Pork Business
Steady inflation. Low unemployment. Strong consumer spending. Increasing wages. Several key factors are propelling the U.S. economy.
EPA Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler recently codified the latest animal waste report exemptions under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), known also as the Superfund.
Historical legend is about to change—Smithfield will close the 50-year-old 3B Smokehouse, where Genuine Smithfield hams are processed. Plenty of supplies are available while the company evaluates new sites.
Damage JBS’ Marshalltown distribution center from severe weather and a tornado on Thursday, July 19, 2018 will force the company to dispose of more than 24 million pounds of pork.
What people are saying about pork production on social media can impact your business. Here’s how you can get started in being part of the solution.
Ed Vallee of Vallee Weather Consulting joined host Chip Flory on Wednesday’s AgriTalk After the Bell to provide his outlook for upcoming weather patterns.
The Maschhoffs company is constructing a new, $1.3 million truck wash in the Village of Louisville, Illinois. The facility will employ 10 people.
The Allen D. Leman Swine Conference is scheduled for Sept. 15-18 at the Saint Paul RiverCentre in St. Paul, Minn. The strong program offers three new additions this year.
The challenge of meeting ever-growing global food requirements, while protecting public health and animal welfare, means greater need for food-animal veterinarians.
Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives moved to go to conference on the 2018 Farm Bill, naming 47 representatives to serve on the conference committee with the U.S. Senate.
Nursery pig research requires less feed, provides easier replication and needs less time to complete. Finishing pig research takes more time and pigs to find small, but important, differences in performance.
USDA’s World Agricultura Supply and Demand Estimates for November projects lower production and reduced exports for both corn and soybeans but corn should see smaller ending stocks.
Fall weather may have created risk to animal feed
University of Missouri Extension researchers are among the recipients of a new five-year, $4.34 million grant from USDA to study water and nutrient recycling, says MU Extension agricultural engineer Teng Lim.
Cannabis producers are looking for ways to utilize byproducts and bakery waste. Meanwhile, THC in the pig diet interests some because the appetite stimulation by marijuana could increase feed intake. What do you think?
Develop a solid marketing plan that keeps emotions out of decision-making.
States boost renewable energy and economic development when utilities adopt renewable standards, experts say.
Ganaderos Borges Inc., in Naguabo, Puerto Rico, is recalling approximately 14,760 pounds of pork patty products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically metal.
While Colombia’s domestic pork production has been steadily growing in recent years, it cannot keep with the rapid growth in consumption - which creates excellent opportunities for the U.S. industry.
USMEF opened its annual conference with a status report on the current state of U.S. beef, pork and lamb exports, followed by a discussion of trade policy issues shaping the outlook for exports in 2019 and beyond.
Just how far apart are Republicans and Democrats when it comes to views on climate change? Not nearly as far as most assume, according to new University of Colorado Boulder research survey.
Smithfield Foods, Inc., is the first food company to participate in a new program with Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and Roeslein Alternative Energy (RAE) to restore key prairie habitat for monarch butterflies.
Ahead of your next family meeting, set rules all participants can agree to follow, recommends Johnne Syverson, a family business consultant with Transition Point Business Advisors.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Agriculture Canine (K9) teams are making headlines as threats of African swine fever hitting U.S. soil are causing alarm within the pork industry.
After years of planning, funding requests, and resources, the facility to serve as the primary defense against accidental or intentional introduction of transboundary animal diseases is being built in Manhattan, Kan.
It’s hard to think about when animals need to be euthanized. It’s harder when you’re the one doing it. Veterinarians are put in that position often. Think what would happen if a foreign animal disease were to hit.
“Overqualified.” This is a term that everyone has heard of, but is it something that HR even considers these days? Maybe it is time to look at so-called overqualified people in a different way.
The U.S. and Phillippines have made good progress on several key trade issues of specific interest to the U.S. red meat industry.
Involve all stakeholders and pick a neutral location
Beagle Brigade steps up to keep foreign animal disease out