Pork Business
Even though research points to the benefit of attended farrowing in the sow barn, labor challenges can stand in the way. However, if you could cut your stillborn rate in half, what is that worth?
Cash-traded weaner pig reported volume was above average this past week, with 37,297 head reported. Cash weaner pig reported prices were $58.24, down $0.91 per head from last week.
Pork smells waft. Music plays. There’s handshaking, talking, laughing. Everyone is having fun and expanding their palates. International pork recipes. International drinks. Here’s how you enjoy this unique experience.
The Maschhoffs has investigated possible causes of piglet and growing pig scours, highlighting the need for a more holistic approach to address enteric challenges beyond a pathogen and antimicrobial treatment strategy.
The case occurred in a person who had direct exposure to poultry and was involved in the culling process of poultry with presumptive H5N1 bird flu, reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
For years, Carissa Odland, DVM, has been fascinated by antimicrobial resistance in swine and how it connects to animal welfare and the sustainability of pork operations. Odland says more work is needed to help producers.
Higher costs for feed, energy and labor have yet to fully impact meat prices, but that will soon change, says CoBank’s Brian Earnest. Will consumers trade down when producer price inflation hits the meat case?
EPA Administrator Michael Regan hints at a major uptick in renewable fuel blending obligations to be announced on June 3rd, as ethanol production is stunted by railway inefficiencies.
Inflation predictions were so wrong for so long, the real thing has flummoxed us entirely. The other problem with this abrupt price change is the number of things to blame.
In just a few years, the carbon markets available to farmers have accelerated to more than 16 different programs to choose from.
Decision making changes during periods of inflation. If the historic inflation continues, knowing how inflation impacts decision making will help you make better choices, and your plans will be more likely to succeed.
Many producers are considering filtration to limit PRRS breaks, but there has been much debate over the best method for achieving it. Positive and negative pressure filtration systems each have benefits and challenges.
Farmers and ranchers have had to endure high winds for months. The powerful gusts haven’t just been annoying; it’s caused disasters across the U.S. High winds have been the culprit of wildfires and more.
2021 was a phenomenal year for pork producers, CoBank’s Brian Earnest says. Live hog value as a percent of retail pork value was nearly 35% at one point. This year appears set to return similar, if not better, results.
USDA’s 2022 food price inflation forecasts are already at a 14-year high with forecasts for consumer food price inflation increased again this month. All food prices now seen rising 5% to 6% vs 4.5% to 5.5% in March.
Higher prices at the grocery store don’t seem to be causing consumers to veer away from the meat counter. Robust meat demand abroad is also setting sail, despite inflation and shipping struggles.
Recognized as one of the greatest opportunities of U.S. red meat exports, trade talks gear up to address the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework. USMEF shares its comments on the pillar of resilient trade.
Cash-traded feeder pig reported volume was above average this past week, with 18,665 head reported. Cash feeder pig reported prices were $102.57, down $2.44 per head from last week.
A fourth pork packing plant has been approved to run faster line speeds under the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) one-year trial program.
A vaccine candidate for African swine fever passed an important safety test required for regulatory approval, moving the vaccine one step closer to commercial availability, say USDA scientists.
A 1.9% year-over-year drop in the U.S. swine breeding herd, combined with ongoing productivity challenges, will limit 2022 U.S. hog slaughter and remain supportive to nearby markets, says Christine McCracken, Rabobank.
Farmers and ag cooperative need to be on high alert this spring. That’s according to the FBI, which is predicting cyber criminals might attack the industry during planting and harvest.
What would you do if an activist showed up on your farm? How would you respond if an extremist broke into your barn? No one wants to imagine themselves in this position, but experts agree it’s important to be prepared.
World-renowned ASF researcher Douglas Gladue of USDA’s ARS will be recognized by the Arthur S. Flemming Commission for his outstanding service in the field of science.
McDonald’s Corp on Thursday said Carl Icahn’s call for the fast food chain to stop buying pork from suppliers that house the animals in crates would be logistically unfeasible and prohibitively expensive.
China appears to be significantly throttling soybean imports this year to well below recent norms following a record haul last marketing year, which had coincided with a meaningful restoration of its hog herd.
Although the meaning of sustainability has been subjected to a variety of interpretations, Animal Agriculture Alliance points out it is critical to understand sustainability is a continuous journey, not a destination.
Herd health challenges and higher costs are expected to slow global pork production growth, limiting global pork availability and helping to boost expected hog prices, Rabobank says in its Global Pork Quarterly report.
According to the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System data collected in 2019, the majority of Salmonella isolates collected from humans were not resistant to any of the antimicrobials tested under NARMS.
About 500 rural counties in the U.S. have too few or no veterinarians. The lack poses risks to farming livelihoods and, ultimately, the country’s food supply.