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President Donald Trump signed H.R. 2, the Agriculture Improvement Act, better known as the 2018 Farm Bill, in a ceremony at USDA Thursday afternoon.
University of Missouri Extension researchers are among the recipients of a new five-year, $4.34 million grant from USDA to study water and nutrient recycling, says MU Extension agricultural engineer Teng Lim.
Genomic editing technology increasingly shows potential for improving disease resistance within livestock populations, as researchers in China report success introducing resistance to the CSFV in pigs.
African swine fever seen cutting China’s hog output 20-30% which is helping Australian beef sales surge 66% and Brazil’s jump 14% in 2019.
To prevent the spread of African swine fever, the U.S. Grains Council have updated their biosecurity protocols to ensure a safe pork supply.
Farm leaders should assess their current employee bench to to be ready for future industry shifts.
What is One Health certification? And why should you care? You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers.
Failure, fear, fire and faith are the cornerstones to success, Grylls says at 2019 Alltech One conference.
Dietician Nikki Putnam Badding explains the hunger obesity paradox and what farmers can do to help at the Alltech One Ideas Conference.
Last week’s $2 per cwt. decline in cash cattle prices left feedyard margins at near breakeven levels.
Security experts share four tips to educate consumers and protect your pig farm from activists.
Last week’s $3 per cwt rally in cash fed cattle prices pulled feeding margins out of the red and cut beef packer profit margins by 20%.
EPA on Tuesday unveiled a new Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) definition under the Clean Water Act designed to provide a clearer picture of what waters are and are not regulated by the federal government.
The Iowa Pork Producers Association is partnering with the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship to offer funding for pig farmers interested in implementing new nutrient loss reduction technologies.
Iowa Pork Producers Association President challenges delegates at annual meeting.
Will hemp lead to happier cows? It’s too early to say, says Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue.
In pig diets, the amount of digestible calcium has a direct impact on phosphorus digestibility and the overall growth performance of the animals. Too much calcium leads to lower-weight pigs.
At the annual business meeting of the National Pork Producers Council, delegates adopted several important resolutions, including those that call on NPPC to strengthen measures to prevent foreign animal diseases.
As the fifth hog nuisance lawsuit against Murphy Brown LLC, a subsidiary owned by Smithfield Foods, finished closing arguments this week, an appeals court in Virginia received an amicus brief for the first lawsuit.
Looking at hog sales in September 2019 using October 2019 futures the weaner breakeven was $47.32, up $2.91 for the week.