Pork Business
Canadian pork and poultry processor Olymel is eliminating 177 management positions in an effort to eliminate duplicate tasks and ultimately lead to savings and efficiency gains.
Here’s a look at recent pig production and pork industry news, including PigTek’s new Swing-Fix Gestation Stalls and two pork industry-related semi-finalists in AFBF’s Ag Innovation Challenge.
A lot of variables go into calculating cost of production. Besides your standard list of inputs, have you also included the cost of inflation? Here’s why you need to.
Applications are encouraged for the 2023 Neil Dierks Scholarship, a $5,000 scholarship sponsored by the National Pork Industry Foundation and managed and administered by the National Pork Producers Council.
Popularity and acceptance of case-ready products continues to rise with retailers while boneless products show slight decline, according to National Retail Meat Case Study.
How can we create a sustainable future for animal agriculture? By building it together, says AAA. The 2023 Stakeholders Summit theme has been set, and speaker proposals and applications are open.
A Kansas State University postdoctoral student is conducting research to update the swine industry’s production standards, a project he said will aid producers in formulating pig diet formulation and safety.
Boehringer Ingelheim’s proprietary barn monitoring technology, SoundTalks, is now available to help detect and respond to respiratory disease up to five days earlier than conventional methods, the company said.
USDA seeks input on how to identify those who experienced discrimination and what kind of evidence should be submitted to back up the claims.
Ask a room of people to define sustainability and instantly people will fidget and squirm. Nobody wants to go first because there isn’t a universal definition, which is concerning given the attention it receives.
Certainly, you can attract new employees and hold on to your current staff by raising wages and improving benefit packages, but helping employees feel engaged and appreciated can also take other forms.
The controversial construction on a $500-million Wholestone Farms processing plant in Sioux Falls, S.D. will come before voters in November.
Cash-traded feeder pig reported volume was above average this past week, with 14,556 head reported. Cash feeder pig reported prices were $50.48, down $0.10 per head from last week.
American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) released its general new farm bill recommendations on Thursday. First on the AFBF’s list: “protect farm bill program spending.”
Grocery stores have become a battleground for extremists pressuring retailers to remove meat, milk, poultry and eggs from shelves. Recent trends have shown an uptick in store protests, demonstrations and food tampering.
A car dealership-turned-restaurant is where you’ll find Iowa’s Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin for 2022. Lid’s Bar & Grill in Waukon, owned by Kelly and Dan Liddiard, earns top honors.
Feral pigs were captured by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources in southern Minnesota late last month, raising concerns for the No. 2 pig-producing state in the U.S.
After six months of “extensive” input from industry leaders, the council has decided, over the course of the next five years, $10 million will be dedicated to workforce and program development plans.
The Virginia farmers filing the suit allege repeal of the debt relief effort is a breach of contract by the government, arguing some farmers made financial plans based on the expectation of getting debt relief.
As African swine fever continues to spread throughout the world, we see firsthand the devastation it causes to swine populations. The U.S. has remained on high alert and has aggressively taken steps to protect our herd.
Competition was fierce this year, as the contest earned 1,361 entries, the most in any of the Mushroom Council’s past eight annual blended burger contests.
While animal rights proponents make up a small percentage of our population, they are loud, aggressive and can mislead consumers about the animal agriculture community.
America’s cowboys think the tech giant could have Googled more accurate scientific information about beef’s sustainability and value to the environment.
The leader of one of America’s largest food and agriculture companies said the country’s farmers should be celebrated for their crucial role in providing food security, even if their work is sometimes overlooked.
Romania has confirmed an outbreak of African Swine Fever at a large pig farm in the western county of Timis and that 39,000 animals will be culled.
Here’s a look at some recent updates from Nebraska Pork, Smithfield Foods and Seaboard Foods.
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A new methodology is being developed to communicate when a swine disease is occurring nearby.
Two animal rights activists accused of taking two piglets from a Utah farm and recording the conditions inside have been found not guilty in a unanimous jury decision.