Tailgate parties. Harvest meals. Fall bonfires. October is one of our favorite times of the year and the perfect month to celebrate our favorite food – pork.
Agricultural economists shared their forecast prices for the next several quarters following the Sept. 27 announcement of the September 2018 Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report in a teleconference funded by the Pork Checkoff.
Cash-traded weaner pig reported volume was above average this past week, with 34,120 head reported. Cash weaner pig reported prices were $35.92, up $2.55 per head from last week.
The numbers came in as economists expected in the September Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report. According to USDA’s inventory of all hogs and pigs on Sept. 1, 2018, total inventory was 75.5 million, up 3% from a year ago.
Newly discovered compounds could revitalize older drugs, making them more effective against resistant superbugs. Research at the University of Colorado in Boulder shows promise.
NPPC is joining a global initiative to prevent unsafe residues of veterinary drugs in food, develop surveillance to help mitigate risks associated with antibiotic use and minimize spread of antimicrobial resistance.
Looking ahead to the Hogs and Pigs report due out this week, Scott Brown, University of Missouri FAPRI economist, forecasts another quarter of higher sow inventories.
The flooding in North Carolina from Hurricane Florence breached multiple manure lagoons, with potentially devastating effects. Is it time to for pork producers to develop a better system?
The U.S. loses 3,000 to 4,000 sows a week to prolapses, says Jason Ross with Iowa State University, which is many more than the industry was losing 10 years ago. Here are possible causes and strategies to implement.
University of Illinois veterinary student Megan Bloemer received the first-ever Morrison Swine Innovator Prize, a new award for students who want to specialize in swine medicine, at the Allen D. Leman Swine Conference.
What the industry learned from Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus created the foundation for new protocols to help keep African Swine Fever virus out of the country. A pioneer of the research shares how.
A multifaceted approach is key to PRRS prevention, says Dr. Brent Sexton, Pipestone Veterinary Sytems. Strict biosecurity should be enforced to ensure people and equipment aren’t bringing PRRS onto your farm.
Disease concerns oversees might help raise pork prices, but could it affect will it have on soybean sales? Farmers weigh in on the issue during AgriTalk.
Lingering flood waters are making it hard for farmers to recover after Hurricane Florence. Farmers are taking unusual steps to reach hog barns and forcing them to deliver feed through treacherous conditions.
It is beginning to look like the most severe part of the fear-based reaction to tariffs is easing, as negotiators for the U.S. and Mexico near a new deal. But you can't just stop trade without hurt on all sides.
The Maschhoffs want potential production partners to understand what’s involved before they enter into a contract agreement. They provide a comprehensive report that outlines the costs of constructing a hog building.
