Fresh Defra figures suggest the UK pig breeding herd has fallen to a new low, raising fresh concerns over the sector’s ...

After a major outbreak of African swine fever in 2018, China massively industrialized its pig farming sector to ensure food ...

The European Commission’s EU Agricultural Outlook 2025-2035 report points to falling demand within Europe and China.

December 27, 2025 - On Dec. 31, 2025, Ohio’s regulations limiting the use of extreme confinement for mother pigs in the pork ...

The modern pig in breeding herds around the world has been managed to reach some of the highest levels of reproductive ...

State level data showed that Iowa had the largest hog inventory with 25.3 million head. Minnesota ranked second with 9.40 million heads, and North Carolina ranked third with 7.90 million heads. These ...

Beijing first opened the dairy probe in 2024 and extended it by six months in August, citing the case’s complexity. The dairy ...

As of Dec. 1, there were 75.5 million hogs and pigs across U.S. swine production systems. The Q4 2025 inventory was up ...

Megan Kavanagh, the swine unit manager, is excited about the new possibilities. She jumped into the position in August 2024, ...

The National Agricultural Statistics Service, Dec. 23 announced the U.S. hog inventory was up 1% from this time last year.

Sir Keir Starmer's government has spelled out how it would ensure that farmed animals "have a life worth living," after the ...

The UK pig breeding herd declined by 3.2% to 316,000 head in the year to June 2025, the lowest figure on record, according to newly-released Defra figures. However, AHDB has questioned the validity of ...