Pork Business
Cash-traded feeder pig reported volume was above average this past week, with 10,204 head reported. Cash feeder pig reported prices were $63.70, down $4.17 per head from last week.
Although ASF has never been detected in the U.S., the 2021 detection in the Dominican Republic and Haiti means the disease is now the closest to the U.S. that it has been in decades. Join USDA APHIS for ASF Action Week.
Recently introduced legislation would increase annual funding for two programs that aim to bolster global demand for U.S. agricultural products.
Profitability and productivity—the two go hand in hand. When your pigs are healthy and productive, you’re improving your bottom line.
Research updates for take-home implementation are the cornerstone of Kansas State University’s annual Swine Day planned for Nov. 17.
Where can you find the best breaded pork tenderloin in Iowa? The five finalists have been announced for IPPA’s 2022 contest.
On Sept. 30, a federal judge upheld USDA’s New Swine Inspection System. This program gives employees a bigger role in the inspection process.
House Republicans asked the General Accountability Office to conduct a study on U.S. lands owned by foreign entities. The letter was signed by scores of other House Republicans.
JBS USA announced it is closing its Planterra Foods business unit subsidiary with the OZO brand just two years after its launch.
A pandemic-era program that provided free breakfast and lunch to all schoolchildren expired this year. Republicans voted against efforts to include free school meals this week. Biden’s plan reinstates the program.
The smaller pig crop should imply a similarly smaller slaughter this winter, says Jason Franken, agricultural economist at Western Illinois University, regarding the USDA’s September Hogs and Pigs Report.
A northwest Missouri man will serve two consecutive life sentences without possibility of parole after he pleaded guilty Friday to the 2019 murders of two Shawano County, Wisconsin, brothers.
To help combat the labor shortage and show appreciation for hardworking employees, the Illinois Pork Producers Association started a new program to celebrate employees that go above and beyond. Here’s the 2023 winner.
Producers across the country work everyday to produce safe and nutritious pork. October is Pork month, also known as PORKtober, and we salute those in our industy!
Merck Animal Health has completed a minority investment in LeeO Precision Farming B.V., and will assume distribution of LeeO’s digital swine traceability solution in selected markets over the coming months.
The WOTUS case, Sackett v. EPA, centers on a long-running dispute involving an Idaho couple named Chantell and Michael Sackett. The Sacketts have won at the Supreme Court before.
Cash-traded feeder pig reported volume was above average this past week, with 9,679 head reported. Cash feeder pig reported prices were $53.31, down $0.69 per head from last week.
What happens when you change up the grocery store meat case and position ground pork right next to its competitors?
While several brand-name and generic products are available at a variety of price points, what questions do you ask yourself when there’s a sick animal needing care?
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The bullish September Hogs and Pigs Report indicates producers are keeping production at a level that meets consumer demand, said Altin Kalo, chief economist at Steiner Consulting in Merrimack, N.H.
This year’s drought conditions across parts of the Corn Belt set the table for combine and equipment fires. Here are some things I’ve learned too late about machinery fires.
After spending a summer working with pigs and seeing not only the devastating effect of PRRS on a sow farm, but also the labor shortage crisis facing the swine industry, Carly Bates wanted to find a way to help.
Smithfield Foods Inc has agreed to pay $75 million to settle a lawsuit by consumers who accused the meat producer and competitors of conspiring to inflate prices in the $20 billion-a-year U.S. market by limiting supply.
Pork producers have a lot to be proud of when it comes to sustainable production practices, says Ashley McDonald, NPB’s vice president of sustainability. Now it’s time to quantify it.
Ground has broken on a $30 million renovation and expansion at the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine’s Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory.
The North American Meat Institute and America’s leading meat companies are advancing industry-wide best practices and increasing access to nutrient-dense meat for families in need.
California passes a new law to encourage hunters to be more aggressive in reducing the state’s feral pig population.
The White House announced several steps to increase access of fruits and vegetables as a food source, but some say animal protein is also an answer to the need for healthy and nutritious food for all Americans.
Looking for talent? Ready to make a career change? AgCareers.com announced their 2022-2023 line-up of “Feed Your Future’ virtual career fairs.