Hog Production
The outlook for trade has darkened considerably in recent days; a gamble in the trade arena that holds substantial risk for American farmers.
Very little positive news is entering the market to support soybean prices. The potential size of the soybean crop and trade uncertainty continue to be the main forces behind soybean price weakness.
PRRS costs the swine industry $560 to $660 million annually, with the breeding herd costs accounting for 45% of the total industry cost.
Conditions across the U.S. soybean growing regions are somewhat variable, but the 2018 crop is in good condition overall.
EPA Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler recently codified the latest animal waste report exemptions under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), known also as the Superfund.
The Maschhoffs company is constructing a new, $1.3 million truck wash in the Village of Louisville, Illinois. The facility will employ 10 people.
“Farmers have a right to be wary as all the magic beans and magic bullets they’ve purchased, promising them yields and returns they could only dream of. Well, they were just that–dreams.”
Steady inflation. Low unemployment. Strong consumer spending. Increasing wages. Several key factors are propelling the U.S. economy.
Two Iowa State University animal scientists were honored by their peers: Anna Johnson and Kenneth Stalder, were respectively presented the Animal Industry Service Award and ASAS Fellow in the extension award.
The pork organizations argued that there is no compelling need for the gag order, the District Court did not consider alternatives to the order, the order is overbroad and vague, and it won’t be effective.
Trade tariffs, expansion and an oversupply of protein have become common concerns for pork producers in the last several months. But perhaps their biggest concern is finding and keeping good employees.
As interest for local foods has risen, so has the need to make sure those products are safe. Researchers are addressing the gaps between knowledge and practice in the production and distribution of local foods.
I don’t know about you, but I love looking out the window when I fly. There’s just something about seeing life from a different perspective.
Newly discovered compounds could revitalize older drugs, making them more effective against resistant superbugs. Research at the University of Colorado in Boulder shows promise.
The need for livestock protection increases as overseas disease threats continue to emerge.
The pork outlook looked bleak in August. Fear of large pork supplies and Mexican and Chinese tariffs appeared disastrous. The outlook is still suggesting losses this fall and winter but much less than thought in August.
An outbreak of classical swine fever (hog cholera) has been reported in a remote region of Brazil on Oct. 6. The Brazil agricultural ministry says the discovery will have no impact on hog health or pork exports.
The increasing number of disease outbreaks are spurring the U.S. pork industry’s focus and collaboration on finding new ways to help protect the domestic herd from costly foreign animal diseases (FADs).
Since the first case was reported on Sept. 13, Belgium has implemented numerous measures to contain the ASF outbreak in the region of Etalle, isolating a 240-sq.-mile zone.
August pork export volume was down 1% from last year at 182,372 mt, while export value fell 3% to $494.1 million.
USDA’s World Agricultura Supply and Demand Estimates for October project higher ending stocks for corn and wheat. Soybean use is unchanged.
How much does a sow really eat? Or, more specifically, how much does each sow eat? We’ve been thinking about this question by looking at variation in sow herds, and identifying gaps and opportunities to feed differently.
Bacon in pie? Yes, please. Increasing dry sausage production? Great idea. Distributing bioactive livestock protein feed supplement for swine? That sounds important. Read about recent company news from the pork industry.
Hearing the words porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) can strike fear into the minds of both producers and veterinarians. Learn more about this and other endemic diseases.
The Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) assists U.S. producers with health issues they may experience on their farms. The first step is detection, says Dr. Lisa Becton, associate director of SHIC.
Innovation is an indispensable catalyst for the longevity and sustainability, says Erin Limes Stickel with dsm-firmenich Animal Nutrition & Health. What’s the role of innovation in pork operations today?
Five economists weigh in on the issues most likely to spark attention in the upcoming USDA Quarterly Hogs & Pigs Report to be released on June 27.
“People don’t buy what you do; they buy why you do it. And what you do simply proves what you believe,” says speaker Simon Sinek. Five producers share why they do what they do and what they want lawmakers to hear.
Regardless of who you run into in the pork industry, the truth is there are many stories that need to be told more often. Here are eight stories connected to U.S. pork production that need to be talked about more often.
If you could eradicate one challenge in the pork industry today, what would it be? Health quickly comes to mind for many producers when asked this question, but not all.