Sarah Mikesell

Editor in Chief

Sarah Mikesell grew up on a five-generation family farming operation in Ohio, USA, where her family still farms. She feels extraordinarily lucky to get to do what she loves - write about livestock and crop agriculture. You can find her on LinkedIn.

WPX26: PRRS virus risk has changed

29 June 2026

6 minute read

U.S. Soy quality gives feed mills a competitive edge

Herd management Feed and nutrition Market Trends

24 June 2026

5 minute read

USSEC’s Thomas D’Alfonso shares why nutritionists and procurement teams should rethink soybean meal sourcing strategies

Rethinking summer swine diets: Why soybean meal outperforms fat supplements

Pig Welfare Heat and cold stress Feed and nutrition

15 June 2026

7 minute read

Iowa State research shows higher soybean meal diets can add up to 12 pounds per pig during heat stress

WPX26: New World screwworm raises awareness, not alarm, for pork producers

Disease Notifiable diseases Managing disease

10 June 2026

3 minute read

Recent cases highlights the importance of daily animal monitoring, veterinary reporting and movement compliance across livestock sectors

Heat stress hits hard - soybean meal helps pigs stay on track

Herd management Feed and nutrition Policy and regulation

9 June 2026

7 minute read

U.S. Soy-based diets help pigs maintain growth, improve feed efficiency and deliver up to $14 per head in added revenue during heat stress

February - May 2023

Supreme Court deals major blow to US pork and ag sector

Pig Welfare Group housing sows Pig welfare

11 May 2023

4 minute read

US Supreme Court upheld California Prop 12, rejecting an industry challenge

Uncovering livestock challenges using ARM & HAMMER’S Microbial Terroir

Disease Managing disease Treatments and prevention

27 March 2023

2 minute read

ARM & HAMMER can assess a livestock operation’s risk for disease outbreaks

New research: survival of a surrogate ASF virus-like algal virus tested in feed matrices

Disease Notifiable diseases African swine fever

27 February 2023

3 minute read

Survival of algal virus testing using a 23-day commercial US truck transport model

HATCH for Hunger asking all proteins to join in fight against food insecurity

Policy and regulation Food Security Market Trends

22 February 2023

4 minute read

HATCH delivered a record 5.1 million dozen eggs to food banks and pantries in 2022. What will they do next?

Sequencing genomes in agriculture

Disease Genetics and reproduction Treatments and prevention

15 February 2023

2 minute read

ARM & HAMMER is using genome sequencing to develop innovative customer solutions

The search for innovative fertilizer technologies leads to Freetilizer

SPONSOR Husbandry Environmental management Herd management

14 February 2023

1 minute read

Key opinion leaders in EU learn more at Freetilizer seminar in Portugal

Calling on educators interested in global issues in food, fiber, and natural resources

Husbandry Environmental management Market Trends

8 February 2023