of those surveyed in November indicated they had used a food bank in the last 30 days.

Consumer trust in FDA, USDA dips after recent government shutdown.

12/12/2025

His research activities were crucial to the success of the new field of swine genomics and genetic applications that supported the industry and scientific community. Specifically, he contributed at the development of the Porcine SNP60 BeadArray, a platform capable of simultaneously genotyping thousands of DNA markers per pig.

Nebraska USDA ARS scientist identified over 100 DNA marker associations in 60 genes with eight pork quality traits.

12/12/2025

Agricultural meteorologist Greg Soulje brings us the latest weather outlook, which calls for a bitter cold weekend followed by moderating temperatures thereafter for a few weeks. We also check in on weather conditions in South America.

12/12/2025

Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman (R-Ark.) said, “Delivering this farm assistance will bridge the gap until farmers realize the benefits of the recent trade deals and the One Big Beautiful Bill that will provide the certainty they need. This announcement provides much needed relief to rural America.”

Legislative Watch: Funding offers necessary short-term relief; States expand SNAP purchase restrictions; Senators urge USDA to get avian flu vaccine plan.

12/12/2025

Defendants say the government's case is really about broiler chicken action taken, a subject matter that has not previously been before the court.

Defendants say the government's case is really about broiler chicken action taken, a subject matter that has not previously been before the court.

12/12/2025

Designed to only pe*****te the upper level of skin where there are few pain receptors, microneedles are known for being painless to mildly prickly, like pressing fine sandpaper when applied with light pressure, or a cat’s tongue brush.

The goal is to alleviate some pain after castrations and tail docking.

12/12/2025

Producers must report the number of sows onsite for commercial sow farms or the number of show pigs for exhibition swine.

Producers must report the number of sows onsite for commercial sow farms or the number of show pigs for exhibition swine.

11/12/2025

While land use change is the dominant factor that affects the CI of global soybean and soybean meal sources, on-farm production practices and yield are often just as important. For instance, high-yielding soy production, typical of the United States Midwest, serves to decrease the relative carbon intensity compared to the same production practice applied in lower-yielding regions.

Findings can affect the carbon footprint of pork production.

11/12/2025

The team’s next step is to extend the collection period from breeding herds to the nursery phase, characterizing how herd status and piglet’s’ vaccination timing influence the MDAs.

Research aims to guide the vaccination program and population management regarding PRRSV control.

11/12/2025

In partnership with the Protein Pact, the National Pork Board recently highlighted the U.S. pork industry’s commitments to pigs, people and the planet during COP30 in Brazil. Through strategic collaborations, such as the Protein Pact, NPB participated in multiple COP30 panels, offering data-driven insights aimed at building common ground with global sustainability stakeholders.

With us to discuss how international sustainability conversations directly influence U.S. farmers’ freedom to operate—and what the pork industry is bringing to the table., are Eric Mittenthal, chief strategy officer, Meat Institute, and Jamie Burr, chief sustainability officer, National Pork Board.

11/12/2025

NPPC says the H-2A program helps address some of the labor issues but should evolve to fill the needs of modern agriculture.

NPPC urges Department of Labor to expand the definitions of seasonal and temporary in the H-2A program to better meet agriculture’s needs.

11/12/2025

How to best caliper for body condition score? Trey Kellner, a swine nutritionist with AMVC, joins us to walk us through the process and give us tips along the way.