Pork Business
Agricultural markets are caught in a whirlwind of trade disruptions.
I don’t know about you, but I love looking out the window when I fly. There’s just something about seeing life from a different perspective.
Misinformation is again waging war against bacon. A quarter-million-dollar ad campaign launched this fall in Washington, D.C., claims there are health risks to eating bacon and other processed meats.
Jules Pretty will discuss sustainable intensification of agriculture systems and how it offers synergistic opportunities for the co-production of agricultural outcomes, at the Agronomy and Crop Societies annual meeting.
There is considerable upside potential for veterinary incomes, and most swine veterinarians could do better, according to studies. These same factors apply to producers too.
Earlier this week, we wrote about seven specific skills that would lead to financial success for swine veterinarians. Here are seven income drivers and how they relate to performance of swine veterinarians.
Newly discovered compounds could revitalize older drugs, making them more effective against resistant superbugs. Research at the University of Colorado in Boulder shows promise.
The need for livestock protection increases as overseas disease threats continue to emerge.
The House Agriculture Committee held a roundtable discussion with Gregg Doud and Ted McKinney on the agricultural trade agenda.
Farm Journal’s PORK editor Jennifer Shike and editor emeritus JoAnn Alumbaugh recently attended the 2018 Leman Conference in Saint Paul, Minn. See their coverage of the event.
The pork outlook looked bleak in August. Fear of large pork supplies and Mexican and Chinese tariffs appeared disastrous. The outlook is still suggesting losses this fall and winter but much less than thought in August.
An outbreak of classical swine fever (hog cholera) has been reported in a remote region of Brazil on Oct. 6. The Brazil agricultural ministry says the discovery will have no impact on hog health or pork exports.
The increasing number of disease outbreaks are spurring the U.S. pork industry’s focus and collaboration on finding new ways to help protect the domestic herd from costly foreign animal diseases (FADs).
AgriTalk’s Chip Flory talked with Patrick Webb of the National Pork Board about China’s biosecurity challenges and the U.S. response plan if an ASF outbreak occurs.
Since the first case was reported on Sept. 13, Belgium has implemented numerous measures to contain the ASF outbreak in the region of Etalle, isolating a 240-sq.-mile zone.
August pork export volume was down 1% from last year at 182,372 mt, while export value fell 3% to $494.1 million.
Genomic editing technology increasingly shows potential for improving disease resistance within livestock populations, as researchers in China report success introducing resistance to the CSFV in pigs.
EPA on Tuesday unveiled a new Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) definition under the Clean Water Act designed to provide a clearer picture of what waters are and are not regulated by the federal government.
At Ohio Pork Congress, several volunteers were recognized for outstanding contributions to the Ohio pork industry in areas of industry excellence, service, promotion, management and as a friend of the pork industry.
President Donald Trump signed H.R. 2, the Agriculture Improvement Act, better known as the 2018 Farm Bill, in a ceremony at USDA Thursday afternoon.
The Iowa Pork Producers Association is partnering with the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship to offer funding for pig farmers interested in implementing new nutrient loss reduction technologies.
Iowa Pork Producers Association President challenges delegates at annual meeting.
Looking for a change of pace in your career? Oscar Mayer is hiring “Hotdoggers” to drive the iconic Wienermobile.
Failure, fear, fire and faith are the cornerstones to success, Grylls says at 2019 Alltech One conference.
African swine fever seen cutting China’s hog output 20-30% which is helping Australian beef sales surge 66% and Brazil’s jump 14% in 2019.
Dietician Nikki Putnam Badding explains the hunger obesity paradox and what farmers can do to help at the Alltech One Ideas Conference.
China’s pork prices are likely to climb next year due to the tight supply from the continuing spread of African swine fever in China.
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.