african swine fever

National Pork Producers Council leaders and staff attended the second North American African Swine Fever Forum in Mexico City, hosted by Mexico’s Ag Secretary.

New research finds the risk of African swine fever entering the U.S. hog population has nearly doubled in the last year.

The USDA has invested over $2.8-million in high-speed broadband infrastructure to create or improve e-Connectivity for 347 rural households in Tennessee.

Despite a damaging heat wave, the California avocado farmers will produce a larger-than-expected crop. The avocado season officially ends at the end of October.

The U.S. and China reached a partial agreement Friday that would broker a truce in the trade war and lay groundwork for a broader deal.

**In a desperate move to make up for losses from African Swine Fever, some Chinese pig farmers are raising pigs as big as polar bears.
According to agweb.com, some of these giant pigs are crossing the scale around 1,100 pounds and can sell for nearly $1,400, more than three times the average monthly …

China has been reportedly purchasing U.S. pork AND that it’s excluding the U.S. from retaliatory tariffs. The National Pork Production Council now seeking permanent removal of those tariffs.

Registered voters oppose the Trump administration’s exemption for oil refineries from renewable fuel blending obligations by a margin of nearly two to one.

U.S.-grown tree fruit has been more plentiful. Government estimates show apple production up 4%, peach crops up 13% and the cherry harvest up 5% compared to a year ago.

As of 2018, there were about 126,000 acres of protected agriculture in Mexico, a huge jump from the 325 acres planted in 2003.