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Smithfield Foods’ Chinese owner WH Group is working with banks to take the U.S.-based pork producer public again in the U.S., the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

How does manure pumping affect disease onset in wean-to-finish pigs? A team of researchers is trying to identify practices related to manure pumping that can be managed to decrease incidence of disease onset.

For years, livestock producers have been regulated under EPA’s CAFO Rules, which enforce a strict “zero-discharge” standard for managing manure. Adding unnecessary paperwork will provide no water quality benefit.

Cattle feeding margins improved modestly last week after cash bids rallied nearly $2 higher. Pork producer margins remain in red.

“We most abolish animal ag to prevent the next pandemic.” While animal rights supporters make up a small percentage, they are loud and can mislead consumers with messages like this. Here’s the 2023 activist roundup.

It’s time to raise user feeds within the Agricultural Quarantine and Inspection (AQI) program, NPPC says. The last fee increase was in 2015. The current fees no longer generate enough revenue to cover program costs.

The shift to El Nino brings several changes to the upcoming winter.

The time to get started on traceability is now, says producer Alan Wulfekuhle. He believes it’s no longer an option – but rather, a duty. But not everyone agrees. In fact, many are unsure of their next move.

China’s pork output in the third quarter rose 4.8% from a year ago to 12.69 million metric tons, the highest for the quarter in at least a decade, Reuters calculations based on official data showed.