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Introducing a new feed additive aimed to promote increased weight gain in growing-finishing swine, Elanco Animal Health Inc. has announced the addition of Microtracer technology to its Skycis 100 product.

Social media feeds full of vacation photos from around the world are a reminder that international travel is picking back up. Don’t forget to report your production ag traveler experiences going through customs.

Cash-traded feeder pig reported volume was above average this past week, with 20,570 head reported. Cash feeder pig reported prices were $38.28, up $2.45 per head from last week.

Launching the new Center on Vaccine Evaluation and Alternatives for Antimicrobials, or CVEAA, Kansas State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine aims to support animal vaccine development and usage.

A year after the pandemic disrupted the hog industry and left producers facing financial ruin, operators are now experiencing a once-in-a-lifetime rally as farrow-to-finish margins climbed another $7 per head last week.

A California man has shown that ghost cattle are unnecessary to create a Ponzi scheme, just ghost manure. Or, at least, ghost manure digesters.

Farrow-to-finish pork producers earned $28 profit per hog last week, a $3 per head decline from the previous week. A month ago farrow-to-finish pork producers showed a loss of about $2 per head.

Cattle feeding margins declined despite cash prices that were steady across all regions. Packer margins improved with higher beef cutout prices.

Profit margins for cattle feeders rose significantly in the past week.

Cattle feeders’ profits last week were $273 per head more than at the same time last year.