Pork Business
Jason Franken, agricultural economist at Western Illinois University and contributor to the University of Illinois farmdoc team, weighs in on the USDA’s December Hogs and Pigs report.
Despite guidance from international health organizations stating imported food shipments are an unlikely source of COVID-19 transmission, the Chinese government implemented sample testing procedures at ports of entry.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the USDA will purchase an additional $1.5 billion worth of food for nationwide distribution through the Farmers to Families Food Box Program.
China has suspended imports from a Brazilian pork plant operated by privately owned Aurora Alimentos over coronavirus concerns, according to a statement from a meat trade group.
When it comes to meat export markets, particularly pork, 2020 was a year to remember. Here’s why 2021 holds promise for both U.S. pork and beef export opportunities.
Line speeds at some poultry plants were increased last year, a move critics claim also increased the spread of the coronavirus among poultry plant workers. The administration seeks to make the rule permanent.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit rejected the Meat Institute’s challenge to California’s 2018 ballot initiative that imposes new standards for animal housing.
In USDA’s Dec. 1 Quarterly Hogs & Pigs Report, analysts said the decline of the breeding herd stood out as one of the more important numbers, and spoke to the uncertainty of overall supplies for summer and fall 2021.
Agricultural economists shared their forecast prices for the next several quarters following the Dec. 23 announcement of the Dec. 1 Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report in a teleconference funded by the Pork Checkoff.
Chet and Cassie Mogler open up about their journey to become foster parents and how they are sharing the gift of farm life.
“I’m not sure what’s going to happen,” South Dakota pig farmer Steve Rommereim confided to his friend Scott Phillips, a pig farmer in Missouri. “It’s bad. Real bad.”
Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo on Wednesday thought she was talking to Smithfield CEO Dennis Organ, while in reality she was being punked by animal activist Matt Johnson of Direct Action Everywhere.
2020 was filled with a lot of bumps in the road for the U.S. pork industry, but announcements made during the final days of the year offer great hope to pork producers as they look at what’s ahead.
There’s no doubt about it, the feed situation has changed drastically in the last couple of months, said Illinois hog farmer Chad Leman on AgriTalk’s Farmer Forum.
The Meat Institute has joined with the United Food and Commercial Workers Union in asking governors from all 50 states to prioritize COVID-19 vaccinations for frontline meat and poultry workers.
The swine industry is no stranger to dealing with disease. As human doctors battled COVID-19, the pork industry didn’t let up on its fight against diseases that threaten pigs. Here’s a look back.
Few producers in the U.S. even want to consider the fact that alternative proteins (aka “fake meat”) are a threat to their business in the foreseeable future. We want to try to change your mind on that.
The industry appears to be set for another year of large hog supplies that will stretch processing capacity and pork demand, says University of Missouri economist Scott Brown.
The coronavirus aid package approved by Congress overnight Monday provides $13 billion in ag funding, much of it destined for sectors left out of previous aid packages.
“The early part of the year should look very different than the latter, but in total, economic growth is estimated to be about 4%, following a retreat of roughly 4% in 2020,” says Dan Kowalski.
As feed costs climb, some experts say it’s time for a different approach to swine diet formulation. Can formulating diets based on net energy lower production costs? Here’s what a few nutritionists think.
Who doesn’t love walking into a farrowing room and seeing large, healthy litters of uniform pigs? Good health is one of the most important factors a quality weaned pig must have. Here are four key things to consider.
Soybean prices surpassed the $12-mark last week, taking away from margins in pork production. So, what can U.S. pork producers do to lessen the impact of high soybean prices?
Find out how to recognize the warning signs of stress, practical ways to deal with tough times and 3 tips to get your health on track in Farm Journal’s PORK’s new e-book, “Your Guide to Mental Health.”
The Trump administration announced its intention for the USDA to have primary oversight over gene-edited livestock. NPPC has been a leading advocate for USDA regulatory oversight over the last two years.
USDA announced its intent to have primary oversight over gene-edited livestock. Secretary Perdue said this would be a significant step in modernizing regulations of agricultural animals produced by genetic engineering.
Join this webinar to learn how the research behind enzymes impacts their effectiveness in optimizing feed efficiency and performance in monogastric diets.
Connect with our webinar where experts discuss how to get the best value when you choose water as your method of antibiotic delivery.
This one-of-a-kind webinar sponsored by Zoetis provides insight on how to successfully remove ractopamine from pork production systems from feed mills to production to processing.
When Edward Seed, now vice president of global sales and marketing for Pharmgate, began knocking on doors about 10 years ago with a new product no one had heard of, he wasn’t sure what doors would actually open.