EDUCATION ...
DISEASE CONCERNS ...
Pork Checkoff decides to cancel World Pork Expo
The 2019 World Pork Expo had been scheduled for June 5-7 in Des Moines
AFRICAN SWINE FEVER ...
Disease leads to cancellation of World Pork Expo
Organizers have cancelled the World Pork Expo over Africa swine fever concerns
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES ...
Japan detects African swine fever for 1st time
Virus was discovered in sausages brought into the country from China in January
PEST MANAGEMENT ...
Invasive wild hogs still threaten Texas
Feral hogs do great damage across both rural and urban Texas
SWINE CAMP ...
Youth Swine Camp in Springfield April 20
Youth participating in either FFA or 4-H are encouraged to attend
BY THE NUMBERS ...
United States hog inventory up 2 percent
NASS surveyed over 5,100 operators across the nation during the first half of March
SWINE DISEASE ...
Overview of PEDv outbreak at Okla. Youth Expo
Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus was confirmed at the Oklahoma Youth Expo
ANIMAL HEALTH ...
USDA adds China to African Swine Fever list
China added to the list of regions USDA considers to be affected with ASF
SWINE PRODUCTION ...