What you need to know about influenza

Jennifer Koeman, National Pork Board’s director of producer and public health, offers tips to protect people and pigs as influenza season gets underway. She also explains virus strains and how they get their names. 

1. Ag markets moved generally higher Wednesday
2. Infrastructure limits ag export growth, economist says
3. Beetles, housefly larvae open new frontier in animal feed sector
4. Oil pressured by Bernanke comments, crude stocks up
5. Repainting “American Gothic:” Number of women farming triples
6. Commentary: Severely ticked off

1. Commentary: Ag must resist HSUS 'divide and conquer' strategy
2. Outbreak of PEDV spreads to 13 U.S. states
3. Finding the comedy in ag-gag
4. Getting HSUS to shush
5. Smithfield Foods bid reflects China’s quality issues
6. Will Smith dethroned in latest Peterson Farm Bros. parody

1. COOL isn’t working
2. NIAA releases white paper on FMD preparedness
3. American students immerse themselves in Scotland
4. Finding the comedy in ag-gag
5. Commentary: Ag must resist HSUS 'divide and conquer' strategy
6. Will Smith dethroned in latest Peterson Farm Bros. parody