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Eric Stonestreet Celebrates Pig Farming in Upcoming Mythbusting Series
“Farmers are my people. Pig people are my people. I knew when this came across my plate that it was an opportunity to re-tether myself to where it all started for me.”
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Extend Hog Facility Longevity with Quarterly and Annual Maintenance Checks
Quarterly or annual maintenance checks support hog facility longevity and can be scheduled with a change of season or pig flow schedule.
Real Pork
In-Store Research Focuses on Ground Pork Placement
National Pork Board and partners launched a Checkoff-funded research project to understand how ground pork’s placement in the meat case influence purchases.
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$3.6 Billion
Value of U.S. Pork Exported YTD
Total U.S. pork exports to other markets through May 2021 was valued at $3.6 billion. That equates to 2.95 billion pounds (product weight).
Source: USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
Meat Consumption Around the World
Pork is one of the most widely consumed proteins across the globe.
Source: USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
2020 Export Values
In 2020, export value averaged $58.65 for every U.S. hog marketed in these export markets.
Source: USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
AgView: The Path to Protection From an FAD Outbreak
AgView
MetaFarms Launches AgView Integration
In close collaboration with the National Pork Board, MetaFarms, an agriculture information platform, has developed an integration that allows its users the option to auto-send pig movement data to AgView.
AgView
Start Your AgView Path to Protection at World Pork Expo
AgView, a free, opt-in technology solution, is the feature attraction at the National Pork Board’s booth at World Pork Expo this year.
AgView
AgView is a path to protection that will help navigate uncertainty in the event of a crisis. This tool will help rapidly conduct contact-tracing to contain or regionalize a foreign animal disease outbreak.
Biosecurity at Youth Swine Shows
Biosecurity is a critical step to keep your pigs healthy before, during and after a pig show.
Follow these easy steps to keep your animals healthy and protect pigs across the country from getting sick.
