Pork Business
China will “guide” farmers to reduce hog production capacity as it steps up regulation of the industry, the agriculture ministry said, after an aggressive expansion drive led to an oversupply of pigs and heavy losses.
CIRCUMVENT CML, a product of Merck Animal Health, has been awarded the Best New Food Animal Product from S&P Global Animal Health.
A persistent series of African swine fever outbreaks in Hong Kong could heighten the need for imported pork, says USMEF president and CEO Dan Halstrom. He just returned from a market visit to Hong Kong.
Droughts, high rainfall and other weather events affecting the corn harvest have made it even more critical than ever to analyze mycotoxin risks across the nation. Here’s the latest report from Alltech’s analysis.
Vikram Luthar’s leave is pending an ongoing investigation being conducted by outside counsel for ADM and the Board’s Audit Committee.
Surgeons externally attached a pig liver to a brain-dead human body and watched it successfully filter blood, a step toward eventually trying the technique in patients with liver failure.
With another round of frigid temperatures blanketing the U.S. again, what’s behind the cold? Here’s a hint: it’s not El Niño.
Phil Borgic vividly remembers sitting in his civics class years ago. He thought it was pretty cut and dry that one state can’t tell another how to run their business. But that didn’t apply for Prop 12, he told AgriTalk.
Taste of Elegance, hosted by Indiana Pork, is designed to inspire innovative and exciting ways to serve pork. This year’s event attracted over 400 people to downtown Indianapolis for an evening of celebration.
The latest Veterinary Wellbeing Study shows greater levels of job satisfaction and pride in work across veterinary teams, but challenges like student debt and a shortage of qualified veterinary team members remain.
Veterinary Pharmaceutical Solutions announced the acquisition of Diamond Animal Health, from Mars Corporation.
The Executive Committee of the National Swine Registry has named Clay Zwilling of Parkville, Mo., as the next chief executive officer of the National Swine Registry.
An escaped pig explored a beautiful, snowy day in Richmond, Ky., on Jan. 16 before Richmond Police Department officers caught the pig.
Antibiotics delivered via water as a route of administration (ROA) continue to increase in usage. From 2011 to 2020, water as an ROA grew 4%. In 2020, water as a ROA represented 30% of antibiotic administration.
Steph Carlson has joined the National Pork Producers Council as assistant vice president of state and national relations. In her role, she will serve as the primary NPPC point of contact for state pork organizations.
The revised 2024 forecast of pork shipments by U.S. and the European Union (EU), the world’s top two exporters, are nearly on par for the first time since 2015.
What began in 2003 as the North American PRRS Symposium has grown in size and focus. Here’s a look at a recent milestone.
Winter weather dominated livestock markets the second full week of the year with slowing harvest and transportation. Cattle and hog prices were steady and margins improved modestly, yet losses remain significant.
Utilizing the Starlink network, this solution will allow farmers facing rural connectivity challenges to fully leverage precision agriculture technologies.
While the 2023 Progress Report provides a review of the Swine Health Information Center’s activities and accomplishments, the 2024 Plan of Work outlines projects to address its strategic priorities in the new year.
The Nebraska Pork Producers Association (NPPA) has selected its 2024 Pork Ambassadors. Five college students will participate in the year-long program.
The struggling hog market is being blamed for job losses this month at Red Deer’s Olymel plant in Alberta, Canada.
China’s once-soaring soybean demand will slow by about a fifth in the first quarter from a year earlier after record slaughter shrank pig herds, pressuring prices ahead of an expected glut of South American beans.
New research by the University of Illinois and Acceligen shows genetically modified pigs lacking CD163 PSTII-domain-coding exon 13 are completely resistant to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus.
Large investor groups are putting increased pressure on major food service organizations to reduce antimicrobial use in their protein supply chains. Can gene editing help reduce antibiotic use?
Research trials show Efficor helps improve growth performance and feed efficiency in growing and finishing pigs.
Cash-traded feeder pig reported volume was above average this past week, with 16,260 head reported. Cash feeder pig reported prices were $49.56, up $4.88 per head from last week.
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) recently submitted comments noting their criticism of FDA’s draft guidance on the duration of use of certain antibiotics in food animals.
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Registration is now underway for SowBridge, a 15 college and university cooperative distance educational series for those who work with sows, boars, piglets, and with genetic and reproductive issues.