Explorating Routes of ASFv Entry into and Spread from Two Pork Harvest Facilities in the US

Today, we are sharing a recent publication from the Secure Food Systems team at the University of Minnesota, in which they are performing a proactive analysis regarding transmission pathways that African Swine Fever could potentially take in pork harvest facilities.

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Are New Harvest Facilities Possible?: A podcast

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Last minute opposition threatens to derail a five-year effort by Wholestone Farms to build a next-generation pig processing plant in Sioux Falls, SD. The producer-owned company is planning a harvest facility that provides economic benefits while bringing producers closer to consumers. The At The Meeting team goes in-depth with Dr. Luke Minion (Chairman Of The Board of Wholestone Farms) to hear the project’s journey to this fall’s ballot decision by Sioux Falls voters.

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New rules in Salmonella control: a podcast

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 This new episode focuses on the new Swine Slaughter Inspection System and what it means for food safety.

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