Pork Business
Seeing the anticipation, excitement and hope that our youth have for this season of life reminds me of their optimism and zest for the future, says National Pork Board’s Brett Kaysen.
Helping pig farmers solve everyday challenges with practical research-backed solutions is a priority for IDEAL Animal Nutrition. Kelsey Hammers joins the company as swine nutritionist and research coordinator.
The animal health industry continues to face challenges of new and emerging diseases as well as improvements in current commercial vaccines. Here are 5 things Mike Roof wants you to know about mRNA vaccines.
U.S. pork exports posted another strong performance in October. Beef exports remained well below last year’s large totals but improved from September.
Cash-traded weaner pig reported volume was above average this past week, with 100,545 head reported. Cash weaner pig reported prices were $32.23, up $1.84 per head from last week.
“California Prop 12 has the potential to disrupt the free movement of goods across state lines and poses a serious threat to small family farms,” Hinson testified before the House Committee on Agriculture.
U.S. Representatives Angie Craig (D-MN), Greg Pence (R-IN), Jim Baird (R-IN) and Kim Schrier (D-WA) introduced a bipartisan bill to streamline FDA’s approval process for animal feed.
USDA has lifted an order that required sows from one Manitoba assembly yard to be certified free of Seneca Valley virus before crossing the border.
Cattle feeders and beef packers both printed closeouts with red ink last week, slight advantage packers. Pork producers also operated underwater but pork packers saw improving margins.
The FFA Swine Facility Management Contest tests the knowledge of youth on issues pertaining to swine production—feed, water, air, facility management and recordkeeping.
The unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel rejected challenges from environmental groups, emphasizing that the permit applications were appropriately scrutinized before approval.
Some Republican House and Senate members have expressed their concerns to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack, particularly regarding the new payment formula used for ERP in 2022.
Handling low profits means you need to manage the financial risks affecting your operation.
A California jury deliberated for six days before returning guilty verdicts of conspiracy and trespassing for DxE co-founder Wayne Hsiung. The jury deadlocked on a second conspiracy charge.
Analysts say an initial cut could be made as early as first quarter 2024. One of the key factors the central banking system will consider is whether its inflation rate target of 2% has been achieved.
Farmers have struggled with the same business and family problem essentially forever: what happens to the farm when parents die. The conflict between fairness and equality has never been truly resolved.
Smithfield Foods will end contracts with 26 hog farms in Utah to optimize its supply chain for more efficient operations in the face of an industry oversupply of pork, weaker consumer demand and high feed prices.
Is your small swine farm ready for winter? Here are some critical steps to consider when preparing your small farm for winter.
The Canadian Pork Council (CPC) adds its voice to other groups supporting Bill C-359, An Act to amend the Feeds Act, the Seeds Act and the Pest Control Products Act.
Do you have what it takes to be named one of the best beards in the pork industry? Or, do you have a decent beard and want to be a good sport? Get your nominations in for our Best Beards in the Pork Industry Contest.
Not only has ASF rocked China’s pork supply, but pork prices more than doubled to reach record levels. A new report investigates the degree to which China’s reduced pork supply affected pork-exporting countries.
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul saved the life of Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst during a closed-door Republican party launch last Thursday.
Sen. Josh Hawley introduces the Protecting Interstate Commerce for Livestock Producers Act to protect farmers from costly regulations – made in other states – that will hurt their business and drive-up consumer costs.
A Rock Rapids, Iowa, man has pleaded guilty in federal court to manipulating weights of hogs in order to defraud pork producers.
For the U.S. swine industry, 2023 has been a year most farmers would like to forget. However, this time, it’s not because of disease issues. Here are three predictions for pig health in 2024 by Pipestone’s Joel Nerem.
It was a seasonally quiet week in grocery store meat departments and up the distribution chain for turkeys and hams, reports Steiner Consulting Group in the Daily Livestock Report. Here’s a look at pork, turkey and beef.
Cash-traded feeder pig reported volume was above average this past week, with 12,073 head reported. Cash feeder pig reported prices were $43.66, up $0.89 per head from last week.
If your Christmas shopping list contains people who work daily with animals, you’ll want to get them something meaningful that speaks to the things they enjoy, and might make their workday a little more pleasant, too.
U.S. agriculture had a $2.4 billion trade deficit in 2022, its first shortfall since 1959. NPPC joined more than 30 ag organizations in this ask to the President’s Export Council.
Illinois pork producers step up to donate roughly 50,000 pounds of ground pork to regional food banks in the state.