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PRRS continues to be the most economically significant disease affecting the U.S. swine industry. Boehringer Ingelheim is launching a PRRS Knowledge Manual, chronicling years of research and best practices for control.

Cash-traded feeder pig reported volume was above average this past week, with 12,685 head reported. Cash feeder pig reported prices were $61.37, up $4.18 per head from last week.

Most now look for President Biden to increase his use of executive orders and regulations to fulfill some other goals, including those in the coming farm bill.

If Upside gets USDA approval next, the company said it could start pumping out 50,000 pounds of “no-kill” meat products every year.

Pelosi is to step down as leader of the Democratic Party in the House, a position she has held since 2003. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer says he will remain in Congress but won’t seek a leadership position.

Exciting new products in the industry have been announced, including a dual-detection needle by Neogen, Ford Pro AgPack addition, zinc oxide replacement by Layn Natural Ingredients and new fumonisin esterase by DSM.

It is certainly hard to see the empty chairs around the Thanksgiving table. A lifetime of memories will make you smile and then cry. You don’t know all that can change from one Thanksgiving to the next.

China has been sporadic in the U.S. soybean market lately, though its purchases last week were unexpectedly large and probably much-needed as the top importer’s bean supplies have run thin.

The Oklahoma State University livestock judging team won high team overall at the 2022 North American International Livestock Exposition on Nov. 14.

High oleic soybeans create a stable oil valued by the food industry and nutritionists. New research shows this oil performs well as a DDGS substitute for growing pigs and pork processing characteristics, too.