The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services is once again hosting the “I Protect Pigs” ...

Haiti's Greatest Loss, a WLRN original production, reveals the devastating impact of the pig's eradication in 1978, sparked by an African swine flu outbreak, and how it ravaged Haiti's economy, ...

To transform agriculture in the region, ADB builds partnerships across developing Asia, including the private sector, to tackle difficult challenges such as climate change, nutrition insecurity, and ...

A new University of Missouri Extension study focuses on the effects of using pig manure as a crop fertilizer. The study looks at corn yields and soil health indicators under three separate ...

Here is a list of our partners and here's how we make money. If you’re buying a home in a rural area (or even a suburb), a USDA loan may be an option. The U.S. Department of Agriculture offers ...

The agriculture industry impacts communities and sectors across the globe. These agricultural startups are reimagining every step of the agricultural supply chain from deploying machine learning to ...

About half of workers at pork processing plants, like the JBS slaughterhouse in Worthington, Minn., are at high risk of developing musculoskeletal diseases. (Elizabeth Flores/The Minnesota Star ...

Last May, one inspector documented “general filth” in a room at the Indiana plant. The U.S. Agriculture Department released the inspection records in response to Freedom of Information Act ...

A veterinarian reportedly entered a pen where a pig with a rectal prolapse was being isolated with five other pigs who were unable to walk normally, according to the USDA report. There was ...

A veterinarian reportedly entered a pen where a pig with a rectal prolapse was being isolated with five other pigs who were unable to walk normally, according to the USDA report. There was, allegedly, ...

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, commonly known as PETA, is asking the Sherburne County Attorney's Office to investigate a pig farm after a recent report of animal neglect. The animal ...