Pork Business
JBS USA has reached an agreement to acquire certain assets from TriOak Foods, a Midwest-based pork producer, for an undisclosed amount.
According to Biden’s economic advisors, as many as 765,000 Americans — many union workers themselves — would have been put out of work in the first two weeks of shutdowns.
With trade opportunities and negotiations soon to begin, two key trade representative positions sit empty awaiting Senate approval for the nominations.
Cash-traded feeder pig reported volume was below average this past week, with 6,525 head reported. Cash feeder pig reported prices were $65.63, up $3.59 per head from last week.
How can the Swine Health Information Center’s Rapid Response Program help your farm in a time of crisis?
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration denied an application from several agricultural groups for an hours of service rule exemption.
Seven high school football athletes received Hog of the Game (HOG) honors for their play in the Iowa state championship football games.
A lawsuit has been dismissed between Wholestone Farms, the city of Sioux Falls and a group that opposed the company’s plans to build a $500-million pork processing plant in northeastern Sioux Falls.
Data released by USDA on Monday shows the farm share of the U.S. food dollar hit an all-time low in 2021. However, USDA says the decrease doesn’t necessarily mean producers are making less.
Here’s a round-up of the latest company news in the pork industry.
Proposed renewable fuel volume targets, electric vehicle’s seat at the RFS table and year-round E15 odds: Here’s everything you need to know about renewable fuel’s big week on The Hill.
New studies show U.S. pork will need to differentiate itself beyond being a low-cost supplier if it wants to continue to grow its export market share in an increasingly competitive global pork market.
Pork producer input is needed for an industry-wide survey that’s being conducted by AgCareers.com. Here’s how you can receive a $25 Amazon card while helping the pork industry.
Here’s a look at how state pork associations are helping fight hunger across the country.
Here’s a look at recent pork association announcements.
Expanding commercial deployment of robotic picking solutions, Soft Robotics’ Inc. has raised $26 million in funding
Iowa Pork Industry Center’s next Pork Quality Assurance Advisor certification session will take place Dec. 20. This training is open to anyone across the country who needs to renew or wants initial certification.
Although China imported more than $205 billion worth of agricultural products in 2021, including more than $37 billion from the U.S., trade barriers deterred China’s imports from reaching even higher levels.
An expert in feed biosecurity in the pork industry has received a 2022 USDA Excellence in College and University Teaching Award for Food and Agricultural Sciences. Learn more about this dynamic industry leader.
Pelosi said the House this week will “take up a bill adopting the tentative agreement—with no poison pills or changes to the negotiated terms—and send it to the Senate.” Some industry leaders feel it will pass.
It’s important for producers to know the vitamin and mineral statuses of animals in their operation but it takes more than a simple glance to accurately determine.
McDonald’s Corp. is accusing leading suppliers of pork of conspiring to fix pork prices over the past 14 years in a lawsuit filed Nov. 25.
Vilsack urged Mexico to “find a way forward” and said that if Mexico’s plans went unchanged, the U.S. government would be forced to consider all options, including legal action under the USMCA.
A new partnership will create innovations in swine production efficiency, the companies say.
The world’s largest foodservice company, Compass Group USA, has announced its plan to eliminate pork that comes from animals bred using gestation stalls in its U.S. supply chain.
Cash-traded weaner pig reported volume was above average this past week, with 40,429 head reported. Cash weaner pig reported prices were $43.39, up $1.49 per head from last week.
The holiday shortened week likely caused some disruptions in both product and livestock markets. Analysts share insights into the data that came out on Friday and Saturday and implications for the weeks ahead.
Although the swine industry isn’t chasing bandits and horse thieves, some allude to it feeling like living in the Wild Wild West when it comes to carbon credits and carbon markets.
John Phipps stumbled across a graph from farmdocdaily showing expected net farm income this year. The good times in ag are something in which Phipps encourages farmers to be grateful and he explains why in John’s World.
After Paul Baker passed away unexpectedly in October, nearly 25 combines and 38 trucks came together for a touching tribute. The outpouring of support for Paul left his family full of gratitude and thanks.