Hogs - General
China’s pork prices are likely to climb next year due to the tight supply from the continuing spread of African swine fever in China.
But whether it’s work gloves, warm socks or tools—when you work 24/7 these farmer gifts can make our day all year long. So here’s seven gifts any hog farmer would like to see under the tree:
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.
A Southeast Asian nation that was a bit player in the biofuel market is suddenly buying and selling unprecedented supplies. The U.S.-China trade war may have something to do with it.
Scientists from USDA developed the tools to mass produce penicillin, which was used for treating wounded soldiers over 70 years ago during World War II.
China’s 400 million pigs may not have to go on such a stringent diet after all.
The pork industry’s economic resilience is being challenged on all fronts.
Two more vessels loaded with U.S. soybeans have departed for China, signaling that buyers may be getting more desperate for supplies amid the prolonged trade war between the nations.
The House Agriculture Committee held a roundtable discussion with Gregg Doud and Ted McKinney on the agricultural trade agenda.
The UN’s Chief Veterinary Officer says of the African Swine Fever in China, “What we’re seeing so far is just the tip of the iceberg.” An emergency three-day meeting was recently held to address global concerns.
Sometimes Mother Nature deals you a bad hand, and crop yields don’t turn out like you had planned for or hoped.
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.
Major poultry and meat companies are starting to resume operations in the Carolinas as the torrential rains and flooding unleashed by Hurricane Florence start to subside.
The Trump administration will announce as early as Monday that it’s imposing a 10 percent tariff on $200 billion of Chinese goods, which Beijing has already said it will retaliate against.
Trade associations representing farmers, retailers and manufacturers are joining forces in a new multi-million-dollar campaign to oppose President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
One of the American Airlines pilots on a plane hijacked on 9-11 was a farmer from Massachusetts. AgDay’s Clinton Griffiths shared the story of John Ogonowski and his family on the 10th anniversary of the attack.
Mandatory evacuations were imposed for parts of three East Coast states Tuesday as millions of Americans prepared for what could become one of the most catastrophic hurricanes to hit the Eastern Seaboard in decades.
President Donald Trump said he’s ready to impose tariffs on an additional $267 billion in Chinese goods on short notice, on top of a proposed $200 billion that his administration is putting the final touches on.
Bans on pork products from China may be widened as part of emergency measures to stem the global spread of African swine fever.
A young Kentucky farm family faces the same cancer that took the life of Senator John McCain.
President Donald Trump said he plans to pursue a trade deal with Mexico and possibly Canada even as talks with the U.S.’s northern neighbor stalled, leaving the future of a revised Nafta in doubt.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) most recent net farm income projection from February pegs income to fall to a 12-year low at $59.5 billion.
Explore options such as wildlife habitat, wetlands, solar or wind production, mineral development and conservation easement to diversify land use and generate additional revenue.
With China being by far the world’s largest pork-producing and pork-consuming country, ASF’s entry into China is certainly an issue of major concern for China’s massive pork industry.
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.
President Donald Trump has signed off on a bilateral agreement with Mexico to revamp the North American Free Trade Agreement, and an announcement is expected later on Monday.
The agriculture markets are getting a lift as U.S. trade relations improve with Mexico, one of the largest foreign buyers of American meat and grain.
Analysts break down the potential market impact of the tour results in this week’s Markets Now.
Iowa and Minnnesota were full of surprises as the Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour wrapped up in Rochester, Minnesota. Listen to the podcast to get all of the final tour results.