The 2026 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) is less than six months away and has surpassed 629,000 square feet of exhibit space and secured more than 1,130 exhibitors. It is the largest trade show floor ever in IPPE’s history, and there is more to come.
The White House announced a United States-European Union Framework on an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, and Balanced Trade. The administration stated the Framework Agreement aims to resolve trade imbalances and maximize the U.S. and EU’s combined economic power in an ongoing process to improve market access and increase the U.S./EU trade and investment relationship. National Pork Producers Council President Duane Stateler, a pork producer from McComb, Ohio, thanked the administration for including U.S. pork.
The dairy checkoff is doubling down on one of the most critical windows of human development – the “First 1,000 Days” – with a multichannel strategy that positions dairy as essential for optimal brain growth and cognitive development from conception through a child’s second birthday. The initiative includes promotion across third-party media outlets and the checkoff’s consumer-facing USDairy.com site.
The meat science discipline has advanced by leaps and bounds under Dr. Gary Smith’s guidance. From food safety to quality beef production, it could be argued that his research findings helped save the beef industry in some of its most challenging times. College students were educated, inspired and trained to be top-notch leaders. The “Dean of Meat Scientists,” a renowned researcher and educator, has never shied away from getting in the trenches and putting in the work. For the indelible mark he left on meat science and the beef community, Smith earned the 2025 Certified Angus Beef (CAB) Industry Achievement Award, presented at CAB’s Feeding Quality Forum in Rochester, Minn., on August 24.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins at the Texas State Capitol alongside Governor Greg Abbott and stakeholders from across the country announced the largest initiative yet in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) plan to combat the New World Screwworm (NWS). This announcement builds upon USDA’s five-pronged plan issued in June to combat the northward spread of NWS from Mexico into the United States.
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association announced continued support for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) aggressive plan to combat the spread of New World screwworm by ramping up construction of a sterile fly distribution facility alongside a production facility at Moore Air Base in south Texas.
The United States Animal Health Association (USAHA) will host a timely and critical New World Screwworm symposium September 24-25, 2025 to address the growing threat of the New World Screwworm (NWS) to U.S. animal populations. USAHA is pleased to collaborate with The National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) to provide a solutions-based effort to help inform stakeholders on preparedness and mitigation should it reach the U.S.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is set to begin data collection efforts for the quarterly Hogs and Pigs Survey. The survey will collect market hog and breeding stock inventories, farrowing intentions, and information on the latest pig crop. Producers should receive the survey questionnaire in late August and can respond via the Internet, by mail, or by fax. Producers who don’t respond in one of those ways will have the opportunity to complete the survey via telephone or personal interview. NASS will publish survey results in the quarterly Hogs and Pigs report on Sept. 25, 2025. These and all NASS reports are available online at nass.usda.gov.
The National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Program is seeking nominations for its FARM Farmer Advisory Council, uplifting farmer voices and helping shape the future of the FARM Program. FARM will accept nominations until Sept. 15; new members will be notified by Oct. 15.
Halter, the world’s leading virtual fencing and guidance system for cattle, has partnered with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and its charitable arm, the Foundation for America’s Public Lands (APL), to expand joint rancher and public access to BLM-managed public lands. As the largest land manager in the U.S., BLM’s collaboration with Halter marks a major milestone in bringing virtual fencing to working ranches, advancing land stewardship and grazing efficiency. The partnership includes $2.7 million in funding to support ranchers using Halter on BLM-managed land.
Arkion Life Sciences announced the promotion of two executives in its EgCel® IgY Technology business unit. Shawn W. Jones, PhD, has been promoted to Director of Innovation & Manufacturing, EgCel IgY Technology and Michelle Tollefson has been promoted to Director of Commercialization, EgCel IgY Technology.
