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Here’s a look at the most recent updates and opportunties from pork industry associations across the nation!
Automakers, including Ford, recently announced they are planning to remove AM radio from their lineups. Joe Gill, National Association of Farm Broadcasters president, says this move poses a threat to public safety.
Zoetis unveils a new diagnostic consultative service from Zoetis that provides support to pork producers and veterinarians as a resource to the new Mhp (Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae) Guardian management program.
With the current economic situation, both in agriculture and even personally, it is easy to feel stress and overwhelmed. Here are some suggestions on how to manage stress and work through a difficult time.
Tyson Foods Inc plans to resume slaughtering pigs in mid-May at a Madison, Neb., pork plant damaged by fire two weeks ago, the meatpacker said on Tuesday.
Indonesia reported an outbreak of the deadly virus of pigs, African swine fever, on a farm on the Riau Islands near Singapore, according to the World Organisation for Animal Health.
The Office of Investment Security proposed a rule on Friday that would require foreign entities to garner U.S. government approval before they are able to purchase land within 100 miles of eight military bases.
More than 75% of the farm bill is reserved for nutrition and SNAP. Congressmembers are looking to tighten the reins on SNAP benefits that “cost taxpayers billions and contribute to the nation’s obesity,” says Sen. Rubio.
U.S. pork exports trend higher in March with optimism for strong months ahead, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) in a recent report.
Tyson Foods Inc posted a surprise second-quarter loss on Monday and cut its full-year revenue forecast on falling beef and pork prices, sending the U.S. meat packer’s shares tumbling 9% before the bell.
Swine manure application in the fall means nutrients for spring-planted crops and soil nutrient building for nutrients applied beyond crop needs. Have you accounted for all available nutrients in your fertilizer plans?
Exports rose 2.1% in March from the prior month to a seasonally adjusted $256.2 billion while imports declined 0.3% to $320.4 billion, the Commerce Department said.
Lenders In the hearing seemed to agree on a boost to lending limits in USDA guaranteed loans as lawmakers ready for the next farm bill.
The time has come again to look ahead to the World Pork Expo. Duane Stateler, a pork producer from McComb, Ohio, shares why 2023’s event is one you don’t want to miss.
The U.S. exported $7.6 billion worth of pork to more than 100 foreign destinations in 2022. That’s no small number.
According to American Farm Bureau Foundation, the 40- to 90-minute courses focus on four themes: Careers, celebrating local food events, pollinators and regenerative ag.
A total of $4 million has been pledged by Taco Bell, Cargill and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to aid Intermountain West ranchers in conservation and regenerative practices across cattle grazing lands.
From early 2017 to early 2019, Tom Petznick, DVM, knew his client’s 4500-head farrow-to-wean swine herd had a new disease not previously seen by him or his colleagues. Here’s how diagnostic testing helped.
Minnesota farmer and National Pork Board board member, Dale Stevermer, advocated for U.S. Pork at the G7 Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting in Japan using his personal Pork Cares Farm Impact Report.
John Phipps: The Link Between Rising Interest Rates and Inflation Isn’t as Simple as You Might Think
The causal link between the Federal Reserve discount rate and inflation is obvious to all serious armchair economists, but calls for an impending recession in the U.S. are missing a few details. John Phipps explains.
Effective immediately, JBS USA will begin the transition of 10 facilities to its newly created company, JBS Sanitation.
When it comes to meat, what is your state most hungry for? Data shows meat eaters across the nation are looking for variety and tend to have a geographic component to recent consumer preferences.
Winds topping 55 mph, along with dry soils, recently planted fields and the direction of the fierce winds, all created the “perfect storm” to cause the major dust storm that turned fatal Monday in Illinois.
In the past, when profits were challenged, the result was excessive growth and too much supply to sell at profitable prices. We are not used to structural demand problems, especially the global market blunting of demand.
For Victor Ochoa, the TN visa process isn’t just something he talks about. It’s something he’s lived.
State police said the pileups were caused by “excessive winds blowing dirt from farm fields across the highway, resulting in zero visibility.”
Illinois pork producers are seizing a unique opportunity on May 3 to educate legislators about the pork industry and discuss the issues currently facing pig farmers.
Manage nutrition for heavy and light gilts with individual diets to boost whole herd performance.
Weak economic growth is taking its toll on global pork consumption. Despite early signs that the worst of the inflationary impact may have passed, the lagged impact on consumption is likely to be felt all year.
Challenging hog production market conditions compounded by sow herd health issues are resulting in the reported closure of 37 sow farms owned by Smithfield Foods Inc., in Missouri.