Hog Production
August pork export volume was down 1% from last year at 182,372 mt, while export value fell 3% to $494.1 million.
The need for livestock protection increases as overseas disease threats continue to emerge.
The flooding in North Carolina from Hurricane Florence breached multiple manure lagoons, with potentially devastating effects. Is it time to for pork producers to develop a better system?
A multifaceted approach is key to PRRS prevention, says Dr. Brent Sexton, Pipestone Veterinary Sytems. Strict biosecurity should be enforced to ensure people and equipment aren’t bringing PRRS onto your farm.
Japan’s outbreak of Classical Swine Fever, commonly known as hog cholera, continues to spread with a sixth case identified Dec. 25.
The Missouri Pork Association invites producers, suppliers and distributors to the 2019 Missouri Pork Expo.
Last month, Jimmy Tosh of Tosh Farms received Farm Journal’s annual Top Producer of the Year award. An innovative leader, Tosh has built one of the largest pork operations in the country. Here’s a closer look.
Report Misses the Mark on Sustainability and Nutrition
Cash traded weaner pig volume was above average this week, despite lower cash prices at $60.86, down $2.91 from a week ago.
Pigs from the central Alberta farm reporting the province’s first PED outbreak might be sent to market in the U.S., after local Canadian farmers voice concern about the disease contaminating slaughter sites.
Australia is reporting the first instances of products with the ASF virus being smuggled into their borders.
PorkBridge and SowBridge programs allow owners, managers and employees to increase their knowledge and skills without needing to leave the farm.
The recent widespread outbreak of African swine fever in China has brought a whole new resolve to improve biosecurity, said Erin Borror of the U.S. Meat Export Federation during AgriTalk with Chip Flory.
As reports continue to come in about the spread of African swine fever through China’s hog herd, important lessons are emerging that U.S. producers are taking to heart.
Dr. Klaus Depner, DVM, a leading African swine fever (ASF) expert from Germany, says ASF can be prevented if you follow biosecurity protocols.
Hog prices have surged the past few weeks on signs that Chinese buyers have turned to the U.S. to make up for the dwindling of China’s pig herds because of African swine fever, said a Wall Street Journal article.
The Missouri River is roughly a mile over its banks. One producer in Blair, Nebraska has to travel by boat to get to his hogs. Luckily, his hogs are safe on higher ground.
2018 was a record-breaking year for U.S. exports to the Philippines, with pork exports up 23% in volume and beef exports up 39%.
Dr. John Waddell presented Howard Dunne Memorial Lecture during the American Association of Swine Veterinarian’s 50th Celebration in Orlando.
USDA reports live hog prices in January and February averaged below $40 for the first time in over a decade, says Chris Hurt, Purdue University.
For the fifth time, a North Carolina jury has come down against a Smithfield-owned subsidiary for claims of nuisance against neighbors of the hog farm.
The National Pork Board today named Norman Bessac, 35-year veteran of the fresh meat industry from Tyson Fresh Meats, as its new Vice President of International Marketing.
Spain’s Dr. Jose Sánchez-Vizcaíno Devotes Career to ASF Eradication
At the annual business meeting of the National Pork Producers Council, delegates adopted several important resolutions, including those that call on NPPC to strengthen measures to prevent foreign animal diseases.
As the fifth hog nuisance lawsuit against Murphy Brown LLC, a subsidiary owned by Smithfield Foods, finished closing arguments this week, an appeals court in Virginia received an amicus brief for the first lawsuit.
Japan’s outbreak of classical swine fever (CSF), or hog cholera, has spread to five prefectures, including Osaka, since the country reported the disease Sept. 9.
The U.S. is well positioned to help fill any additional need that China has for pork, said Joe Schuele, U.S. Meat Export Federation, “but we’d be in a lot better position if we weren’t facing a tariff that’s five times higher than everybody else.”
Easter dinner might cost a little bit more this year. It’s not just the candy. Ham, the prize of the dinnerplate, is also on the uptick, thanks to a surge of demand from China and other export markets.
Analyzing final harvest data, hog manure can be a viable sidedressing option for farmers in tough application situations, according to Melissa Wilson, University of Minnesota Extension specialist.