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President Biden says he has not made a decision yet on whether to lift some of the $370 billion of tariffs imposed on Chinese imports by the Trump Administration.
Even though animal manure has been used as fertilizer as long as there have been animals, Phinite’s robotic drying system makes the product easier to store, transport, and eliminates any odor.
Terry Buckler, a Missouri farm kid, shares the story of his time as a Green Beret and the historic raid on Son Tay prison in Vietnam.
If we were to experience an ASF outbreak, it would impact more than just us, said Jon Tangen, a veterinarian with Hanor, during an event to learn how to use composting to dispose of pig carcasses in a disease outbreak.
Matt Anderson, DVM, remembers clearly when porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) hit the U.S. swine herd. It shaped his perspective in ways he never imagined.
Readily available poisons used to control feral pig numbers could soon be banned in Queensland. The state government announced a plan to ban the use of poisons that included carbon disulphide and phosphorus.
While global pork exports were expected to suffer a setback in 2022, the outlook is increasingly grim, USDA Foreign Agriculture Service said in the July 12 Livestock and Poultry: World Markets and Trade report.
Livestock Producers Report Being Just Days Away From Running Out of Feed Due to Shipping Rail Issues
Bottlenecks along U.S. railways are growing more severe. Not only are feed users on the West Coast on the brink of running out of grain, but there are also concerns the rail issues could grow worse during harvest.
With little to no diesel readily available to fuel harvest, wheat and other grains languish in the country’s fields. One analyst says he expects the global wheat market will be shorted 10 million metric tons.
Swine industry leaders were recognized for their outstanding accomplishments at the 2022 American Society of Animal Science Annual Meeting in Oklahoma City in June.
A federal judge said Subway can be sued for allegedly deceiving customers about its tuna products, including a claim it uses other fish species, chicken, pork and beef instead of the advertised “100% tuna.”
The North American Meat Institute’s (NAMI) Executive Board voted unanimously to designate food security a non-competitive issue, ensuring families in need have access to nutrient-dense meat.
Did you know that more than 66,000 U.S. pig farms sold more than 140 million hogs in 2021 worth over $28 billion in gross cash receipts? A new NPPC report highlights how pig farmers are contributing to the economy.
U.S. beef exports topped $1 billion for the fourth month this year while setting new volume and value records. Pork exports, still below last year’s large totals, rebounded in May as shipments were the largest of 2022.
The Justice Department failed in its third attempt at prosecution of chicken industry executives for price-fixing and bid rigging.
China’s inflation soars with the local pork industry a reason to blame. Several tactics will be used to decrease pork prices, but they face some headwinds.
Here’s a recap of important topics, news and happenings within the pork industry!
Patterns in investigations show the finishing phase of production as a specific area of vulnerability in swine herd health and biosecurity measures. SHIC allocates funding to drive research in this area.
The spread of African Swine Fever to Germany’s most important pig rearing region has dealt a serious blow to the sector with major markets such as China likely to maintain import bans for years to come, analysts said.
Two more case of African swine fever (ASF) have been confirmed in farm pigs in Germany, Germany’s federal agriculture ministry said.
To bridge the gap between the U.S. and UK, a recent USDA trade mission focused on current barriers that challenge U.S. agricultural exports in the UK market.
The University of Minnesota is identifying existing and emerging technologies across different industries for their ability to contain bioaerosols in the face of swine disease outbreaks. Here’s a look at some options.
If we ever get ASF or another FAD in the U.S., and we don’t detect it very, very early, it’s going to spread because of a lack of ability to prevent transmission from one herd to another. Here’s a look at some gaps.
Four economists take a look at the issues most likely to spark attention in the upcoming USDA Quarterly Hogs & Pigs Report to be released on June 29.
Can cultivated meat be “exercised”? Deep-tech food company MeaTech 3D Ltd. thinks so.
British officials on Friday ruled out a suspected case of foot and mouth disease in the rural eastern English county of Norfolk.
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The U.S. Solicitor General and the attorneys general from 26 states are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a lower court decision that upheld California’s novel Proposition 12.
Last week, hot and dry weather fueled commodity markets. This week, the change in the weather forecast, as well as growing concerns about a recession, spurred market speculators to sell.
Causing $2.5 billion in damage each year among other risks and concerns, the feral hog population in the U.S. remains at the forefront of USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.