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It’s not feasible to expect all pork producers to comply with Proposition 12, explains Kelly Cushman, NPPC vice president of domestic policy. Here’s a look at her chat with Chip Flory of AgriTalk this week.
Vietnam will export two million vaccine doses against African swine fever to the Philippines by October, one week after it approved domestic use of the world’s first commercial vaccines against the disease.
Sens. Chuck Grassley and Sherrod Brown have introduced the Farm Program Integrity Act. It would create a cap of $250,000 in commodity support for a single farm operation and, potentially, some undesirable side effects.
Which top-notch barbecue competitor came out victorious in the Ohio Pork Council’s annual Pork Rib-Off competition at the Ohio State Fair?
NPPC supports the Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression Act, but Clemens Food Group is not supportive, and Hormel, Smithfield and Tyson have said they intend to comply with California’s Prop 12 law.
Packers have reduced harvest and employed other tactics in an effort to regain positive margins. Pork producer margins took another step higher as lean carcass prices advance.
Here’s a look at a recent report on the U.S. susceptibility to JEV related to the availability of competent mosquito vector species, susceptible maintenance avian hosts, as well as intensive travel and trade activities.
Learn how to avoid these frustrating and deal-breaking mistakes.
Jim Douglas and his son, James, are navigating the joys and hurdles of succession planning.
A wheelchair didn’t stop Joel from showing a pig at the state fair. He was one of many kids with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities who made a debut in the show ring during the “Breaking Boundaries” Pig Show.
Economic outlook, labor issues and open-pen gestation will lead the topics to be addressed at the 2023 Pork Industry Conference hosted by Four Star Veterinary Service in Muncie, Ind. Here’s a look at the line-up.
Phones, iPads, computers, Ring doorbells, all have become a part of our lives and it’s hard to imagine life without them. Iowa State is looking at how cameras can help producers recognize sickness and behavior changes.
Kansas State University beef cattle veterinarians share tips on disposing products, needles and syringes that are a risk to humans.
Starting in September, diagnostic data from the Indiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory at Purdue University will be included in the Swine Disease Reporting System.
Starting a motor requires more energy compared to running it continuously, resulting in the generation of additional heat.
Here’s why National Pork Board has decided to “go fish where the fish are” in multicultural markets where pork is popular – but more growth can occur by focusing on driving demand amongst multicultural consumers.
Strengthening U.S. pork identification in the retail and foodservice sectors by differentiating U.S. pork as top quality is a primary market development objective of USMEF. Here’s what’s happening in Mexico.
Depressed hog values amid sky-high production costs compound producers’ challenges, CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange says in its latest report.
An outbreak of the African swine fever has forced pig breeders in Serbia, Bosnia and Croatia to cull thousands of pigs since June and is putting pressure on governments to compensate farmers for their losses.
California Proposition 12 creates significant challenges and market uncertainty for pig farmers across the country and has far-reaching implications beyond the pork industry, NPPC notes in its latest economic update.
Look at the decision makers and leaders on your farm. Are they all around the same age? Do they all have the same experience level?
This business practice reduces employee expenses and optimizes asset needs.
Warren Buffett has been the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway since 1970. He is routinely asked for his advice by students and others in the business. Here are a few of his tips.
How can you be ready, willing and able to lead your farm into the future? Start by developing a decision-making process.
You’ve taught your kids how to drive tractors, herd cattle and identify weeds. But have you passed on your money and management skills?
“Regardless of whether your particular packer is sending their pork to this market or to that market, a rising tide raises all ships,” says Dave Reinecker, a Pennsylvania producer. Here’s why.
It’s time. You need to finally make your farm’s succession plan a priority. As you take a first or second or 20th step in the process, shoot to avoid some common landmines.
“Producers looking to adopt precision ag technologies need network connectivity that extends far past their residences. They need to be able to make real-time decisions that increase yields,” says Sen. Fischer (R-Neb.).
New Jersey must “adopt rules and regulations concerning the confinement, care and treatment of breeding pigs and calves raised for veal,” according to legislation signed into law by Governor Phil Murphy on Wednesday.
Charlie Besher, the chairman of NCBA’s Property Rights and Environmental Management Committee, told a U.S. House committee how predatory black vultures take a toll on cattle producers’ livestock and livelihoods.