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Jennifer Shike

As the brand leader of Farm Journal’s PORK and host of “The PORK Podcast,” Jennifer Shike pairs her deep animal science expertise with a heart for the people in the pork industry. Her work is a vital resource on swine health and biosecurity, reporting on threats such as PRRS, PED and African swine fever. By keeping a close watch on national and state policy, she translates trade deals, California’s Proposition 12, environmental regulations and farm bill updates into what they mean for American pork producers.

Latest Stories
Say “I love you” with this tasty treat.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is allocating $300 million under RAPP to 66 U.S. organizations to build demand for American food and farm exports in high-potential markets around the globe.
Richard Slayman, the Massachusetts man who was the recipient of the world’s first successful transplant of a genetically-edited pig kidney, has died less than two months after the procedure.
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A New Jersey woman fighting for her life received an incredible gift from a pig last month at Massachusetts General Hospital.
The pork community is in the crosshairs right now for the animal rights extremist community. Here’s what you need to know.
Mental health support services are hard to find in rural areas. Did you know 90 million people live in designated Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas? To further complicate matters, stress among farmers is growing.
Now that the mystery illness impacting some dairy herds has been revealed as the same strain of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza that has been impacting the U.S. poultry flock, pork producers are asking questions.
A U.S. District Court judge for the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division, dismissed a lawsuit filed four years ago against the USDA regarding its decision to increase line speeds at poultry plants.
The laying hen industry shares similar risks to the pork industry regarding disease prevention. Versova’s Craig Rowles shares practical examples from the egg industry that could work on your farm.