Pork Business
Scott Dee put his ice block challenge to work once again to test a new feed mitigant that turned lots of heads at World Pork Expo.
Growing up as the sixth generation on the Maschhoff’s family farm, Josh Maschhoff opens up about the next-generation transitions and challenges in pork production.
According to the latest USDA data released from the U.S. Meat Export Federation, beef exports to China dropped 70% in April and pork exports fell 35%. With trade talks ongoing, there is optimism for the remainder of the year.
Labor is a limiting factor on many swine operations. These solutions might help you address sorting pigs, biosecurity efforts, treating pigs, monitoring feed inventory and moving boars or dead stock safely.
Whether it’s pork, beef or chicken, consumers can’t seem to eat enough protein. That’s fueling robust demand and prices for livestock producers.
A glance at some of the perspectives and ideas shared in conversations at the World Pork Expo.
Ag economists share options for producers to take advantage of the market and hedge their risk moving forward.
Jeff Hoogendoorn, with Professional Ag Marketing, says hogs ended mixed Wednesday, consolidating after the recent rally driven by higher cash and cutouts. While soybeans rallied after the Trump/Xi call.
Pork demand and prices are regaining losses, but producer profitability hasn’t been as quick to rebound. On the heels of $30-per-head losses in 2023 and break-even in 2024, this year producers are seeing a $15-per-head profit.
Even in the midst of a trade war, Brett Stuart of Global AgriTrends is confident deals will get done and the U.S. will have better access, especially if purchase commitments are part of the agreements.
From swine health and technology to marketing and pork as an important protein, four producers dig into the realities and priorities impacting their operation as well as the industry.
A 25-page criminal complaint alleges the researcher and her boyfriend were attempting to bring Fusarium graminearum into the country. The fungus causes significant diseases in a number of food crops, including corn, wheat, barley, soybeans and rice. Toxins from the fungus are harmful to humans and livestock.
Lower feed costs and more domestic demand opportunity offer promising signs for the back half of year.
Uncertain times require focus and prioritization. Here’s a breakdown of the key priorities industry leaders are focused on as they try to create more certainty for producers.
Nearly 300 employees are out of a job, and the company will transition the work to three other production facilities in Wisconsin and Kansas.
Check out the Sterling Marketing Profit Tracker for week of May 31.
Farm leaders often run on empty trying to do it all, but sustainable leadership means protecting your own well-being so you can keep showing up for your team and operation for the long haul.
Award presented during the annual Friends and Family Reunion Oct. 18 in Manhattan.
Today’s biosecurity protocols are more extensive than ever before. It’s easy to overlook a step here or there, says Brandi Burton, a veterinarian with Suidae. She advises being as observant and proactive as possible.
This spring turned into the wettest in over a century for parts of the U.S. As the focus shifts to June, the moisture in the ground will help keep the heat down, but the pattern is also turning drier for two Midwestern states.
Lee Schulz and Chip Flory discuss current supply and demand in the beef and pork industries and what’s ahead.
Once you attend a World Pork Expo event, be prepared to go again and again. Here’s a look at why people make the trip to Des Moines every June and their recommendations on how to make the experience unforgettable.
There’s no question that the conversations held at World Pork Expo – whether in the aisles of the trade show or in the tents under the shade trees – will lead to pivotal decisions, exciting advancements and partnership opportunities that will change the future of the global pork industry.
The third round of disaster aid payments through the Supplemental Disaster Relief Program is the largest amount appropriated by Congress. USDA Deputy Undersecretary Brooke Appleton says those payments are being prepared now.
The findings offer valuable insights into Influenza A virus dynamics across the U.S. Authors say these findings can help inform decisions by producers and veterinarians.
What can you do to minimize exposure to disease at shows this summer?
Cash-traded feeder pig reported volume was above average with 15,850 head reported. Cash feeder pig reported prices were $82.26, up $1.94 per head from last week.
U.S. swine veterinarians agree that swine health will be a hot topic this week at the World Pork Expo. Here’s their take on the health surprises, problems and opportunities in the first half of 2025.
These space weather events can disturb the Earth’s magnetic field and at this severe level cause “more frequent and longer periods of GPS degradation.”
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