Hog Production
Breakeven prices are used to examine the relative profitability and competitiveness of a farm’s enterprises and when developing marketing plans.
A professor at Virginia Tech University says the U.S. should try to get the best trade deal with China that it can, but it should be wary of the potential consequences.
Louisville’s JBS Swift pork processing plant has suspended pig shipments from a Kentucky farm after Mercy for Animals released a video Monday, that allegedly shows pigs being mistreated.
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.
Purdue University Ag Economist Chris Hurt joins host Chip Flory on AgriTalk ATB.
U.S. President Donald Trump has shown a penchant for trying to bully America’s trading partners into concessions at the negotiating table. In China, he faces a rising superpower with the economic might to hold its own.
Dave Pyburn, DVM, senior vice president of science and technology for the National Pork Board, says it’s not “if” a foreign animal disease enters the U.S., it’s “when,” and the industry must be prepared.
Considering production across the different phases of the industry, there’s more than 1 million pigs on the road each day. Transportation is a significant element to consider within the hog industry.
The National Pork Producers Council is focused on the issue of “lab-grown” or “cultured” meat, and is determined to protect the integrity of traditionally produced, real pork products, writes Dan Kovich with NPPC.
The Swine Health Information Center confirmed its mission statement and will examine the future needs of the pork industry in terms of animal health.
Sustainability includes managing the whole-farm water system to keep pigs healthy and growing, especially during hot summer weather.
A research project performed by T.G. Nagaraja and funded by the National Pork Board will show how probiotics can aid gut health and growth, but some may cause resistance.
Meteorologists Michael Clark and Kirk Hinz of BAMwx.com are talking near-term weather and into August.
The Sow Pelvic Organ Prolapse project is the first study in the multi-discipline search for pig survivability answers. The research is funded by Checkoff’s animal science and welfare committees.
Canada’s retaliatory tariffs against the United States — worth $16.6 billion — will clearly come at a cost, not only to the American economy, but also the Canadian economy.
In June, the House of Representatives worked on two immigration bills but both failed. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) isn’t sure if anyone will have the “political desire” to get something worked on and passed in July.
The Working Groups advise on the direct work of the Swine Health Information Center, helping with programs, research, and response.
The Swine Health Information Center is engaged in investigating Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV) and in the development of a convenient test to identify its presence.
The pork industry appears to be headed for a period of large losses in which excess pork supplies force prices below costs of production, says Chris Hurt, Purdue University agricultural economist.
The 2018 Farm Bill will be hammered out in a House-Senate conference committee, where lawmakers must reconcile differences between the two chambers.
There is a distinct possibility that we have entered a new “cold tariff-war” that lingers for perhaps years?
Zoetis adds a monovalent swine vaccine with two PCV2 genotypes, Featherlite makes improvements to its new models, and Hypor adds Charlie McKenzie to its sales force.
The Swine Health Information Center is collaborating with USDA Ag Research Service, USDA-APHIS, National Pork Board, and other key researchers to help understand possible pathways to introducing FMD into the U.S.
Jen Sorenson, communications director for Iowa Select Farms, writes about how the Pork Care Package program began and the positive impact it has had on Iowa’s service men and women.
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.
Alyssa Cornelison joins Zinpro as a research assistant and Paul Peetz joins the Lely team as milking technology manager.
The outlook for trade has darkened considerably in recent days; a gamble in the trade arena that holds substantial risk for American farmers.
With more supplies coming online, Seaboard Triumph Foods will start a second shift at its Sioux City plant in October 2018. At full capacity, the plant will employ 2,000 employees and process 21,000 market hogs daily.
The Trump administration announced Friday it is moving forward on slapping tariffs on imported goods for China as the trade fight widens.