Pork Business
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
A shocking seizure by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the port of Santa Teresa, N.M., on Aug. 25 uncovered 90 pounds of prohibited pork bologna and 4,600 Tramadol pills. Here’s what happened next.
How can alternative grain usage, specifically hybrid rye, impact growth performance, carcass characteristics, agronomic sustainability and milling efficiency? SDSU’s Caitlyn Sullivan is exploring the possibilities.
Pig organ donation is extremely complex and requires a number of biosecure precautions and practices throughout the pig’s life. Unfortunately, even then, disease can surface.
Edgewood Locker Inc. of Edgewood, Iowa, will receive $200,000 to invest in a new refrigeration system. This is just one of 111 projects to be funded through USDA’s Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant Program.
The 2022 Passion for Pigs keynote will be presented by Aaron Thomas, 2010 ESPY Awards Winner-Arthur ASHE Award for Courage. He will share his family’s journey of showing uncommon strength during the darkest of times.
A robust processing industry and strong incomes make Chile an optimal market for growth in U.S. pork imports.
Tyson Foods Inc’s pork processing plant in Logansport, Indiana, has been suspended from exporting products to China, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Monday.
Could genetics play a role in the decision to forego eating meat, along with the influence of environmental factors? Dutch researchers believe so.
High feed costs mean controlling rodent populations is even more critical.
Canadian health officials urge pork producers to be especially cautious when spreading manure this fall due to the high number of manure storages contaminated with PED virus. It’s a good reminder for the U.S., too.
NPPC will not take a position on USDA’s proposed “Transparency in Poultry Grower Contracting and Tournaments” rule that heightens disclosure requirements between poultry dealers and growers, but submitted comments.
Supply entry rooms: a sneaky way unwanted pathogens can enter your farm. A study discovers the temperature and time required to inactivate PRRS and PED virus on contaminated surfaces often found in supply entry rooms.
Purdue University’s meat sentiment dashboard shows the sentiment and volume of meat and meat alternative mentions in social media and online news.
According to a recent article, meat is underpriced—but not in the way producers might hope. There is a “social cost” being ignored, researchers say.
Federal agents seized more than 40 lbs. of Mooncakes, 1,200 lbs. of olives and nearly 2,600 lbs. of clams in a shipment from China at JFK Airport last week.
To focus on developing and implementing post-harvest food safety and human nutrition programs and addressing animal care issues in market channels, Dr. Ashley Johnson has joined NPPC as director of food policy.
Whole Foods Market was sued on Tuesday by three consumers and an animal welfare nonprofit, in a lawsuit accusing the Amazon.com Inc unit of falsely marketing beef with the slogan “No Antibiotics, Ever.”
How low and wide can a farmer go? 30,000 seeds per acre, or a lean 20,000, or even a bare-bones 5,000 on 60” rows, and still maintain profit levels?
Vietnam has temporarily suspended the use of its first home-grown African swine fever vaccine after dozens of pigs inoculated with the shots died this month, state media reported on Wednesday.
It was a big day at our house when our son brought home his Ascend One Limited Edition Gable Steveson wrestling shoes. If you follow wrestling, you know Gable.
How long will high hog prices last? A sharp decline in the pork cutout on Tuesday has raised a few questions this week.
USMEF hosts Latin American representatives at a seminar to experience and learn about U.S. meat production and further processed products available in retail supermarkets.
A book about why eating a plants-only diet won’t improve your health or save the planet is turning heads. A British-based investigative journalist digs into the concept that plant-based food is better for your health.
McDonald’s has amended its board, the fast-food chain said, and the director being replaced had been targeted by activist investor Carl Icahn who sought to tighten the company’s animal welfare policies.
A light-based, food sanitization technique successfully eliminated multiple harmful pathogens in a new study carried out by Penn State researchers.
A 48-hour standstill was ordered over the weekend on pig farms and related facilities in the eastern Gangwon Province in South Korea after confirmation of a second African swine fever case this year.
For 2022, USDA reports the value of the nation’s cropland is $5,050. That’s up $630, or 14%, from 2021. This year’s figure marks back-to-back record highs in cropland values.
If you find yourself ready to bid on a significant number of acres, do your homework, analyze lease types and perfect your landlord communication plan.