Pork Business
From PRRS to PEDV, the health challenges facing swine farms add insult to injury during tough economic times. Five veterinarians share diseases to watch and swine health surprises in 2023.
Challenging. Resilient. Bearish. Introspective. These are four ways that industry leaders describe the pork industry in 2023. However, the most interesting word that came forward was “seatbelts.”
While California producers must convert pork production practices to comply with Proposition 12, pork producers across other states might not be so quick to change. Could California struggle to meet their demand?
For some people, getting up in front of people to talk is no problem. For others, it’s the stuff nightmares are made of. Not everyone has the gift of gab or is comfortable sharing their story.
Although anything is possible given the volatility in the markets, economist Scott Brown says it will take a combination of lower corn prices and stronger U.S. pork demand to result in profitability for pork producers.
Here is a look at three unfortunate realities found along the road to Prop 12 becoming law that are both perplexing and disheartening to pork producers across the country.
Why did those three young people choose the swine industry? I think it starts with people they met, network they developed and opportunity they had to tie a career to an industry they benefited from as a kid.
Outside perspectives can breathe fresh life and insight into your business. Ten industry leaders in technology, economics, nutrition and health share advice for producers during a pivotal time in the pork industry.
The younger demographic wants to stay in touch with their culture, says Jose De Jesus of the National Pork Board. That’s why culture is a major focus in the Pork Checkoff’s most recently introduced strategic campaigns.
Proposition 12. Sideways breeding inventory. Astronomical input costs. Declining consumer demand. The issues affecting the pork outlook go on and on. Five economists share perspective on what’s ahead.
Management of livestock is essential for a healthy herd. Some medications can be avoided with observation and understanding of a herd health plan, which is the main objective of the management over medication concept.
A pig showman, golfer and FFA officer, Paizlee Hardin was a happy high school sophomore. But on March 15, her life as she knew it changed when she began experiencing “crazy symptoms” and lost her ability to walk.
Cash-traded feeder pig reported volume was below average this past week, with 7,150 head reported. Cash feeder pig reported prices were $41.20, down $2.98 per head from last week.
Novus and Alltech announce seminars at the World Pork Expo.
From profit margins to FADs, there are a lot of things on producers’ minds. Five pork producers weigh in on topics ranging from what they’d like to change about their operation to the messages lawmakers need to hear.
The USDA FSIS recently announced updates to its voluntary guideline for federally regulated swine slaughter and pork processing establishments to control Salmonella in market hogs.
Who enforces Prop 12? Here’s a look at California Department of Food and Agriculture’s recent guidance titled “Questions and Answers Related to Pork Sales in the Wake of the 2023 Supreme Court Decision.”
A fire broke out on May 23 at Blunier Farms in Forrest, Ill. The fire destroyed one of the farm’s five barns. Nobody was hurt and only 10 pigs were lost in the fire.
The CDFA will be hosting a Prop 12 Implementation Webinar Series consisting of three webinars reviewing Prop 12 Animal Confinement regulations and requirements for end-users, distributors and pork producers.
There are three areas producers need to focus on to earn the title of “good farm manager,” according to Purdue University researchers.
Baseball and pork are two of America’s favorites, and the people responsible for creating a great product on the field and in the barn share some important characteristics.
Acuity and Fast Genetics, two swine genetics companies wholly owned by STgenetics, officially announced their joint brand, AcuFast, on June 1.
A K-State graduate student has completed a study on dietary formulation strategies that she says will help to improve sustainability and efficiency in swine production.
A new collaboration involving the Minnesota Pork Board and the Minnesota Pork Producers Association will improve access to mental health care in rural and outstate Minnesota.
While cattle prices continue to post contract highs, hog prices continue to see intense pressure, and it’s creating a dismal outlook for pork profits this year. What’s behind the price pressure? Analysts weigh in.
Here’s a look at the less publicized list of things you need to do at the World Pork Expo from producers and industry leaders who come back year after year because they can’t get enough of this world-famous event.
Elanco Animal Health has entered into an agreement with Aptimmune Biologics, Inc., as the exclusive distributor of their Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) inactivated, or killed, vaccine.
While another month has come and gone for the 2023 production year, if you haven’t already heard, June will hold some significant changes for the livestock industry in the area of antibiotics.
“We don’t need to rewrite the entire farm bill,” Rep. Thompson (R-Pa.) says. “We’re comfortable with many parts of the 2018 bill and there aren’t many tweaks, instead things we need to protect and invest in.”