Pork
A farming company is trying to set the record straight about the odor produced by a hog facility it manages in Davison County, S.D.
Cheaper soybean meal prices will help take the edge off of the cost of feeding hogs in the year ahead, according to a recent study by Michael Langemeier, agricultural economist at Purdue University.
This Indiana farmer is bringing home top honors after being named the first-ever America’s Pig Farmer of the Year by the National Pork Board.
Travis Hood of Hood’s Heritage Hogs in Robertson County, Ky. is working to recreate an old breed of pig with the help of D’Lovely, an Andrus red wattle sow.
Pork supplies should be only modestly higher in 2016 and provide prices which cover all costs of production.
North Carolina’s hog industry has been getting organized this year to fight what it considers misleading information about its farming operations and nuisance lawsuits challenging their environmental practices.
Specialty markets in pork production are cropping up across the U.S. in response to a growing interest in pasture-raised pigs.
A number of management factors can contribute to poor air quality and ammonia in the swine barns, such as overfeeding nutrients as well as reduced ventilation.
Ag exports are down slightly in 2014 but are still enjoying historically high levels. Pork has been a part of that success story, driving nearly $7 billion in exports in 2014. Here are the top 10 states producing the most pork.
Arkansas lawmakers have advanced a proposed five-year ban on new hog farms in the Buffalo National River watershed, after an effort by opponents to reject the new regulation stalled before a legislative panel.
The Ashland County Board in Wisconsin has voted to direct its staff to develop a proposal for a two-year moratorium on large animal farms amid concerns about pollution from a huge proposed hog farm just a few miles from Lake Superior.
Two federal agencies have agreed with attorneys for environmental groups on a proposed settlement for attorney fees in a lawsuit over a hog farm near the Buffalo National River.
Extra care is needed to avoid accidents while pumping hog manure from pits. Experts have developed recommendations to help producers deal with the potential for danger and keep everyone (and every pig) safe this season.
UMN Extension has developed a new web-based calculator to determine the value of manure.
Brazilian meat producer JBS will buy the U.S. pork division of agribusiness giant Cargill for $1.45 billion, the companies said Wednesday.
As grillers welcome cheaper pork now, money managers are betting that costs will climb again as demand strengthens.
Bacon is having its moment. It’s always been popular, but now, driven by reduced cost, that popularity has exploded.
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.’s supply shortages, which led to “rolling blackouts” of carnitas in recent months, are expected to last until the end of the year, threatening to undercut the restaurant chain’s growth.
State investigators have concluded an investigation into a huge fire that killed more than 12,000 pigs and hogs at a southern Minnesota swine farm.
The University of Missouri has built a small-scale anaerobic digestion system to produce biogas from pig manure.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has vetoed a politically charged bill that would have banned the use of certain pig cages in his state, a move many observers see as aimed at appeasing Iowa voters ahead of a potential 2016 presidential run.
JBS SA, the world’s biggest meat producer, said it plans to increase exports to Asia after paying $1.3 billion to buy Primo Group, the largest producer of ham and bacon in Australia and New Zealand.
After reaching never before seen prices the hog and pork markets have come back to reality.
Vietnam plans to sow genetically modified crops for the first time as demand for corn to fatten hogs expands in the country where pork consumption climbed 80 percent in the past decade.
Pork stocks declined from the month prior, while beef stocks rose.
Smithfield’s Pope is slated to testify today and answer questions about intellectual property and the effects of greater foreign ownership of U.S. agribusiness.
She urges consideration of the Chinese company’s “troubling track record.”
Also, breeding inventory was up slightly from last year and up slightly from the previous quarter.
It’s no surprise the 2012 drought left pork producers with short, and expensive, feed supplies. The pork sector will not see much relief until mid-2013.
Through August 2012 domestic pork demand was down 1.3%, export demand was up 3.3%, and live hog demand was down 0.2%.