Hog Farming for Smithfield Foods During COVID-19

Hog Farming for Smithfield Foods During COVID-19 | An Impacted Farmer in MN | GZERO World

Shockwaves rippling through the global food supply chain are having real world effects — and not just at your neighborhood Wendy's. GZERO World with Ian Bremmer introduces you to Mike Patterson, one Minnesota hog farmer in the crosshairs of a nationwide crisis. He told us the current problem "shows the fragility of the system. That one piece goes down in that processing chain and we're not able to get meat to consumers."

More from GZERO Media

- YouTube

Since the onset of its war in Gaza, Israel has operated without meaningful consequences. In this week’s Quick Take, Ian Bremmer explains how that may be changing. Pressure from the UAE, Trump, and European governments could force Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to rethink unilateral strategies.

Shinjiro Koizumi, Sanae Takaichi, Yoshimasa Hayashi, Ichiro Aizawa, Toshimitsu Motegi and Takayuki Kobayashi at a campaign event of the Liberal Democratic Party candidates in Tokyo, Japan, on Sept. 24, 2025.
IMAGO/Future Image via Reuters Connect

The Liberal Democratic Party leadership election on Oct. 4 will likely be a race between the telegenic moderate Shinjiro Koizumi and the arch-conservative Sanae Takichi. The latter is vying to be the first female leader of Japan.

Ukraine’s battlefield has transformed into a high-tech war of attrition, with tens of thousands of drones swarming the skies at any given moment. Christopher Miller, chief Ukraine correspondent at the FT, joins Ian Bremmer on the GZERO World Podcast to discuss how life has changed on the front line and in Ukraine’s cities

- YouTube

As the United Nations turns 80, the urgency to rethink global cooperation has never been greater. In a live broadcast from the UN headquarters and moderated by GZERO Media’s Global Chief Content Officer, Tony Maciulis, an expert panel gathered to discuss if AI and data can reshape a strained multilateral system to meet today’s crises.