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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Hog Production
Hog Cholera Crisis Worsens in Japan
Japan’s outbreak of Classical Swine Fever, commonly known as hog cholera, continues to spread with a sixth case identified Dec. 25.
November 10, 2020 11:07 PM
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Hog Production
What Makes Tosh Farms’ Hog Operation Top Notch
Last month, Jimmy Tosh of Tosh Farms received Farm Journal’s annual Top Producer of the Year award. An innovative leader, Tosh has built one of the largest pork operations in the country. Here’s a closer look.
November 10, 2020 11:07 PM
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Hog Production
Pig Farmers Confront Disease Challenges Closer to Home
While the ramifications of African swine fever in China and Europe continue to emerge, U.S. pig farmers are also watching disease challenges that are hitting closer to home.
November 10, 2020 11:07 PM
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Hog Production
Canada Considers Marketing Pigs From PED-Infected Farms to U.S.
Pigs from the central Alberta farm reporting the province’s first PED outbreak might be sent to market in the U.S., after local Canadian farmers voice concern about the disease contaminating slaughter sites.
November 10, 2020 11:07 PM
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Hog Production
Australia Border Patrol Detects African Swine Fever In Pork Products
Australia is reporting the first instances of products with the ASF virus being smuggled into their borders.
November 10, 2020 11:07 PM
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Hog Production
African Swine Fever Pushing China to Professionalize Hog Production
The recent widespread outbreak of African swine fever in China has brought a whole new resolve to improve biosecurity, said Erin Borror of the U.S. Meat Export Federation during AgriTalk with Chip Flory.
November 10, 2020 11:07 PM
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Hog Production
U.S. Learning Lessons From ASF Outbreaks
As reports continue to come in about the spread of African swine fever through China’s hog herd, important lessons are emerging that U.S. producers are taking to heart.
November 10, 2020 11:07 PM
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Hog Production
Worldwide Hog Industry on Alert for ASF; Flood Wipes Out NE Cattle
Jim Wiesemeyer joins Chip Flory on Agritalk to discuss the illegal shipment of pork food products from China, and the flooding in Nebraska.
November 10, 2020 11:07 PM
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Hog Production
Fifth North Carolina Nuisance Case Lands Another Blow to Pig Farmers
For the fifth time, a North Carolina jury has come down against a Smithfield-owned subsidiary for claims of nuisance against neighbors of the hog farm.
November 10, 2020 11:07 PM
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Ag Policy
Fifth North Carolina Hog Nuisance Suit; Ag Groups File First Appeal
As the fifth hog nuisance lawsuit against Murphy Brown LLC, a subsidiary owned by Smithfield Foods, finished closing arguments this week, an appeals court in Virginia received an amicus brief for the first lawsuit.
November 10, 2020 11:07 PM
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