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Despite a series of negative market factors in 2020, the European Union swine sector is projected to produce a record volume of pork in 2021, according to the latest USDA Foreign Agricultural Service GAIN report.
Paul Neiffer says one of the biggest benefits in the House’s proposed plan is farmers won’t be hit with increased taxes at death, as the transfer tax is no longer included and the full step-up in basis remains.
When it comes time to deliver hard or important news, it’s best-done face to face. We asked five leading experts in the industry what they would tell a producer if they had a chance to sit down with them face to face.
It wasn’t easy. But restaurant owner Jeannie Kim found a way to keep her business alive when the pandemic struck. Just when things seemed to be getting better, a new threat reared its ugly head—Proposition 12.
In a letter to Ag Sec. Tom Vilsack, the North American Meat Institute asks the administration to stop ignoring “fundamental principles of supply and demand” and acknowledge industry structure is not causing inflation.
Agriculture associations urge President Biden to address ocean carrier practices causing increased costs and delays for American businesses as “the problem not only persists, but is becoming more dire.”
Between the pandemic forcing the shutdown of meat processing plants in 2020 and recent ransomware attacks on the nation’s largest meat supplier, some say concentration of the meat supply chain is a bad idea.
In an unprecedented move, the Biden administration unveiled a broad plan to tackle record retail meat prices. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack said consolidation in beef, pork and poultry processing is leading to higher prices.
More than a month after ASF was detected in the Western Hemisphere, pork producers are still on edge about the possibility it will enter the U.S., as economists say it would shutter exports almost overnight.
Luke Bryan was met with an unexpected surprise as he kicked off his 2021 Farm Tour at Statz Bros. Farm in Marshall, Wis., on Sept. 9.
China has lowered its 2021/2022 estimates for consumption of corn used to make animal feed as hog prices stay low.
Talks with China on lifting its ban on German pork imports after the pig disease African swine fever was found in Germany remain difficult, German junior agriculture minister Uwe Feiler said Friday.
When I heard the news about the two cases of atypical BSE in milk cows sent to a slaughterhouse in the State of Minas Gerais in Brazil, my heart sank. Would this be another blow to the global meat industry?
When employees have a good balance between work and life, they feel a greater sense of control and ownership over their own lives.
The U.S. swine industry realized they had to do something better after porcine epidemic diarrhea virus struck the country for the first time ever and left everyone wondering what just happened, says Paul Sundberg, DVM.
The time you are most at risk for something is when you don’t know it’s a risk, says Patrick Webb, National Pork Board acting chief veterinarian. That’s why a new study to identify biosecurity gaps is causing a stir.
Saline River Farms, LLC, has announced plans to build an 83,000-square-foot beef and pork processing facility in southern Illinois, part of USDA’s efforts to increase capacity and diversify processing facilities.
The Biden administration plans to take a tougher stance toward meatpacking companies it says are causing sticker shock at grocery stores.
USDA Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack urges the U.S. that it needs to be informed about the devastation African swine fever (ASF) can cause if it reaches the U.S. swine herd. Listen to his video message here.
“Pipeline” is used to describe processes from petroleum refining to manufacturing X-boxes. Stuff can go in only as fast as it comes out, but when one pipeline part has a problem, it gets complicated, says John Phipps.
President Biden highlighted the ravages of climate change during a visit to flood-damaged New Jersey on Tuesday, putting a focus on domestic priorities after weeks of public attention on the withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Both beef ad pork export totals remained strong during July, with beef export value rising 45% and pork export value rising 20%, according to the U.S. Meat Export Federation.
China imported 758,000 metric tons of meat in August, down 8.9% from the corresponding month a year ago, customs data showed on Tuesday, as weak domestic pork prices weighed on demand for imports.
With the labor challenges facing the swine and pork processing plant industries, technology adoption seems to hold great promise. We asked five leaders to share what holds farmers back from incorporating more technology.
Tyson Foods said Friday labor unions have agreed to support its requirement for U.S. employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by November, and the company will offer new benefits to workers including paid sick leave.
Charismatic and humble. That describes Alex Miller who was in the national spotlight earlier this year during “American Idol.” He’ll take part in the #FarmON benefit concert Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. Central.
U.S. Secretary spoke on the impacts of climate change in the agricultural industry, as well as prevention plans set forth by the Biden Administration, during Thursday’s Farm Journal Farm Country Update.
Net cash farm income, which tracks producers’ cash flow, is forecast by USDA at $134.7B for 2021. That number is up $6.4B from February’s forecast and would be an increase of 21.5% from 2020’s $110.9B.
More than 130 red meat buyers from 21 countries across Central and South America and the Caribbean gathered in San Jose, Costa Rica, for the U.S. Meat Export Federation Latin American Product Showcase.
Hurricane Ida, and possible aid to producers, was a big topic of the Farm Journal Farm Country Update with Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack Thursday. Vilsack highlighted when additional aid may be on the way.