Pig farmers brace for possibility ASF enters U.S.

Pig farmers continue to brace for the possibility African swine fever enters the U.S.

Dale Stevermer raises pigs near Easton in southern Minnesota and tells Brownfield the industry is fortunate to have a few years lead time following the first case of ASF in China.

“And really started to get people aware that things can hit in a large-producing country.”

Despite a lack of transparency by the Chinese government since the outbreak began, he says countries like Vietnam have partnered with the U.S.