Hog Production
Canada gathers industry leaders together for an international forum on African swine fever.
Low grain prices may be frustrating for farmers but it could be a real opportunity for end users looking to lock in feed prices.
A new analysis looks at the risk of African swine fever introduction into the U.S. via airport passengers and the likelihood of ASF-contaminated product getting through, and out of, the airport.
A king-sized candy bar. A few more zeros in your bank account. A truck with more horsepower. Bigger is always better. But is that true when it comes to the size of pigs?
AgDay’s Clinton Griffiths talks with Brian Splitt of AgMarket.net about the hog market and the dynamics at play right now.
The National Pork Producers Council comments on EU’s proposal for a regulation on veterinary medical products.
Smithfield Foods, Inc., and Roeslein Alternative Energy (RAE) have formed a joint venture called Monarch Bioenergy to produce renewable natural gas (RNG) on Smithfield’s hog farms in Missouri.
Chinese pig slaughterhouses are required to conduct self-checks monitored by veterinarians to slow the spread of African swine fever.
To prevent the spread of African swine fever, the U.S. Grains Council have updated their biosecurity protocols to ensure a safe pork supply.
Pork Perspectives provides business and leadership strategy tips from some of the pork industry’s finest. Meet John Eggert, chief development officer for Topigs Norsvin.
New technology not only protects against airborne disease transmission, but could lower operations and maintenance costs on pig farms.
China’s largest pig and poultry producer, Wens Foodstuff Group, recorded a loss for the first quarter of 2019.
African swine fever is a threat to the U.S. pork industry that Daniel Hendrickson, DVM, takes very seriously. He owns Stoney Creek Veterinary Service in Farmland, Ind., a part of Four Star Veterinary Service.
A look at some of the newest products hitting the shelves for pork producers.
Livestock producers and veterinary leaders in government, industry and private practice wrestle with tough health issues at the U.S. Animal Health Association annual meeting, taking place through Wednesday this week.
ASF is pushing up the price of pork. McDonald’s is forecasting that U.S. commodity costs will increase by 2% to 3% in 2019.
As rain pushes corn planting season back yet again, farmers may be better off sticking with poor stands than replanting, says University of Missouri Extension agronomist Bill Wiebold.
Undercover video shot last winter shows abuse at calf raising facility.
The lawsuit claimed the Humane Society of the United States was harmed from misappropriation of funds from the National Pork Board.
ASAS recognizes outstanding contributions to the swine industry.
A truck carrying finishing pigs overturned on an Interstate curve near downtown Louisville at about 7:15 a.m. Wednesday, report local police.
Even though corn futures prices weakened after the June crop acreage report, using the iFarm price distribution tool there was still a 19% chance on July 9 that corn futures will be above $5 per bushel.
The global market for porcine vaccines is projected to expand at an astounding 7% from 2017 to 2025, says a new report from Transparency Market Research. The market was valued at $1.784 billion in 2016.
Hog producers say they are keeping breeding herd expansion at a low level, but there has been a recent tendency for expansion to be higher than indicated in Hogs and Pigs reports.
In August, owners of trucks transporting pigs without GPS trackers might face serious fines in Taiwan, an action the country’s Council of Agriculture has taken to prevent the spread of African swine fever (ASF).
A sample of Duroc boar semen was the one millionth sample of animal germplasm to arrive at USDA-Agricultural Research Service’s National Animal Germplasm Collection—a milestone in preserving genetic animal information.
Does drinking water quality influence health and performance of pigs? University of Minnesota researchers are looking at the impact of water quality on animal performance, gut health and livability of nursery pigs.
Pillen Family Farms has agreed to purchase 16,000 sows and associated nursery and finishing farms from The Maschhoffs in eastern Nebraska.
A growing school district, an active housing boom and rising pay scales are just a few examples of how the new Prestage Foods of Iowa pork processing plant in Eagle Grove, Iowa, is impacting the local economy.
Microbiome is a popular term these days, but just how well do you understand what it does?