Pork Business
Preparing for the arrival of new wean pigs to your barn is an exciting but important process that requires careful planning.
Cash-traded weaner pig reported volume was above average this past week, with 75,100 head reported. Cash weaner pig reported prices were $38.28, up $1.61 per head from last week.
Within the first 1,000 days of life, a baby’s brain begins to grow and develop with the help of specific vitamins and minerals, including protein, zinc, iron, choline, folate, iodine, vitamins A, D, B6 and B12 and long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. When baby’s first bite includes pork, their growth and development flourishes.
Lincoln Land Community College students learn about swine industry through Illinois Pork program.
In a move designed to protect Ohio farmers from non-science-based environmental restrictions, the Ohio Pork Council has led a group of 11 agricultural groups from across the state to seek a legal intervention to a lawsuit against the EPA that was filed by the Chicago-based Environmental Law and Policy Center.
Negotiated cash cattle increased an average of $1.18 per cwt. the week ending Sept. 14 and profit margins dropped by $13 per head to an industry average of $130.66 per head, according to Sterling Marketing. Farrow-to-finish hog producers found positive margins of $16 per head last week, down $2.91 from the previous week.
With anticipation building around this year’s presidential and congressional elections, it’s a good time to reflect on why a bipartisan approach to advocacy is necessary.
Even though the majority of U.S. red meat exports flow out of the West Coast ports, USMEF’s Dan Halstrom says a strike in the east and south would still have a significant impact on the industry.
Postweaning diarrhea is a frustrating disease. Not only is it costly to the pig and producer, but often the reason why it’s happening is unclear, says Adam Schelkopf, a veterinarian with Pipestone.
Iowa Pork has new communications manager. The Indiana Pork Skillathon was successful. Illinois Pork seeks State Ambassador Intern.
NPPC appreciates that AMS intends for the proposal to promote fair and competitive markets, but it is more likely to negatively impact pork producers, including through an increase in frivolous and costly litigation.
The NPPC and other livestock groups intervened in the lawsuit brought by activist groups against the EPA and how it regulates CAFOs.
An environmental group is suing Tyson Foods for allegedly misleading consumers by saying it will reach net-zero emissions by 2050 and marketing climate-friendly beef without meaningful plans to achieve those goals.
NPPC CEO Bryan Humphreys says he honestly doesn’t know why TN visa applications are being denied. He calls it a complete frustration for the U.S. pork industry.
The university is one of nine schools participating in the Veterinary Workforce Solutions Program, which seeks to address structural challenges facing the food animal veterinary industry.
Here are 10 powerful take homes surrounding transport biosecurity and on-farm biosecurity to help you enhance protocols on your pig farm.
The contract between the International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance is set to expire on Sept. 30. Negotiations between the two parties have stalled, raising concerns about a possible strike starting Oct. 1.
When asked how old your weaned pigs are, you likely respond with a simple answer like 21 days. But are the weaned pigs really 21 days old or is that just the interval from loading into the farrowing room to weaning?
The $5,000 scholarship is awarded annually to a graduate student enrolled in a land-grant university pursuing a field of study that directly supports the pork industry.
Ohio pig farmer Duane Stateler is optimistic, but he’s not going to stop speaking up for the passage of the farm bill now.
France has increased its surveillance of African swine fever along part of the border with Germany as the disease continues to spread among wild boar in much of Europe.
How are Iowa State Cyclone football players Stevo Klotz and Xavier Hamilton attempting to attach their names to the popular ‘Purchase Moore Hamann Bacon’ promotion?
The effects are already visible, with declining French barley exports to China and the U.S. struggling to sell corn for the new season.
Animal rights extremists continually attempt to gain access to farms and facilities by any means necessary – and oftentimes that comes with a lack of biosecurity measures like proper clothing and sanitizing.
Cash-traded feeder pig reported volume was below average this past week, with 13,215 head reported. Cash feeder pig reported prices were $55.08, up $0.22 per head from last week.
On the heels of the recent debate, we’d like to know which presidential candidate, Democrat Kamala Harris or Republican Donald Trump, you believe will have a more positive impact on agriculture.
Food price is real. Ask any American about their budget for groceries. However, there is another part to this story that is rarely mentioned in these news stories – the cost to produce food.
The key is demand and managing feedlot break-evens as cattle numbers continue to decline, says John Nalivka, president of Sterling Marketing Inc.
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) released the unedited responses from Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump to its questionnaire on federal agricultural policy.
In November, Denver residents will cast their vote on a plan to ban slaughterhouses in the city.