Pork Business
Iowa’s Bill Northey sworn in as USDA Under Secretary.
I’ll be flying to a meeting this week and fortunately, the airline I’m using just implemented new rules on allowing emotional support animals. It’s an effort to minimize abuse of the designation.
Alternative lending can help farmers who are in a pinch, but it’s important to understand the risks and rewards involved.
Tyson Foods has opted to build a $300 million chicken processing complex in Tennessee instead of Kansas.
Chinese imports of agricultural commodities largely rest on the notion of food security.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday narrowed the rights of property owners in disputes with governments and laid out a formula for determining when landowners are owed compensation in a case involving a vacant lot in Wisco
Ileitis is likely causing losses in your swine herd, and you may not even know it. Research shows that 80 to 100 percent of pigs are infected with Lawsonia intracellularis, the bacteria that causes ileitis.1 That kind o
China is tackling soil pollution as part of its nationwide agriculture reforms, including treating waste from livestock breeding.
Some antique collectors keep tractors their parents or grandparents owned. Gail Goodell of Prophetstown, Ill. has his Oliver 770 for another sentimental reason.
As uncertainty over NAFTA renegotiations grows, China could gain its own free trade agreement with Mexico.
It takes a lot of jobs to keep a farm or ranch up and running, but the hired man seems to have the most to do. Watch Baxter Black onU.S. Farm Report.
Ecuador’s additional tariffs have been gradually phased out in 2017 and on June 1 the rate fell to zero, restoring the potential for U.S. meat exports to Ecuador. Ambassador Chapman sees great promise for U.S. beef and
Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. When it comes to raising pigs, it doesn۪t take long to realize that uniformity is key. If you can get a pen of hogs to grow at a similar rate and hit 285 pounds at the
U.S. red meat export tonnage continued to post year-over-year increases in the latest data compiled by USDA, which is for the month of May.
Your property rights enjoyed a major victory when the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers announced in late June they would rescind the onerous Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule imposed by the Obama administration.
New Hope Liuhe Co Ltd has expanded its hog herd this year, it said on Tuesday, the latest meat producer in the world۪s top pork consumer to boost output even as a domestic glut grows and prices languish at two-year low
Meat and poultry exports were a mixed bag, while beef imports were on the rise.
Nebraska’s success luring Costco’s chicken processing plant to Fremont suggests they may be a fit for Tyson.
Looking at hog sales in July 2019 using July 2019 futures the weaner breakeven was $64.99, down $2.23 for the week.
Looking at hog sales in September 2019 using October 2019 futures the weaner breakeven was $44.40, down $13.44 for the week.
Washington County, Iowa is a large pork producing state. Any disruption like the risk of African Swine Fever on U.S. soil would be a crisis for producers and their communities. AgDay national reporter Betsy Jibben has the story from Washington County, Iowa.
Cash traded weaner pig volume was above average this week with 50,115 head being reported which is 132 percent of the 52-week average.
The Mogler family adopts new technology to drive performance and improve employee culture
Starting Dec. 7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service will publish new Daily Prior Day Hog Purchase Reports through its Livestock Mandatory Reporting Program.
High wean-to-finish mortality continues to trouble the pork industry. While lowering rates is possible, it’s not easy, reported Ryan Strobel, DVM, and Chris Sievers, DVM, with Swine Vet Center, St. Peter, Minn.
South Dakota State University researchers will explore the PPV2 infection plays in important diseases such as pneumonia, immune deficiency, reproductive failure and lameness, all causes of lost productivity.
A tree you’ve never heard of could be the key to a novel COVID-19 vaccine. Currently in development, this vaccine uses a compound called QS-21 from the Quillaja saponaria tree in Chile.
In an effort to not only feed needy families in her community, but also to teach others about how produce is grown, Janya Green leads tours and tends to food in her community garden.