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In its second quarter profit statement, Tyson projects its U.S. pork, chicken and beef units will all benefit from increased demand due to African swine fever outbreaks.
With research confirming that swine viruses can be transmitted through feed and feedstuffs, new studies are looking at how to prevent the spread of foreign animal diseases.
U.S. lean hog futures touched their lowest prices in nearly two months on Tuesday on the heels of concerns over elevated trade tensions between the U.S. and China.
After the cancellation of the World Pork Expo, PETA plans to display a new billboard, with a anti-pork production message, near the Iowa State Fairgrounds.
More than 125 pork producers participated in the Spring Legislative Fly-in to talk trade issues with state and national leaders. Four central priorities remain to get the pork industry free access to foreign markets.
“This is a huge decision and one that they didn’t come about lightly. I know that many industry experts and leaders have been thinking about this for a very long time,” said Jennifer Shike in an AgDay interview with Clinton Griffiths.
Meat labeling, documentation and other technical issues still present significant obstacles to growing beef and pork exports in several South American markets.
Chef Aaron Braun, Meadowlark Restaurant, took top honors at the Ohio Pork Council’s Taste of Elegance Chef Competition and Legislative Reception, earning the coveted Chef Par Excellence award.
Allowing pigs with no evidence of infection to move from a disease control area is possible if science-based risk mitigation measures are in place.
An exclusive interview with Dr. Eduardo Fano provides an overview of the emerging porcine circovirus Type 3 (PCV3), including how producers can detect it within their herd and what detection can mean for them.
Convenience stores account for a rapidly increasing share of food sales across the world, including in Mexico.
The Kansas State University Applied Swine Nutrition Team, this guide serves as a reference for understanding swine nutrition principles and offers recommendations regarding applied nutrition to the swine industry.
What is the most concerning human resource matter for agribusinesses? Competing for talent.
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross downplayed expectations for an end to U.S.-China trade war when both sides meet in Washington next week.
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.
China continues to deal with an outbreak of African Swine Fever while U.S. agriculture makes preparations to keep it out of the country.
Stocks fall to start new week as agricultural economists look for indicators of a new recession.
For Chris Smith, whose North Carolina farm is home to 30,000 chickens and 150 acres of sweet potatoes, the fight to survive Hurricane Florence is not yet over.
Consumers are turning to more plant-based proteins to meet their protein needs, and industry is racing to develop new types of meatless meats.
Consumers are looking at protein alternatives to traditional beef, pork and chicken.
China has been gobbling up the world’s soybeans at breakneck speed over the past decade. But as the trade spat with the U.S. escalates, its imports of the oilseed are set to decline for the first time in 15 years.
Ask National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) Vice President and Counsel Nick Giordano about the impact of the Trump administration’s tariffs on U.S. pork and his response is pointed and simple: “ouch!”
Because a terminal sire line can change company value so quickly, there’s a value we can create by selecting animals to specifically fit our system.
This is how the Humane Society of the United States should spend more of its time.
Rick Rehmeier, a pork producer from Augusta, Mo., Saturday was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the National Pork Producers Council for his steady leadership and dedication to the U.S. pork industry at NPPC’s ann
The National Pork Board today introduced a pork industry crisis text news service, Pork Crisis Alert, which will immediately deliver essential information to U.S. pork producers in the event of a major industry-wide eme
U.S. pork exports continued to gain momentum in November while beef exports also showed signs of a rebound, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF).
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