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    The opportunities in manure management

    Better Pork, December 2025: Manure is arguably one of agriculture’s most under-appreciated resources. The topic was part of a recent LRIC roundtable exploring practical ways of turning livestock research into real-world results. 

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    From feed to health: Artificial Intelligence tech emerging slowly in pork industry

    Better Pork, August 2025: Artificial Intelligence was the focus of a session at the Ontario Swine Conference this past winter, where speakers gave a glimpse into the future of what AI can or is offering the pork industry. 

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    When does gene editing make sense in livestock production?

    Better Pork, April 2025: Gene editing can offer significant solutions to some of the big challenges in livestock production, even though the technology is still evolving, the regulatory environment is complicated, and it is still unknown how consumers will respond. Dr. Mike Lohuis, Vice President of Research and Innovation at Semex Alliance, believes the world will see gradual regulatory approval of gene editing projects in key markets over the next decade. 

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    How much methane are swine barns actually producing – and how can that be reduced?

    Better Pork, December 2024: A lack of ground-truthed science is often a source of frustration for farmers when policymakers set arbitrary targets or goals for the industry to work towards. In the case of methane emissions from livestock production: how much is actually being produced and how much should the reduction be? What are the most effective solutions to create that change that will also be practical and affordable to implement on farm? 

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• Research Scouts

• First university to put gene-edited livestock into human food supply

  Published May 9, 2023

  Visit news.wsu.edu

• Purdue University to develop air sensor for pig farms

  Published May 8, 2023

  Visit www.feedandgrain.com

• Additive to make slurry more climate-friendly

  Published March 16, 2023

  Visit www.uni-bonn.de

• Wild Canadian "super pigs" with razor-sharp tusks are threatening the US

  Published February 23, 2023

  Visit dailyhive.com

• Mycotoxins Can Be A Shot to the Gut of Poultry

  Published January 17, 2023

  Visit tellus.ars.usda.gov

• Infrared Technology Can Save Time and Detect Sick Sows Earlier

  Published October 4, 2022

  Visit www.porkbusiness.com