Pork Business
The revamped foods program would absorb the functions of Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and the Office of Food Policy and Response, as well as some of the work of the Office of Regulatory Affairs.
Excitement among Alltech, Ohio Pork Council and IFF’s Danisco Animal Nutrition & Health has been shared in recent headlines. Here’s a look at their updates.
Are hog producers being left out of USDA’s Emergency Relief Program (ERP) Phase 2? Paul Neiffer, a CPA who specializes in farm taxes, told AgriTalk’s host Chip Flory that’s what it looks like from his perspective.
COVID-19 continues to plague pork demand in China. Meanwhile, the country’s hog numbers continue to rise.
Conagra Brands, Inc., of Fort Madison, Iowa, is recalling approximately 2.6 million pounds of canned meat and poultry products due to a packaging defect that may cause products to become contaminated.
The modern beard is the bear hug of facial fashion, says Best Beards in the Pork Industry Contest judge Clinton Griffiths. There’s no question competition was stiff this year. Here are the results.
Benefits of using tube heaters for weaned pigs which include improved heating zone and less maintenance.
Zoetis announces the first comprehensive Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae management program.
Vilsack said USDA believes there are more options for farmers other than “get big or get out. There’s got to be a system in which the many and most have a fair shot.”
Two-thirds of consumers say transparency in animal protein is extremely or very important, says Merck Animal Health, as part of the company’s results in its first consumer transparency research study.
Here’s a look at the newly elected officers of the Nebraska Pork Producers Association.
How will genetically engineered pigs shape the future? Find out what expert Randy Prather of the University of Missouri has to say.
A coalition of public health advocacy groups and online activists have filed a lawsuit against the FDA and its Center for Veterinary Medicine, challenging the decision to keep important antibiotics in animal ag.
The expectation of large Brazilian corn exports to China in 2023 is worrying Brazil’s meat companies in a large producing state, according to a statement from Santa Catarina’s meat processors lobby Sindicarne on Monday.
China’s consumption of pork remains subdued and normalization could take up to six months, said Danish Crown’s CEO, who also said they’d lay off 550 staff in Denmark and Germany and cut capacity at its Essen plant.
Despite the challenges of the current wave of COVID-19 infections in China, the import forecasts of beef and pork in 2023 are revised up and are now forecast higher year-on-year, according USDA’s most recent report.
From new technology to improved feed products and from cupcakes to phone chargers, the Iowa Pork Congress trade show is always a must-see event. Here are a few new products announced and messages shared this year.
Here’s a look at opportunities available for youth in the swine industry.
Cash-traded feeder pig reported volume was above average this past week, with 18,520 head reported. Cash feeder pig reported prices were $96.36, up $6.39 per head from last week.
Yes, basic insurance for the farm is pricey. But an umbrella policy is usually more palatable, and it could literally save your operation in the event of a wreck or other tragedy, says Purdue’s Fred Whitford.
Honoring the individual’s or family’s excellence in pork production, Iowa’s Master Pork Producers and Partners for 2022 were recently announced at the 2023 Iowa Pork Congress in Des Moines.
Encouraging the use of pork more frequently and in creative, non-traditional ways, the Indiana Pork Taste of Elegance competition serves pork to over 400 attendees in this event of elegance and celebration.
After an incident in November that found Tyson Foods Chief Financial Officer intoxicated in a stranger’s home, John R. Tyson has pleaded guilty—agreeing to pay the fines on two misdemeanor charges.
A new 12,000-sow complex is under construction in South Dakota that features the first prefabricated steel swine barns in the U.S.
Combining data from 142 countries and over 28,000 feed mills, Alltech recently shared its 2023 Alltech Agri-Food Outlook with global feed production survey data.
With the recent creation of Legacy Feed, Co-Alliance will now manage over 2.1 million pigs each year.
Iowa pork producers received the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award from Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig during the Iowa Pork Congress on Wednesday in Des Moines.
Reps. Dusty Johnson and Jim Costa on Tuesday introduced the Safer Highways and Increased Performance for Interstate Trucking (SHIP IT) Act to expand the trucking workforce and offer flexibility in times of need.
A lesser-known cut of pork challenged competing chefs during the 36th annual Taste event, hosted by the Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) at Iowa Pork Congress in Des Moines.
For example, Rep. Ralph Norman in the past unsuccessfully pushed crop insurance amendments that would have cut premium incentives/subsidies by 15% for producers with specified adjusted gross incomes.