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The forecast for 2011 total meat production is raised from last month reflecting higher beef production.
Total U.S. meat production in 2012 is projected to be about unchanged from 2011 as lower beef production largely offsets higher pork and poultry production.
The purpose of the paper was to go beyond the generalizations and accusations often associated with the air quality topic.
Dramatic price moves have many in the industry wondering when rationing will begin and which sector of the industry is most vulnerable.
Don’t panic, it’s been done before.
NPPC’s Jim Monroe shares more insight into the decision to cancel the 2019 World Pork Expo on AgriTalk with Chip Flory.
Despite the cancellation of the World Pork Expo, the National Swine Registry, Certified Pedigreed Swine, and the American Berkshire Association are still planning a live swine show during the week of June 2-8, 2019.
Jules Pretty will discuss sustainable intensification of agriculture systems and how it offers synergistic opportunities for the co-production of agricultural outcomes, at the Agronomy and Crop Societies annual meeting.
Operating loans will likely be hard to come by this year, here are a handful of tips to help you get one.
New processing plants and facility upgrades support protein sector’s growth.
The 2018 Winter Olympics will begin February 9 in Pyeongchang, South Korea and athletes are preparing to be on the global stage.
Hook space is growing along with the current pork herd, and pork prices have been feeling pressure.
Whether the outlook is positive or negative depends largely on exports, and the industry’s ability to remain a trusted trade partner, says Rabobank in a new report.
Export growth has been fueled by trade agreements that provide favorable environments for all parties. Those relationships need to continue.
As they have in other states, activist groups led by the Animal Legal Defense Fund, have filed suit against the Iowa’s Ag Protection Act, commonly referred to by activists as an “Ag-Gag” law.
Brown County officials reject proposed hog farm expansion
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. is planning $28 million expansion of its Waterloo, Iowa, pork processing plant, bringing 245 new jobs.
China postpones food import controls after global outcry
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Hogs and Pigs report on Thursday shows the hog herd is growing. The total herd size comes in at 73.5 million head. The number is the highest for the quarter since the government started its data tabulation nearly 30 years ago. Hogs on U.S. farms during the June through August quarter are up 2.5 percent last year at that time. The growth is now an all-time high for the quarter. The pork industry is adding and modernizing its plant space due to the expansion. AgDay national reporter Betsy Jibben looks the plants coming online and global demand.
It would be wise to keep an eye on these trends that are likely to “shape the world through 2030,” according to Euromonitor International.
The U.S. dollar has been losing some strength, which is making the U.S. more competitive in the export market with Brazil and Argentina.
Two new pork processing plants came online the beginning of the month in Coldwater, Mich. and Sioux City, Ia. That relieved some of the pressure on the producer end, but now the question is if there’s enough demand on the processed side.
Thousands of youth and adult exhibitors who show in the Missouri State Fair Swine Barn will notice major differences in the facility and show ring this year, as the first stage of improvements to the historic barn are complete.
As farmers race for higher yields many are also reaching for a competitive edge. In the U.S., soybeans might be more desirable than foreign competitors based on nutrition and quality, according to research by the University of Illinois.
With South America getting much needed moisture and the market currently looking at more grain supply than demand, pressure continues to weigh on the grains market and soy complex, says Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group.
Appeals court clears way for large hog farm in SE Minnesota
With 6.3 million wild pigs rampaging across 39 states and causing up to $2.5 billion in damages each year, researchers are hopeful a new oral toxicant will help curb wild pig populations.