Pork Business
February U.S. pork and beef exports totals and values mixed, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the USMEF, with momentum continuing for pork and beef slightly lower year-over-year.
AgriTalk’s host Chip Flory discusses the pork industry’s top priorities with NPPC President Scott Hays, a fifth-generation pig farmer from Monroe City, Mo. His biggest goal: to help maintain diversity in the industry.
Over his 35-year career, Scott Dee, DVM, has made a significant impact in the world of veterinary swine medicine through research efforts focused on infectious diseases.
USDA researchers have engineered sustainable machine-washable antimicrobial wipes that can be used at least 30 times for cleaning hard and nonporous surfaces.
Spring livestock shows are underway with summer junior nationals and fall fairs not far behind. Biosecurity should always be a priority for exhibitors before, during and after the show.
Jamie Burr, an industry veteran with over 20 years of experience in sustainability and environmental program leadership, is the National Pork Board’s first Chief Sustainability Officer. Here’s a look at what’s ahead.
Here’s what six years of crises has done to the Vietnam pork industry.
The global animal disinfectants market is expected to reach $4.6 billion by 2027, according to a Markets and Markets report, up from $3.2 billion in 2022.
Free tuition? Yes, you read that right. Smithfield Foods will offer free tuition to full-time and part-time employees through a new program specifically designed for adults in the workplace, the company said.
The pork industry is buzzing with new people, business partnerships and opportunities. Here’s a look at some of the recent updates across the industry.
Cash-traded feeder pig reported volume was below average this past week, with 7,379 head reported. Cash feeder pig reported prices were $72.50, down $8.47 per head from last week.
“A commitment to additional financial resources for the farm bill will help to transition our farm and food supplies away from ad hoc support,” the Committee members said in a letter.
Non-tariff barriers “are real and can be more significant hurdles than tariffs,” U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai says.
Show season is a busy time for many youth exhibitors and their families. In preparation, exhibitors need to know the importance of a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection, more commonly known as a health certificate.
Pork will be at the center of the plate for many, including our family, this Easter Sunday. Here’s a look at why pork’s leading the way and some of our favorite Easter recipes.
Forty-two producers were surveyed in the summer of 2022 to better understand their perspectives on wean-to-market biosecurity. The results pointed to a noticeable gap, says Pipestone’s Rachel Stika Jensen, DVM.
Liz Hayden, a freshman at Lincoln Land Community College and a former Section 12 Illinois FFA president, recently voiced her opinion on Senate Bill 2132 during a testimony in front of an Illinois Senate committee.
David Newman shares his perspectives from the National Retail Benchmarking Audit that quantifies the quality and consistency of fresh pork loins in the retail meat case along with numerous other factors.
While Tai has faced strong criticism about a lack of new trade agreements being pursued, she claimed this week that the U.S. is “nearing a consensus on the need to do things differently.”
Life on the farm is busy and it’s easy to find a spot for an estate transition plan on the backburner.
Minnesota-based company, Midwest Veterinary Supply (Midwest), has pled guilty to introducing misbranded, prescription drugs into interstate commerce, facing over $10 million in criminal fines and forfeiture.
A recent survey asked landowners in Arkansas, Louisiana and east Texas about their concerns and estimated losses associated with the growing invasive species – feral swine.
The wild display of weather this year has showcased flooding, tornadoes and more. This unpredictable weather highlights the importance of having a plan to be ready for whatever severe weather pattern could hit your farm.
U.S. pork and beef exports contributed an estimated total economic impact of 15% per bushel to the value of corn and 13% per bushel to soybeans in 2022, study results find, released by USMEF.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources rejected Cumberland LLC’s proposal to build a 26,000-hog facility in Burnett County in northern Wisconsin due to incomplete application materials.
There are many complex interactions between the animals, air, water, soil and energy in the swine industry. Because of this, our approach to sustainability is multidimensional, says NC State’s Suzanne Leonard.
The Canadian Pork Council is disappointed with the United Kingdom’s misleading positioning on trade issues, the organization said in a release on Monday.
The vast devastation caused by deadly tornadoes that swept through multiple states last weekend is putting everyone on edge as another round of severe weather, including possible tornadoes, threatens many this week.
The outlook is fairly bearish for the near term with more potential for optimism in the latter half of 2023, says Jason Franken, agricultural economist at Western Illinois University and contributor to the farmdoc team.
The Canadian federal budget’s establishment of a vaccine bank for foot-and-mouth disease is an excellent step forward for Canada’s pork industry, Canadian Pork Council chair Rene Roy says.