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.
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.
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.
Despite lingering trade uncertainty and an overall weak farm economy, 2018 was a solid year for combine and tractor sales, reports AEM in the December U.S. Ag Tractor and Combine Report.
The fifth North Carolina hog farm nuisance case against Smithfield subsidiary Murphy Brown, has been delayed due to the federal government shutdown, the Associated Press reports.
During winter months, it’s even more important that farmers inspect livestock facilities before installing additional heaters and inspect electrical wiring for damage.
Meat cases are getting fuller, with livestock and poultry production continuing to expand. And all those extra animals mean there’s continued demand for feed supplies in 2019.
Digital use is changing many areas of our lives, and the National Pork Board and the Pork Checkoff is working with Google to reach consumers and influence meat and food purchases in a whole new way.
The editors at AgWeb.com are looking at experts’ projections for 2019 to help you succeed and be profitable in the coming year. Here’s what to expect for the upcoming year in the livestock segments.
There’s a tradition in my little hometown of Centralia, Mo., that’s getting bigger every year. The Christmas season truly begins when area farmers bring their tractors decked with lights down the street.
Residents crowded into Centralia, Mo., for the 12th Annual Lighted Tractor Parade, featuring more than 70 entries of tractors, sprayers and other equipment, all wrapped in Christmas lights.
The jury in the hog nuisance trial of eight Sampson County neighbors against the world’s largest pork producer rendered a verdict awarding between $100 and $75,000 to each in compensation.
