Pork Business
North Country Smokehouse of Claremont, N.H. is recalling approximately 2,601 pounds of pork sausage products due to misbranding.
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Spain’s Dr. Jose Sánchez-Vizcaíno Devotes Career to ASF Eradication
Sahlen Packing Company, Inc. of Buffalo, N.Y., recalled 13,224 pounds of ready-to-eat deli ham products that may be contaminated with plastic, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Tuesday.
Some people claim that raising livestock through FFA and 4-H hardens the hearts of our industry’s young people. Yet, if you have been involved in these organizations, you know it does just the opposite.
Is a job on your farm just a means to a paycheck? Your business needs to be much more than that. Your business needs leaders who will take ownership in the operation.
Mississippi lawmakers have real fears about “fake meat,” and the state could become the latest to ban food made from plants, insects, or grown in a lab from being described as meat.
The EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet, Health is backpedaling as industry leaders and scientists poke holes in its “planetary diet” released in January that is supposed to improve human health and planet health.
At the annual business meeting of the National Pork Producers Council, delegates adopted several important resolutions, including those that call on NPPC to strengthen measures to prevent foreign animal diseases.
As the fifth hog nuisance lawsuit against Murphy Brown LLC, a subsidiary owned by Smithfield Foods, finished closing arguments this week, an appeals court in Virginia received an amicus brief for the first lawsuit.
A new Kansas State University study looks at how the current outbreak of African swine fever in China and Europe could be spreading through feed and feed ingredients.
An increase in wild hog sightings in Kentucky and Tennessee has state wildlife agencies looking for new eradication methods.
Chinese frozen food producer Sanquan Food Co. Ltd recalled pork dumplings on Monday that might be contaminated with African swine fever.
Development of an emerging technology promising major animal health and environmental benefits is stalled at the U.S. FDA, prompting NPPC to renew its call for USDA regulatory oversight of gene editing for livestock.
OPC’s Bacon Vending Machine took top honors in the Best New and Unusual Tactic category of the Pollie Awards.
Japan’s outbreak of classical swine fever (CSF), or hog cholera, has spread to five prefectures, including Osaka, since the country reported the disease Sept. 9.
In addition to serving up bacon bouquets and pork tenderloin with Béarnaise sauce, have you considered the importance of the spoken word this Valentine’s Day?
Francis Forst, outgoing chairman of the Missouri Pork Association, presented the Outstanding Legislator Award to Representative John Wiemann (R-103rd District) during the 2019 Missouri Pork Expo on Feb. 12.
Four veterinarians offer tips to safeguard U.S. hog farms from African swine fever.
China is allowing large-scale pig operations to test for African swine fever in an attempt to detect the deadly virus sooner.
Is progress being made to create a vaccine bank to protect agriculture from foreign animal diseases? Liz Wagstrom, chief veterinarian for the National Pork Producers Council, gives an update on the progress.
The U.S. is well positioned to help fill any additional need that China has for pork, said Joe Schuele, U.S. Meat Export Federation, “but we’d be in a lot better position if we weren’t facing a tariff that’s five times higher than everybody else.”
New research contradicts medical science and raises questions about brain activity after death.
Easter dinner might cost a little bit more this year. It’s not just the candy. Ham, the prize of the dinnerplate, is also on the uptick, thanks to a surge of demand from China and other export markets.
County and state fairs will be in full swing very soon, giving 4-H and FFA members the opportunity to show off another year of hard work. In addition to catching up with friends and competing in the show ring, fairs allow us to connect and engage with the general public.
Preliminary results show statistically significant correlation between PCV3 and the clinical sign of fetal death as well as histological lesions of myocarditis, vasculitis of the heart, and vasculitis of the spleen.
Kiolbassa Smoked Meats is opening of a new production line that will allow the business to increase its sausage production by 50%.
What are the implications of corn and soybean planted acres on the prospects for swine feed costs the rest of this year?
The food giant won dismissal of a lawsuit claiming misleading advertising, but not before revealing what goes into its products.
Production losses from African swine fever (ASF) have eclipsed initial estimates, creating new challenges and opportunities for animal protein exporters.