Pork Business
This month’s 2019/20 U.S. corn outlook is for larger production and beginning stocks, greater feed and residual use, lower food, seed, and industrial (FSI) use, and increased ending stocks.
Declining U.S. corn acres, a slow start to corn planting and stable domestic consumption are all creating a bullish story for corn.
As consumers see increased prices at the store in many counties across the globe, decreasing import tariffs has helped make food more affordable and increase opportunities for exporting markets.
While China grapples with choosing which production lines to reopen, the food shortage conversation looks to ramp up.
As I watched my daughter arrange and rearrange her misshapen pumpkins on our porch, I couldn’t help but smile. In her eyes they were all absolutely perfect. She didn’t see the blemishes and imperfections.
Live events and online content combine to deliver information and resources when farmers need them most.
During a motion hearing Tuesday in Johnson County, MO, a judge denied a request to drop abandonment of corpse charges against Garland Nelson.
A new study shows U.S. meat and poultry packers and processors have reached a new, all-time low for injuries in the workplace.
If you think you have what it takes to be named one of the best beards or mustaches in the pork industry (or you’re just a good sport), send in your photo nominations before Dec. 1. Get the details here.
Tyson Foods beat Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter profit on Monday, but faces rising costs for animal feed and uncertainty over labor as COVID-19 cases surge in the United States.
Topigs Norsvin names a new chief executive officer. NPPC’s Nick Giordano wins national award for lobbying efforts on behalf of the U.S. pork industry.
As the industry looks ahead to 2021, five economists weigh in on the most important question the pork industry needs to ask itself now.
Newly elected leaders of the National Pork Board weigh in on what’s ahead for the U.S. pork industry.
September exports of U.S. pork increased 10% year-over-year, keeping 2020 exports on a record pace. September volume reached 222,475 metric tons, with value increasing 6% to $563.2 million.
The company’s in-house culinary team created its own plant-based patty and tested it in select Canadian stores last year.
Fifteen food and beverage associations sent a letter to President Donald Trump requesting priority access to COVID-19 vaccines to protect workers and keep the food supply chain running.
North Dakota pig farmer Todd Erickson says he takes enormous pride working in a sustainable industry. He shares his perspective on the future and his role in serving the pork industry.
U.S. grain trader and processor Archer Daniels Midland Co and French biotech company InnovaFeed announced plans to build the world’s largest insect protein plant in Decatur, Ill.
People want purpose. They no longer want to work for just a paycheck. If that’s true, how do you make your farm an irresistible place to work?
The best of the best barbeque pitmasters went head-to-head during the 2020 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) World Invitational. Find out who brought home the bragging rights in 2020.
Kansas State University captured the North American International Livestock Exposition title marking the 15th national championship for K-State’s livestock judging program.
As a last-minute shift toward small-scale celebrations upends demand for the star of Thanksgiving tables, turkey producers and retailers are scrambling to fill orders for lightweight birds and partial cuts.
Around every corner is a new pressure point on each of our businesses. Whether it’s continued global spread of ASF, chaotic markets, labor shortages or fluctuating export demand, the risks have reached new heights.
I will be validating a model on branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) developed by Dr. Henrique Cemin on finishing pig growth performance as well using increased synthetic BCAA in late nursery and growing pigs.
Iowa State University PhD candidate Leticia Sanglard provides the first concrete example of the development of a novel trait that can be used for selection of PRRS-resilient animals with improved sow productivity.
Shawn Smeins will lead Rabo AgriFinance, while Nikki Snider has been named interim executive director of the Oklahoma Pork Council.
It doesn’t matter if your employees present clinical signs or if they feel “fine,” if they test positive for COVID-19, they need to leave the farm and self-isolate. Here are 4 steps to prevent future transmission.
As COVID-19 continues to run its course, farms need to not only work on implementing prevention practices, but also prepare for how to respond if one or multiple employees were to test positive for COVID-19.
No one denies the pandemic ramped up changes that needed to be made in the food supply chain. Will past hesitations be set aside as the industry seeks to find ways to be more resilient to avoid a repeat of the spring?