Dermot Hayes, an ag economist at Iowa State University spoke with each of the six impacted managers about their contingency plans, some of which do have plans to add Saturday shifts and/or work longer mandatory shifts.
Swine are a great vehicle to improve food security for families in rural areas in the U.S. and in the developing world since they are efficient, adaptable and prolific, says up and coming leader Josue Chinchilla-Vargas.
Meet Julia Holen, an up and coming voice of the pork industry who's passionate about swine nutrition and assisting commercial producers with practical strategies to optimize sow performance and piglet survival.
In conjunction with World Pork Expo, several companies introduced new products last week. Here's what’s new from Automated Production, Kent Nutrition Group, Merck Animal Health and Novus International.
Three industry-leading producers share their thoughts on the top issues facing pork producers right now — margin volatility, labor, and meat quality improvement and innovation.
Leaving a legacy is sometimes complicated by the unknown of who’s next in line. Adam Kline, an attorney who hails from an Indiana farm, shares four options for a farm operation without a successor.
After remaining fairly steady from 2008 to 2014, total U.S. meat production began to sharply increase in 2015—and consumers have responded by increasing annual meat consumption by 20 lb. in recent years. Cheaper feed and growing domestic and international demand have factored into growth. With relatively stable feed costs projected for the next couple of years, meat supplies will continue to increase faster than the rate of population growth in the U.S. through 2018, according to the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute.
