Swine Health Ontario is spearheading the Ontario initiative to improve disease prevention, detection, response, containment and elimination, leading to better decisions and added value at the farm and industry levels.
After growing up in Pipestone and earning a degree in business management, Brandan Alfson found his way back home in a role that touches nearly every part of the company. For the past three and a half years, he has served as Director of Pipestone Repairs and Maintenance (PRM), leading a team of more than […]
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A recent action by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) placing foreign-made drones and certain related components on its regulatory “Covered List” is drawing attention across agriculture. While the move is rooted in national security concerns, it has potential implications for how technology is adopted and used on U.S. pork operations in the years ahead. What […]
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The Illinois Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory will soon contribute swine diagnostic data to the Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) monthly domestic swine disease monitoring report, further strengthening one of the pork industry’s most important tools for tracking disease trends across the United States. With Illinois now participating, data from seven veterinary diagnostic laboratories will be included […]
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Information is our product, and we provide it to help the industry make the best business decisions on behalf of U.S. pork producers. Our work is about much more than launching a brand campaign. It’s about connecting consumers to the people and families who raise pork every day. The way consumers think about food and […]
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Across rural America, agriculture isn’t just an industry — it’s the economic backbone. Recent county-level data from the USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) highlights just how concentrated farming activity remains in certain regions of the country. For the pork industry, these same regions often represent the heart of hog production, infrastructure investment, and rural workforce […]
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is projecting a narrower agricultural trade deficit in fiscal year 2026, supported by stronger-than-expected export performance and modest declines in imports—an outlook that carries implications for U.S. pork and livestock producers navigating global markets. According to USDA’s latest quarterly trade forecast, the ag trade deficit is expected to decline to […]
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New training videos and a written user guide have been released to support adoption and effective use of the Standardized Outbreak Investigation Program web application, a disease investigation tool funded by the Swine Health Information Center (SHIC). The web-based application, launched in 2023 and developed by Iowa State University, was created to standardize the way […]
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As biosecurity and disease management remain central to herd health and production stability, new international education opportunities are being made available to swine and poultry professionals in 2026. The courses, highlighted through the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV), are organized by World Veterinary Education in Production Animal Health and focus on practical, science-based approaches […]
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North Dakota State University’s swine unit is expanding, adding new finishing space and classroom facilities that will help the operation run at full capacity while strengthening hands-on learning and applied research opportunities for students and future pork professionals. Growing Capacity for Training the Next Generation The existing barn — originally built in the early 1980s […]
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Six pork producers from across the country have been appointed to serve on the National Pork Board Board of Directors, reinforcing the producer-led structure that guides Checkoff investments and priorities for the U.S. pork industry. The appointments bring new voices, regional representation, and hands-on production experience to the board, which plays a central role in […]
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