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Say “I love you” with this tasty treat.
Discovery Barn highlighted at the Sioux Empire Fair in Sioux Falls, SD, running from Aug. 2-10, 2024.
Just recently a sixth pork facility was approved to export to Maylaysia. Approving beef plants has been more complicated, but USMEF continues working on the process.
Pork producers and allied industries across the value chain gathered at the Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells, Wisc., for the 28th annual National Pork Industry Conference.
Harrison Furlow opens up about leadership and the future of the pork industry.
As an extension of Farm Journal’s PORK recent state of the industry report, industry experts joined AgriTalk to rally around happy pigs, happy farmers and happy consumers.
Building consumer trust is pivotal to the pork industry’s ability to survive and thrive. The Real Pork Trust Consortium is designed to help that effort, said leaders of the Consortium at the 2024 World Pork Expo.
Caterpillar is entering the utility-vehicle market, Bobcat offers a new telescopic tool, and Lallemand Animal Nutrition announces its scholarship recipients.
Cattle feeding margins improved last week after a $1 boost to cash fed cattle prices.
Cattle feeding margins slipped further into the red last week on soft cash prices, while packer margins climbed to extreme heights.
Both cattle and hog finishing margins improved modestly last week, with cattle slightly above and hogs slightly below breakeven.
A seven-week rally in negotiated cash fed cattle prices has finally lifted average cattle feeding margins to profitability. Pork producer margins remain underwater.
Matthew Rooda, co-founder and CEO of SwineTech, was born to think outside of the box.
As we review market-based financial statements with our clients and analysts, the question inevitably comes up: “Why is cash flow tight when I am making money?”
Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue suggested on AgriTalk that a second Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) for farmers and ranchers could be coming as soon as the end of August or early September.
Are you struggling to hire? You’re not alone. The 2021 Farm Journal Labor Survey found most farm employers and ag retailers are finding it harder to fill positions.
Dr. Pat Hoffmann, DVM and technical consultant for Elanco Animal Health, recognizes the importance of a proactive approach to swine respiratory disease (SRD) to stave off resulting economic impacts.
China Ministry of Agriculture said this week another ASF outbreak was reported in Sichuan Province, China’s largest pork producing province. Analysts say a resurgence in outbreaks indicates ASF isn’t under control.
Wholesale price declines suggest most packing plants have nearly recovered from the COVID-19 virus shock of a few weeks ago though the backlog of cattle and hogs will persist for a while longer.
As if there aren’t enough books telling us how to live, where to work and what to eat, a 10-year-old tome with (literally) a hundred maxims on food and diets still gets traction. Why? Beats me.
This week the Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) is placing ads in the Wall Street Journal and the New York Post highlighting many of the ingredients in fake bacon and fake sausage.
The shameless partisans at PETA have made a living claiming that we must avoid all contact with animals — especially food animals. Here’s Exhibit No. 275 why that message is all wrong.
This first episode of Overhe(a)rd, the Farm Journal Livestock podcast, examines the latest topics in livestock news.
Hog futures rose the most in five months on signs that U.S. slaughtering plants are buying more animals as pork demand improves.
Animal rights activists, veganistas and eco-warriors have coalesced on the message that raising livestock and eating meat is unhealthy and unethical. Guess what? So’s the alternative.
Partisan views once considered too crazy to be seriously debated now occupy the mainstream in public discourse — especially mistaken ideas about who benefits from government programs.