Pork Business
Gaining better market access to the Philippines has been a top trade priority for U.S. pork producers. That’s why the Philippines’ extension of reduced pork tariff rates through 2023 was met with applause by NPPC.
The Fertilizer Institute applauded the passage of the legislation, which it dubbed an “integral” component of the fertilizer distribution system.
Members of the bloc agreed on how to create a tool that will force foreign companies to pay for the cost of their carbon emissions.
Domestic sales and distribution of medically important antimicrobial drugs approved for use in food-producing animals decreased by less than 1% between 2020-21. Compared to 2015 (peak year), 2021 sales decreased 38%.
While optimism for U.S. red meat exports to China builds in the long-term, bumpy months may be ahead in the short term.
Consider what passersby think when they see your headquarters or machinery on the highway. Do you want them to draw their own conclusions, or do you want to be the one telling the story?
What are the biggest questions on the pork industry’s mind heading into 2023? Nine pork leaders share a glimpse of what they’re thinking about.
Cash-traded feeder pig reported volume was above average this past week, with 20,825 head reported. Cash feeder pig reported prices were $72.15, up $2.73 per head from last week.
As part of Pork Power: Partnering to Fight Hunger in Illinois campaign, the Illinois Pork Producers Association (IPPA) has donated 1 million pounds of pork to food banks since 2008.
SHIC’s 2022 Progress Report details deliverables to safeguard swine health through prevention, preparedness and response efforts.
We know pig farmers are busy, so here’s a list of pig-inspired, novelty gift ideas to help fill those stockings and stack under the tree this season.
CoBank has released its outlook for 2023.
Hybrid rye is gaining traction as an alternative feed stuff in the upper Midwest. Compared to conventional rye, the hybrid varieties have shown to be better yielding, less susceptible to ergot and more drought tolerant.
Here’s a look at recent pork industry promotions and new hires at Ralco, Maple Leaf Food and Amlan International.
Nobody does wild pigs like the Yawt Yawt, aka David Ellis. From backwoods redneck to rising star, Yawt Yawt delivers a rip-roaring hunt as the grim reaper of wild pigs.
Starlink might be a fit for any user, but deep in the boonies, it’s a near miracle.
The agreement will allow lawmakers to spend the coming week hashing out specific spending levels for each federal agency as well as what legislative items they will attach to the bill, likely including ag aid.
Students from Oklahoma State University and Auburn University took home the top prizes in the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 2022 College Aggies Online scholarship program. Here’s a complete list of the winners.
A look at what the PA Pork Producers Council has been up to this holiday season.
Check out the 2023-24 line-up of topics for SowBridge, the distance educational series for those who work with sows, boars and piglets, and with genetic and reproductive issues.
The Family Farmer and Rancher Tax Fairness Act would remove the tax liability for distressed farmers for the assistance provided in Sections 22006 and 22007 of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
Shippers urged the U.S. railroad regulator to create more competition in the industry during hearings in which Union Pacific was called to explain a spike in service restrictions.
Funding will be drawn from the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), a development that has caught lawmakers’ attention.
The last several months have been brutal in Nebraska in relation to PRRS breaks. Big farms, little farms, commercial farms and clean show pig farms all broke. PRRS does not discriminate on size or type, says Benny Mote.
French company Ynsect has signed deals to build insect ingredient production sites in the U.S. and in Mexico as the firm kicks off what it says will be the world’s largest insect farm.
Cody Snyder, a pig farmer of Monticello, Ind., wins the fall Start-N-Arc Sweepstakes, presented by AgTruckTrader.com, part of the Certified Agriculture Dealer (CAD) Program.
After 38 years of hosting the Alltech ONE Conference in Lexington, Ky., the event is transforming into a series of international events around the globe in 2023.
The perfect storm of lower supplies of slaughter-ready hogs with confronting consumer resistance to pork price increases put the pressure on processors’ price spreads.
Scott Dee, DVM, moved the needle time and time again to help swine veterinarians and pork producers protect their herds from infectious diseases such as PRRS, PED and ASF. Here’s an exclusive reflection.
Mentoring doesn’t come natural to all of us. Here are a few tips for evaluating a mentoring request.