Pork Business
Average feed costs for finishing hogs are 28% higher than the same week last year, according to Sterling Marketing’s weekly calculations.
Exciting things are happening in all areas of the pork industry. Here’s a round-up of some recent news!
Cash-traded weaner pig reported volume was above average this past week, with 34,356 head reported. Cash weaner pig reported prices were $38.25, down $1.50 per head from last week.
New research shows soybean meal has more energy content than originally thought. This is good news for pig farmers and soybean growers. Here’s why.
Here’s how one Lit’l Smokies-loving couple got the surprise of their life from Hillshire Farm.
To build resilience and solid market relationships, it’s increasingly important for the U.S. pork industry to have options.
With all the places the U.S. pork industry can focus international market development, why the United Kingdom?
Beef exports in July topped $1 billion for the sixth month in 2022. Pork exports were lower overall, but shipments to Mexico and and South Korea continued to strengthen.
Is British bacon different from American bacon? And if so, why? That’s just one of the questions answered in this light-hearted glide show about a trip abroad to the United Kingdom by one of the Pork staff.
From time to time, producers may experience an issue within their barns and suspect that feed may be playing a role. Here are a few key points to remember when gathering information to assess diets.
As a pork producer, Joe Dykhuis admits he likes to know where his money goes. That’s one of the reasons why he joined a trade mission to the United Kingdom. He wanted to see Pork Checkoff dollars at work.
Sunset Farm Foods Inc., of Valdosta, Ga., is recalling approximately 4,480 pounds of chicken and pork smoked sausage products. Here’s what you should know.
Empty dinner plates can quickly translate to lack of world peace. Just ask Sen. Ernst, who gave a political rundown of food security as national security at Iowa State University last week.
What do the pork, beef and poultry industries have in common? Taking a look at the impacts of a disease outbreak might lead to striking similarities.
With busy season ramping up for farmers across the country, now’s a good time to revisit some strategies to help manage stress as your workload picks up.
House and Senate Ag Committee members have a tough job ahead of them writing the 2023 farm bill. They’ll have to balance Republican plans to cut federal spending with desires from farm groups.
Demand for U.S. pork and beef exports in Colombia soar in 2022 with pork ahead of last year’s record pace by 10% and beef up 55% in volume and 78% in value over 2021, USMEF reports.
Colombia is a robust market for U.S. pork and beef imports. USMEF’s Don Mason describes how butcher shops have been instrumental in providing high quality meat to consumers.
Implementing a new technology can be both exciting and scary.
This is one of the biggest pieces of news the pork industry has had in regard to disease control in years, says Scott Dee regarding real-world proof linking virus transmission in feed to an outbreak of disease in pigs.
What might hog manure do for soil health? A recent study shows significant gains from hog manure fertilizer usage, along with other conservation practices.
Cash-traded weaner pig reported volume was above average this past week, with 52,816 head reported. Cash weaner pig reported prices were $39.75, up $0.95 per head from last week.
More than $100,000 in pork products were stolen from the JBS plant in Ottumwa, Iowa, on Thursday.
Lawsonia is a cunning enemy because of how it attacks the pig. Don’t miss the Gordon Lawson Ileitis Symposium on Sept. 16 at the InterContinental St. Paul Riverfront in St. Paul, Minn.
What is the prevalence of viral co-infections in swine herds? How are multiple viruses co-evolving? Those are just two of the questions Mariana Meneguzzi, a University of Minnesota Ph.D. student, is trying to answer.
New restrictions are being placed on travelers bringing pork products into Great Britain in an effort to protect the pork industry from African swine fever, BBC reports.
Purdue University, Indiana University and the University of Notre Dame have joined the Midwest Center of Excellence for Vector-Borne Diseases. One of the labs will target Culex mosquitoes, carriers of West Nile virus.
Why should the U.S. pork industry continue to pay attention to Japanese Encephalitis Virus in Australia? Here’s a look at how JEV compares to West Nile Virus and what makes the U.S. a concerning environment.
From outrunning bears to riding a bucking horse, the Carthage Swine Conference equipped pork producers with great perspectives to consider. Here are a few I keep coming back to that might inspire or encourage you.
Commercial trial results comparing U.S. Duroc sires show advantages in nursery pig livability, full value pigs and up to $7.70 economic advantage