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Cash-traded feeder pig reported volume was below average this past week, with 9,600 head reported. Cash feeder pig reported prices were $81.81, up $3.25 per head from last week.

Mexican President López Obrador hosted President Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau this week to discuss everything from methane reduction to the U.S./Mexico border wall.

The additional payments will be equal to 15% of the producer’s previous CFAP 2 payments.

Applications are open for the GRANTS program that funds research geared at improving swine health and production. Here’s more information.

Growing demand in a mature market isn’t easy. USMEF’s Gerardo Rodriguez told Pork Leadership Institute participants that it requires creating new channels and new products during their recent trip to Mexico City.

Boars are often pushed to the side of research efforts, says Taw Scaff, a Purdue graduate student. He’s studying how nutrition in boars can impact management, semen production and semen characteristics.

The Canadian Pork Council’s (CPC) Board of Directors named a new board chair, René Roy of Quebec, and vice-chair, Scott Peters of Manitoba, at a recent board meeting in Banff, Alberta prior to the Banff Pork Forum.

The concept of a clean-dirty line in your barn is not new, but you may be underestimating the critical role that it plays in keeping your herd’s health status where you want it.

Farm Bureau hosted Secretary Vilsack at its annual convention in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where he announced the details of ERP Phase 2 and PARP, U.S.-made fertilizer and new meat and poultry processing facility plans.

Don’t miss the annual meeting of the Colorado Pork Producers Council on Feb. 13 in Greeley, Colo.