Pork Business
It’s time to implement robust control strategies to reduce mosquito populations near farms and minimize potential production impacts.
Data shows farmers have one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. Here are three ways you can minimize personal injury on the swine farm.
Make plans to attend the swine educational conference in conjunction with social events sponsored by Illinois Pork Producers in August.
Depopulation is an unfortunate, but necessary, reality in swine production, says Gabriela Grant, student in the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine. Finding a method that prioritizes both efficiency and animal welfare is crucial.
Tickets are on sale now for the event sponsored by the Iowa Pork Producers Association.
“Whatever your case might be, it’s about how to help absorb potential unforeseen shocks and potential short term losses if they occur,” says John Steeves with Rabobank.
The massive bill faced two major hurdles, passing out of both the House Agriculture and House Ways and Means Committees. While the legislation is filled with positive tax provisions for farmers, potential cuts to SNAP are creating controversy.
The research suggests offering the high-quality protein has broad acceptability and alignment with current dietary guidance.
By including pork products in their meal and snack choices, college students can more easily and economically add protein to their diet.
Tongue tips are an easy sample to collect, says the Swine Health Information Center. New research proves it could be a helpful tool in your sow herd.
Oftentimes the best thing we can do is take the time to listen. People don’t need your advice; they need your attention.
Check out the Sterling Marketing Pork Profit Tracker ending week of May 10.
JBS global CEO says the impact on JBS operations from the global tariff war have been “insignificant” so far, with a nearly 78% annual increase in net profit driven by its poultry and pork businesses in Brazil and the U.S.
NCBA applauds Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins’ aggressive efforts to suspend Mexican cattle, horse and bison imports, saying Mexico’s corruption and mismanagement has caused the pest to spread closer to the U.S.
Record-breaking heat hit areas of the U.S. this week with snow in the forecast for the weekend. As the disparity of moisture plays out, Nutrien’s Eric Snodgrass says he’s still concerned about the risk of drought.
The global feed survey data estimates world feed production increased in 2024 by 1.2% to 1.396 billion metric tons. What does this mean for the year ahead?
NPPC President Duane Stateler says it’s just as critical – if not more – that the House Agriculture Committee keeps its promise to take action on a solution to the many problems triggered by California Proposition 12.
Winners will receive a $2,500 scholarship and an all-expenses paid trip to NPPC’s Fall Legislative Action Conference in Washington, D.C.
U.S. pork exported to China will still face a minimum total tariff rate of 57%. Previously, U.S. pork was tariffed at 172%, which makes it impossible for U.S. pork producers to compete in that market.
The $95-million expansion includes construction and new processing equipment, and is expected to create 100 new jobs.
Environmental samples can help evaluate the level of biosecurity on a farm. A group of Kansas State University scientists evaluated the effect of freeze–thaw cycles and storage at 4°C and room temperature on ASF virus DNA detection in environmental samples.
Cash-traded feeder pig reported volume was below average with 12,000 head reported. Cash feeder pig reported prices were $79.28, down $0.01 per head from last week.
Protecting people, pigs and the planet remains at the heart of the Spronk family’s multifaceted farming enterprise.
Did you know that if a single faucet nipple or water watering cup leaks one drip per second, that will add about 3,000 gallons to the farm’s annual manure storage? This can rob you of profits faster than you think.
The deal decreases U.K.’s ethanol tariff from 19% to 0%, creates an opportunity for cattle ranchers to export millions more and opens a $100 million market with free access for rice farmers, says Brooke Rollins, Secretary of Agriculture.
USMEF’s Dan Halstrom says he is hopeful pork is not only part of the agreement, but that non-tarriff issues would be addressed as well in the new U.S.-UK Economic Prosperity Deal.
How do you remain calm and composed under the pressures in Washington, D.C., today? NPPC’s Maria C. Zieba says her passion for the people she represents is what makes it possible to keep going despite the challenges that come her way.
Six livestock industry leaders pay tribute to the mothers who inspired a passion for livestock and agriculture in their lives.
Pork industry veteran joined the Swine Health Information Center as grant and contract administrator on April 22.
Beef export value was the highest since June, while Latin American markets again fueled pork export growth. March exports of lamb muscle cuts were the largest in more than five years.