Pork Business
The Iowa Chapter of the Sierra Club is suing the Iowa Department of Natural Resources in an effort to stop a 11,600-head feedlot in Clayton County that lies near Bloody Run Creek.
No one wants to be caught with a broken heater in the middle of a snowstorm. Winter may seem far away, but it will be here before you know it.
The fall sniffles. They are real for humans, dogs, cattle and swine. It’s no wonder that one of the most anticipated times of year becomes a time of worrying about the health and well-being of new show prospects.
Legislative proposals aimed at the U.S. livestock markets could have a negative impact on farmers and ranchers they are intended to protect, Meat Institute argues ahead of Thursday’s House Ag Committee hearing.
Meat industry representatives will defend their operations and pricing practices on Thursday before the full House Agriculture Committee during a “Hearing to Review the State of the Livestock Industry.”
Reports of international travelers not being diverted to CBP agricultural specialists for secondary screening after reporting that they had animal contact at ASF and FMD endemic destinations is raising red flags.
When he was a child in Avila province, Albert Pascual’s father bought 100 pigs, but the company he now leads has more than 9,000, part of an expansion that’s put Spain on track to take over as EU’s top pork producer.
U.S. agricultural organizations prepared for the UN Food Systems Summit with significant caution, due to concerns that it could generate undue criticism of animal ag and downplay the benefits of animal proteins.
From a bullish Hogs and Pigs Report to news of a new ASF vaccine candidate, there’s some price-positive news flowing now. AgriTalk’s Chip Flory visits with Terry Wolters about how pig farmers will respond.
Animal genetics company Genus and The Roslin Institute are pairing up to produce pigs that are resistant to the devastating respiratory disease – porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome.
The 2022 Minnesota Pork Congress is moving to Mankato, Minn., on Feb. 15-16, 2022. Learn what you can look forward to here.
NEOGEN Corporation will renew its sponsorship agreement with the National FFA to support the organization’s 2022 Supervised Agricultural Experiences (SAE) Grants.
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announces a USDA loan guarantee initiative to create more and better market opportunities, promote competition and strengthen America’s food supply chain
Bacon prices are the highest they’ve been in 40 years. The latest Hogs and Pigs report shows some contraction. Jim McCormick of AgMarket.net joins AgDay TV to discuss what’s ahead for the pork market.
Juicy news to help kick off October Pork Month: the top five finalists have been selected for the 19th annual Iowa’s Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin Contest, presented by the Iowa Pork Producers Association.
For the past 10 years, USDA Agricultural Research Service scientists have been working on a vaccine for African swine fever, the deadly virus of pigs. Here’s what the scientists have to say about what’s ahead.
A new African swine fever vaccine candidate has been shown to prevent and effectively protect both European and Asian bred swine against the current circulating Asian strain of the virus.
Cash-traded weaner pig volume was below average this week with 38,715 head being reported, which is 90% of the 52-week average.
The U.S. Justice Department’s acting head of Antitrust Division says labor markets were a top priority for enforcement efforts, indicating a shift toward issues set by the White House’s executive order on competition.
A round-up of company news in the pork industry.
The more complicated part about raising pigs is how to ensure the people responsible for raising them are properly trained and supported by strong leaders that empower them to make the right decisions.
Bacon prices have skyrocketed to record levels, and market analysts say they might not go down anytime soon.
Three pork processors are pressing the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals to grant a motion to intervene, allowing them to argue before the court that they should be allowed to maintain faster processing line speeds.
Pork and wine pairings took center stage at a culinary competition and social soiree in downtown Des Moines in late September.
An open letter to farmers from an Illinois farmer makes waves on social media.
Britain’s farming industry has warned that hundreds of thousands of pigs may have to be culled within weeks unless the government issues visas to allow more butchers into the country.
China’s huge livestock sector is facing a hike in feed costs as the country’s worst power outages in years forces soybean crushing plants to close, driving down supplies and sending prices higher.
U.S. Meat Export Federation Economist Erin Borror said the proposed rate reduction is a step in the right direction that will narrow the tariff disadvantage U.S. pork faces in this price-sensitive market.
Commercial trials prove the PIC®800 sets the pace for today’s sire performance, consistently producing offspring with superior robustness and fast, efficient growth.
The Cherokee Nation is helping landowners tackle feral hog problems. A $150,000 grant from the Bureau of Indian Affairs is helping to develop a new trapping program to fight the growing wild pig population in Oklahoma.