Pork Business
Get your day started with a brief rundown of key news.
Group says much of the strength in first quarter beef shipments were due to a dip in the Australian cattle cycle.
Old-crop cotton export sales notched a marketing-year low, but new-crop sales were solid.
Get your day started with a brief rundown of key news.
Get your day started with a brief rundown of key news.
“Our pigs‚...are top notch and I believe our customers believe the same - because they come back.”
Values of high-quality farmland in the central U.S. remain on a slightly downward trajectory in light of lower commodity prices, financial market conditions and the upcoming election, according to a new Farmers National
What could China possibly have to do with a wave of mergers sweeping American farm co-ops? More than you might think, if you ask Todd Ludwig, CEO of the CFS (Central Farm Service) co-op in Minnesota.
On the other hand, weekly corn and soybean export sales were on the light side.
Old-crop corn sales notched a marketing-year low, while beef exports hit a marketing-year high.
Get your day started with a brief rundown of key news.
Soybeans have come full circle not only from this year۪s price rally but back to the familiar two-year range of $8 to $10 per bushel that occurred from 2008 to 2010. It took the droughts of 2011 and 2012 to allow an up
The U.S. economy is experiencing steady—not fantastic—growth. But it’s still winning the global economic race, economists say.
Research at the University of California-Davis may someday help producers determine whether they should select for passive or aggressive pigs in a given production system.
It is easy to get wrapped up in day-to-day decisions that keep your farm running well, but developing a long-term plan is key to the future success of your operation.
The front and back month contracts for pork are lingering near the $80 per head mark. It۪s a price some didn۪t expect to hang out this long with a flush of pork on the market. Pork industry experts say the reason pric
Over the past 25 years, there have been shifts in crops planted in the United States. Overall, acres in feed grain crops decreased while acres in oilseed crops increased. Feed grain crops losing acres were wheat, oats,
The industry wants to know how producers are adopting to the Veterinary Feed Directives that began in January this year. The National Pork Board urges producer participation in the survey.
It appears that 2014 Farm Bill has been better than 2008, however, remember we still have two years to go.
There are valid pros and cons to both sides of the “repair or replace” argument.
Canadian pig imports and U.S. corn prices are often inversely related. With U.S. corn prices rising, Canadian pig imports will likely stay low.
We have export sales to mull over, but outside of that, the most important scheduled news on the docket will be the Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report, which will be issued after the closes on Friday.
A growing campaign aims to end the use of animals in medical research — only its chief proponent is less an animal rightist and more a slash-and-burn-down-government ideologue.
An animal activist in Spain has ignited a social media controversy over whether it’s ‘healthy and humane’ to keep a fennec fox as a pet — and then feed it nothing but vegan food.
Iowa soybean leaders recently traveled to China to reaffirm their commitment to agricultural trade.
My paternal grandfather worked for my grandmother’s father. He raised six sons and a daughter, produced corn, hay and purebred Chester Whites.
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) this week issued updates to its regulations to clarify points about how expiration dates on veterinary biologics should be calculated and confirmed.
Farmers in Minnesota could have more challenges when applying nitrogen, if a proposed rule becomes law. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is proposing the rule to minimize sources of nitrate pollution.
New USDA Policy enables more U.S. research and vaccine development for foot and mouth disease (FMD), but biosecurity precautions and approval processes will take several years, says UDSA Chief Veterinarian Jack Shere.
The United States Animal Health Association (USAHA) continues its diligence in addressing animal health issues in the US, now in its 122nd year.