Hog Production
Chinese pig slaughterhouses are required to conduct self-checks monitored by veterinarians to slow the spread of African swine fever.
Not only are the numbers of hogs produced in the U.S. growing, so are the number of hog operations.
Producers may need to re-examine the quality and detail of the data they collect and how it is managed and stored for future use. Avoid these five key impediments that may cause limited or reduced record collection.
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commends signing of bill that protects Iowa pork producers and economy.
USDA’s World Agricultura Supply and Demand Estimates for March increase corn carryout by 100 million bushels.
USDA’s World Agricultura Supply and Demand Estimates for December are little changed from November’s numbers but soybean ending stocks are projected at a record 955 million bushels.
The pork industry’s economic resilience is being challenged on all fronts.
The House Agriculture Committee held a roundtable discussion with Gregg Doud and Ted McKinney on the agricultural trade agenda.
High-level NAFTA negotiations are set to resume in Washington, where Republicans are warning time is running out for Canada to join the U.S. and Mexico in a trilateral deal.
President Donald Trump said he would terminate the North American Free Trade Agreement and sign a new trade accord with Mexico, potentially leaving Canada out of the bloc.
Analysts break down the potential market impact of the tour results in this week’s Markets Now.
Press reports indicate that program guidelines on the trade assistance package could be issued by next week. Meanwhile, business news articles and USDA data continue to shed light on agricultural export variables.
A second case of African Swine Fever has been confirmed in China. The concern is that it’s in a completely different part of the country and it’s likely that diseased pigs traveled long distances.
President Donald Trump said negotiations with Mexico on a new Nafta are “coming along nicely,” while telling Canada it will have to wait to re-enter the talks to modernize the three-nation trade pact.
The investigative arm of I.C.E. led the operation that saw about a dozen businesses and plants raided and 17 business owners and managers indicted for fraud, wire fraud and money laundering.
In this week’s Boots In The Field Report, Ken Ferrie shares that he has spotted: sudden death, pompous root rot, Stewart’s wilt, aphid colonies in the corn, and gray leaf spot.
President Donald Trump said he may prioritize a bilateral trade deal with Mexico over Canada and that he’s building a good rapport with Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
The most recent USDA reports provided little support for corn and soybean prices. Trade policy and weather developments look to dictate corn and soybean price movements as we move through the summer.
USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue set out to calm frayed farmer nerves in a USA Today op-ed on the escalating trade war with China.
A group of almost 60 business associations is urging Congress to exert more oversight of President Donald Trump’s use of tariffs as the U.S. lurches closer to a trade war with China and other trading partners.
President Donald Trump is threatening to slap tariffs on another $200 billion in Chinese imports as trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies reach new heights.
Iowa State University and other universities are part of the effort of telling stories of discovery related to agricultural research.
When individuals assemble in groups, profound changes can take place. It’s as if the group casts a spell over the individuals who comprise it.
What’s the USDA going to show on its Prospective Plantings Report?
Studying how to make and combine cutting-edge materials is leading to cheaper, more efficient, and more sensitive gaseous sensors. Maybe they will be affordable enough for use in the pork industry.
Targeted to show livestock families, Exiss Trailers announces its newest product – the Exhibitor Mini.
Erin Brenneman encourages producers – and everyone in agriculture – to use social media as a way to connect with consumers.
Will Trump’s unpredictability on trade pay off for agriculture?
Iowa soybean leaders recently traveled to China to reaffirm their commitment to agricultural trade.
Clinton Griffiths talks to Arlan Suderman, chief commodities economist for INTL FCStone, about the corn market.