Pork Business
The Iowa Pork Producers Association isn’t the only pork organization to take advantage of the College Football NIL campaign. Pennsylvania pork producers are working with Chop Robinson, a stand-out for Penn State.
Traceability is not a new concept, says National Pork Board chief veterinarian Dusty Oedekoven. He shares why its time for change, along with producers Joe Dykhuis and Alan Wulfekuhle and veterinarian Clayton Johnson.
Cross-contamination between samples is one of the most common pre-analytical errors and can cause misleading diagnostic results, says Casondra Snow, a first year DVM student at the University of Minnesota.
When the workday is over for Wen Murphy, more often than not, he continues to think about his job and what he will leave for his family members and others who will someday walk the path of those who went before him.
Work by the House or Senate Agriculture Committee on a new farm bill is essentially stalled, Randy Russell tells AgriTalk’s Chip Flory. Russell says that could be the case until government funding issues are resolved.
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird says Question 3 will not only cost pork producers across the country hundreds of millions of dollars and drive many out of business, but it will also dramatically raise pork prices.
There is no one set of rules for establishing a routine health testing protocol for pig herds. Rather, a producer needs to review their individual needs and goals — and their budget — to create an achievable program.
Cattle feeding margins remain solidly profitable and supported by significant declines in feed costs. Pork producer margins erode.
Yanhong Liu has been named the new director of swine research at the UC Davis CLEAR Center in Davis, Calif. Here’s a look at what her work strives to do.
USDA APHIS recently updated several response plans and templates for the pork industry to utilize in the case of an African swine fever outbreak. Here’s a look at what’s new.
China’s Commerce minister expressed concerns over trade and tech restrictions to U.S. Senate Majority Leader this week. That’s as the U.S. Commerce Department added 42 more Chinese companies to the export blacklist.
Smithfield Foods announced it will close its Charlotte, N.C., pork-processing plant and transfer production to its Tar Heel, N.C., facility to increase efficiency and better utilize existing capacity.
Although August exports of U.S. pork were steady year-over-year, beef exports were well below the large totals of August 2022, USMEF reports. Pork exports were led by Mexico and beef exports showed improvement over July.
Registration is now open for K-State Swine Day on Nov. 16 in Manhattan, Kan. Here’s a look at the line-up for this popular swine industry event.
The Swine Health Information Center is seeking input for its 2024 Plan of Work from swine industry stakeholders. The Plan of Work provides a roadmap while allowing SHIC to be nimble and responsive to emerging issues.
The attack on Israel by Hamas adds urgency to GOP efforts to elect a new House speaker. The need to focus on Israel may help get a House GOP leadership decision this week, several lawmakers said.
China’s most-active hog futures DLHcv1 closed down 4% on Monday, the biggest decline in six weeks, as excess supply offset any boost to consumption from last week’s holiday.
The pork industry is buzzing with promotion in a number of ways. Here’s a look at what Pennsylvania Pork Producers Council, the National Pork Producers Council and Hormel Foods Corporation have in the works.
Sensitivity to post-weaning diarrhea is affected by physiological and metabolic changes of the gastrointestinal system that occur at weaning, leaving the newly weaned pig more vulnerable. Here’s how nutrition can help.
Cash-traded feeder pig reported volume was below average this past week, with 9,843 head reported. Cash feeder pig reported prices were $41.45, down $0.66 per head from last week.
Highlighting convenient, high-quality meats that require little preparation, the U.S. Meat Export Federation recently hosted a trade seminar in Shanghai, China, showcasing U.S. meat options to fit these needs.
Keeping U.S. animals healthy is a top priority for the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Here’s a look at six ways APHIS is at work to protect the U.S. swine herd.
Years ago, our 4-H club started a tradition of honoring its senior members during 4-H Week with a display sign in their hometown. I knew my daughter Olivia’s sign was coming.
PIC announces a critical milestone in the battle against Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome and PIC moving one step closer to commercializing the PRRS-resistant pig.
Rural communities are often disproportionately affected by food insecurity, primarily due to poor access, according to a new report from CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange.
Get your free “Purchase Moore Hamann Bacon” posters from the Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) before the Iowa State Cyclone’s football game on Saturday.
The North American Meat Institute releases its 2023 Continuous Improvement Report with data submitted for this year’s report covering an estimated 90% of all meat sold in the United States.
TELSVirus has the potential to support real-time surveillance of endemic and emergent viruses, while improving understanding of co-circulating viruses, their genetic diversity and how they impact swine production.
While ag economists continue to be at odds when it comes to the likelihood of a recession in the U.S., some doubt the country’s biggest importers will be able to avoid a recession over the next 18 months.
Properly functioning ventilation systems are vital to pork production facilities, and following a regular process for maintaining their operation can pay big economic dividends. Now’s a good time to get barns ready.