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Every year, hundreds of accidents occur on the farm whether it's caused by livestock, tractors, machinery, or mistakes.

The American Meat Science Association and Penn State team up for workshop on pork production and pork quality.

Penn State Extension and livestock industry partners are building a new training program for animal production and care. Learn more about this exciting new program.

Weather can be extremely challenging when it comes to timely manure application. The following principles should be considered when making plans for your next weather-delayed application.

Manure impacts water quality. In PA, everyone who produces manure needs a plan. That includes 4-H youth.

Meat quality starts at the farm level with how a producer cares for those animals. Best management practices for handling animals, health care, nutrition and transportation all play a part in producing the meat products we enjoy so much.

Rendering changes and the livestock Industry, basic mortality composting procedures, and the composting process.

This video provides an overview of the approved methods of animal disposal in Pennsylvania, along with best management practices for each method.

Find out how to estimate homeowner or farmer water needs and calculate how much water must be delivered from a private water supply to meet these needs.

Many farm people have never stopped and actually analyzed why animals behave as they do and, more importantly, what this behavior may mean to their own personal safety.

Learn about when a person is discovered unresponsive in a manure storage pit and the best management practices farmers can take to avoid an emergency on their farm.

Want to diversify your farm and expand your income resources? This webinar discusses options for adding pigs to your farming operation.

An informative one hour webinar on nutrition and feeding for all pigs.

Learn to select the best replacement pigs for your sow herd within a given swine genetic population.

Learn about managing and reclaiming sacrifice areas while protecting ground soil resources.

This training is required to become a PDA swine health monitor. Volunteers learn roles and responsibilities, rules and regulations, and common signs of disease.

Learn about the SHIP, RABapp, SHM, CSSC, and SPS acronyms during this virtual event surrounding swine disease incidents.

Learn about the benefits of feed form, and pellets to improve feed efficiency.

Pasture-based systems for rearing pigs are growing in popularity, but it is not a new approach. This article reviews the relationship of pigs and pasture through history.

Learn about the induction process in sows, caring for sows during and after induction, and piglet care.

Farmers in 14 counties are being surveyed now by Penn State to document conservation practices

Knowing a little about what is happening to the sow and piglets during farrowing can help farmers better care for their breeding swine herd, and improve piglet care during the birthing process.

Learn about the induction process in sows, caring for sows during and after induction, and piglet care.