African Swine Fever

If you have been keeping up with the ag news since last August you know that China has experienced a serious and ongoing epidemic of this dreaded disease. Scary stuff I gotta tell you.

Here are some articles I am reading for next Friday's Farm Side.

Because...Science

A really Big Deal

Warning floating hogs and other acts of shocking irresponsibility. 

Europe Reacts

Useful Timeline


So far this disease has never reached the USA. If it ever does expect a real disaster, as it can be spread by ticks, bodily fluids, and uncooked tissue. We have a lot of feral hogs....just sayin'....