Pork Business
Topigs Norsvin opens new new boar and research facility and Novus International changes global headquarters location to better serve industry.
Pay equity and transparency as well as posting salary levels are becoming increasingly essential to recruit and retain top talent.
A rally in cash cattle prices lifted cattle feeding margins more than $100 per head and left packers mired in red ink. Pork margins have held firm in the mid-$40s for six weeks.
Environmental researcher Frank Mitloehner says it’s time farmers recognize sustainability is just another word for stewardship, and sharing that message is important to consumers.
The Meat Institute says the proposed rule change to the Packers and Stockyards Act is attempting to set meat production back by encouraging litigation and limiting how livestock producers can market animals to packers.
Major pork and dairy exporter Denmark plans to introduce a tax on livestock carbon dioxide emissions. This would make Denmark the first to initiate a CO2 tax on agriculture and it hopes to inspire others to follow.
New proposed USDA rule will better protect farmers, ranchers, and other covered market participants by making clearer how prohibitions on unfair practices will be enforced under the Packers and Stockyards Act.
DNA Genetics announced its recent investment in a 2,000-head commercial sow research farm, which will be home to its ongoing research to improve sow productivity and welfare.
Understanding the impact of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae on reproductive performance and retention of gilts could be very beneficial to the U.S. pork industry, says Lindsey Britton of North Carolina State University.
When it comes to motivating animal caretakers to consistently comply with biosecurity practices, a new study says you can’t stop at the training step alone.
Jayson Lusk, vice president and dean of Oklahoma State University Agriculture, received the 2024 R.J. Hildreth Public Policy Award for his research surrounding food policy, emerging food issues and consumer behaviors.
BBQ competition winners donate their winnings to help flood victims in NW Iowa.
Cash-traded weaner pig reported volume was above average this past week, with 73,422 head reported. Cash weaner pig reported prices were $37.15, down $0.78 per head from last week.
During World Pork Expo, Dave Delaney with Ever.Ag talked with Chip Flory on AgriTalk about what he’s been seeing on a daily basis in the market.
The Morrison Swine Health Monitoring Project noted an increase in occurrence of a novel porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus variant in December 2023 and January 2024.
African swine fever (ASF) has been detected in domestic pigs in Latvia for the first time this year. Latvia is located between Lithuania and Estonia on the Baltic Sea.
From differences within Title I of the new farm bill to possible ways both the Senate and House Ag Committee are working to find more funds, U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack spoke one-on-one with AgriTalk this week.
Here’s some association news from Indiana and Iowa pork producers.
United Animal Health recognized the winner of the John B. Swisher Leadership Award at the World Pork Expo for his world-renowned contributions to swine nutrition and shaping industry leaders.
Iowa trucker David Schultz, whose body was found earlier this year not far from where he disappeared months earlier, died from hypothermia related to acute methamphetamine intoxication, according to a death certificate.
It’s not the mouth-watering aroma of baby back ribs smoking on the grill or the crowd of people gathered that makes the United Animal Health tent unique. What makes their “camp” so special are the men behind the grill.
China may impose provisional anti-dumping measures on pork imports from the European Union as part of a year-long probe that began on June 17, its commerce ministry said on Thursday.
Since the U.S. has plenty of hogs thanks to animal health and management, the topic becomes increasing the world’s appetite for pork and switching from defense to offense because the market is offering opportunities.
Hiring the right people these days feels like navigating a maze without a map. The challenge isn’t just finding qualifications on paper, but rather it’s uncovering the intangibles that define a perfect fit.
While there has been some hope new markets created by Prop 12 would provide additional premiums to producers, it’s prudent any potential short-term gains do not distract from the long-term dilemma these laws present.
When a South Dakota farmer wanted to return home, putting up his own nursery barn was the avenue that helped him be his own boss and continue as the fourth generation pork producer in his family.
China’s dumping probe into EU pork imports following duties slapped on Chinese EVs, caught Spain’s pig farmers on the hop this week, but the sector proved it is resilient and far less vulnerable than the car industry.
The Federal Reserve voted to keep the benchmark interest rate steady despite a sticky inflation proving to be a challenge. Where could interest rates go? A conversation with Austan Goolsbee, president of the Chicago Fed.
NPPC led groups in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to fight back against activist attacks on pork producers’ fundamental due process rights and the regulatory foundation of modern livestock production.
Communication between one generation to another can seem like talking a different language. “I suggest you approach looking at another generation with curiosity rather than judgment,” says Kim Lear of Inlay Insights.