Sara Brown

The Livestock Today blog is your place to learn the latest production news for the livestock industry. Whether on the road or in the office, Sara Brown writes about all issues important to livestock producers.

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Industry
Will Lab-Meat Get Cheap Enough to Buy?
The cost of lab-grown burgers have fallen much faster than anticipated—and it can now compete on price with beef.
November 10, 2020 11:09 PM
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Sara Brown
Hog Production
Sioux City Seaboard Triumph Plant To Double Production With 2nd Shift
With more supplies coming online, Seaboard Triumph Foods will start a second shift at its Sioux City plant in October 2018. At full capacity, the plant will employ 2,000 employees and process 21,000 market hogs daily.
November 10, 2020 11:09 PM
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Hog Production
Company News: Elanco PRRS Vaccine; Newport Joins Boehringer Ingelheim
PRRS costs the swine industry $560 to $660 million annually, with the breeding herd costs accounting for 45% of the total industry cost.
November 10, 2020 11:08 PM
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Industry
Tuesday is National Cheeseburger Day!
Americans eat nearly 50 billion burgers a year—about 3 burgers a week for each person in the U.S. While May 28th is National Burger Day, we can’t help but add a slice of cheese to celebrate all over again!
November 10, 2020 11:08 PM
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Hog Production
Jury Selection Begins for Second Nuisance Case Against Smithfield
In a Raleigh, N.C., courtroom Tuesday, jury selection began in the second of 26 nuisance cases against Smithfield Foods, continuing a campaign to forever change hog production practices in the state.
November 10, 2020 11:08 PM
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Industry
Japan Bacon Festival Doubles Down on Pork
The 2nd annual Japan Bacon Festival is back with double the bacon! Organizers of the Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival in Iowa are returning to Japan to cohost the event.
November 10, 2020 11:08 PM
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Hog Production
Alert: Pig Farmers It’s Time to Prepare for Hurricane Florence
Brad Rippey, USDA meteorologist, says Hurricane Florence could do the kind of damage to the mid-Atlantic region that Harvey did to east Texas in 2017. The majority of North Carolina’s hog farms are in the storm path.
November 10, 2020 11:08 PM
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Industry
Hormel Sells Neb. Pork Plant: Who is WholeStone Farms?
WholeStone Farms chairman Luke Minion says the purchase aligns with the company’s goal to create and capture value in the pork supply chain for their 220 independent producer-owners.
November 10, 2020 11:08 PM
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Sara Brown
Hog Production
China Faces Negative Market Impacts from African Swine Fever Outbreak
More than 8,000 hogs have been culled so far, as China continues emergency inspections at pig farms and livestock markets to control the country’s first case of African swine fever.
November 10, 2020 11:08 PM
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Industry
Update: Smithfield Closes Genuine Ham Smokehouse; Evaluates New Sites
Historical legend is about to change—Smithfield will close the 50-year-old 3B Smokehouse, where Genuine Smithfield hams are processed. Plenty of supplies are available while the company evaluates new sites.
November 10, 2020 11:08 PM
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