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What makes the pork industry’s sustainability goals different from others?
COVID-19 staffing issues at pork processing facilities and trucking challenges have limited slaughter numbers. John Payne, author of Swine Times, shared his view on the market with AgDay TV’s host Clinton Griffiths.
USDA’s January supply and demand report is calling for lower pork exports. The agency is cutting pork exports by 405 million pounds, AgDay’s Clinton Griffiths reports.
Rural communities are likely to see an outbreak of the COVID-19 variant omicron later than big cities but Chief Medical Advisor to President Biden, Dr. Anthony Fauci says the pandemic will eventually end.
How can farms automate more processes to free up labor so employees can focus on other areas of production? Second-year Ph.D. student Zack Peppmeier is studying ways to develop and apply technology.
Closures and shutdowns are still leaving many producers struggling with what to do with their hogs. One producer resorted to Facebook to sell hogs.
Regardless of a fair’s size, here are 10 factors fairs are facing when making the decision to move ahead or cancel in 2020.
Brian Mehlhaf, who custom feeds hogs in Parkston, S. D., decided to head online to try to make a profit. He thought posting hogs for sale on Facebook would be a last resort. Now, the response is overwhelming.
Plant-based dishes are getting a lot of attention on the menu at the United Nations Climate Change Conference UK 2021. But experts say U.S. livestock producers don’t need to be worried.
Pork is already taking bigger bites out of budgets, reports AgDay’s Clinton Griffiths, and now a new California law is about to make bringing home the bacon even more expensive.
The pandemic and the shortage of food animal veterinarians have catapulted the concept of telemedicine forward. As ASF inches closer to the U.S., experts say telemedicine could become even more useful. Here’s why.
Bacon prices are the highest they’ve been in 40 years. The latest Hogs and Pigs report shows some contraction. Jim McCormick of AgMarket.net joins AgDay TV to discuss what’s ahead for the pork market.
Bacon prices have skyrocketed to record levels, and market analysts say they might not go down anytime soon.
The U.S. is continuing to take steps to keep African swine fever out of the country. USDA recently announced that it has approved blood swabs and spots as official African swine fever (ASF) testing tissues.
The American Farm Bureau says average cost for 10 people is less than $6 per person.
A federal district court ruling, if left unchallenged, will result in a 2.5% loss in pork packing plant capacity nationwide and over $80 million in reduced income for small U.S. hog farmers, says economist Dermot Hayes.
After a two-year hiatus, World Pork Expo has returned to Des Moines, Iowa for its 33rd annual event.
The latest Sterling Profit Tracker shows farrow-to-finish operations are seeing $91 per head profits. It is an improvement of nearly $148 from a year ago, when producers were losing more than $57 per head.
Lawsonia is a cunning enemy because of how it attacks the pig. Although knowledge has evolved greatly since Lawsonia was first identified, many questions remain about how it causes disease and infects cells.
Skyrocketing pork prices, a shortage of packing plant workers and flat domestic consumption are all contributing to a multitude of dynamics in the pork market. John Payne shared his view on the market with AgDay TV.
The chicken wing shortage is ruffling a few feathers, reports AgDay host Clinton Griffiths. Restaurants are reporting a shortage of chicken wings, specifically bone-in varieties. Can pig wings fill the void?
Each year, several thousand dogs enter the U.S. for resale or adoption. In a recent Hogs on the Hill article, NPPC chief veterinarian Liz Wagstrom wrote that it’s time to sound the alarm on importing rescue dogs.
Farmers and ranchers have more time to sign up for the Paycheck Protection Program. The Senate passed legislation to extend the deadline from March 31 to May 31.
A shocker. A game-changer. A surprise. In USDA’s March 1 Quarterly Hogs & Pigs Report, analysts agree this very bullish report changes the outlook perspective.
Tyson Foods Inc. has agreed to settle a portion of a class action lawsuit alleging some of the nation’s major poultry companies conspired to fix broiler prices and rig bids.
Tyson Foods Inc. is adding breakfast sandwiches with soy-protein patties to its iconic Jimmy Dean sausage line.
The report says total crop receipts are expected to increase $6.5 billion from 2019 levels. Total animal product receipts are expected to decrease $9.7 billion.
The surge of COVID-19 cases across the country is hitting rural hospitals especially hard. Many aren’t equipped to handle critical patients. Now some hospitals are unable to send patients to urban hospitals for care.
New research published by the National Academy of Sciences ties livestock meat packing plants to 6% to 8% of U.S. COVID-19 cases, and 3% to 4% of the deaths through late July.
Pilgrim’s Pride, which produces 20% of U.S. chicken, has entered into a plea agreement with the Department of Justice in its investigation into price-fixing and bid-rigging of chicken products.