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Jim Long Pork Commentary, Eastern Europe Road Trip Week 2, August 31st 2010
Written on 31 Aug, 2010 at 10:29 in Eastern Canada Commentaries, Jim Long Commentary, Western Canada Commentaries | Comments
By Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics This past week we continued our tour of Eastern Europe ending our trip in Russia and then travelling to the Czech Republic, Austria, and then to Ukraine. Our Observations: The drought in... (Continue reading)
2010 Cyclone™ Nation Pork Tailgate Challenge
Written on 31 Aug, 2010 at 7:11 in Iowa Pork Producers Featured Stories | Comments
Fans of the Iowa State Cyclones are invited to get their grill on for the 3rd annual Cyclone™ Nation Pork Tailgate Challenge in Ames Sept. 25 prior to the ISU football game with UNI. Prepare your best pork loin, rib or... (Continue reading)
Cargills Iowa Location to re-open
Written on 31 Aug, 2010 at 7:10 in Latest Iowa Pork Producers News | Comments
Cargill suspended slaughter operations at its Ottumwa, Iowa, pork processing plant on Thursday to avert possible discharge into the Des Moines River as heavy rains brought wastewater runoff ponds close to capacity, according to a Cargill spokesman. The plant continued... (Continue reading)
Midwest Farmland Values Rise For Third Straight Quarter
Written on 31 Aug, 2010 at 7:02 in Featured Indiana Pork Producers Stories, Latest Iowa Pork Producers News, Latest Minnesota Pork News, Nebraska Pork Producers Featured Stories | Comments
Midwest farmland values rose for the third consecutive quarter as a rally in cattle and hog prices and the prospect of record corn and soybean harvests boosted the agricultural economy, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago said. Farmland values increased... (Continue reading)
Hogging the Spotlight: Sellersburg pig claims largest male hog award at the state fair
Written on 31 Aug, 2010 at 7:00 in Latest Indiana Pork Producers News | Comments
Tickle-Me-Elmo III is one fat pig. He’s so big, in fact, he won the World’s Largest Male Hog competition at the Indiana State Fair. The 3-year-old Duroc hog from Sellersburg weighed in at a massive 1,277 pounds, beating out the... (Continue reading)
Attend The World Nutrition Forum, Oct. 13-16
The World Nutrition Forum: getting to the forefront of the industry Less than two months to go before the 4th World Nutrition Forum opens its doors, this time in Salzburg, Austria, to welcome more than 700 delegates from over 60... (Continue reading)
S&P sees rosier outlook for Smithfield
Written on 31 Aug, 2010 at 6:43 in Swine News | Comments
Standard & Poors analysts revised their outlook upward for Smithfield Foods Inc., while keeping their actual rating on the company’s debt where it was. The credit rating firm raised its expectations for Smithfield to “stable” from “negative,” noting in a... (Continue reading)
“Temple Grandin” a winner at Primetime Emmy Awards
Written on 31 Aug, 2010 at 6:42 in Swine News | Comments
“Temple Grandin,” the HBO movie chronicling the animal welfare expert’s life, won five Primetime Emmy Awards Sunday night, including Outstanding Made for Television Movie. Claire Danes took home the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie award for... (Continue reading)
PSC Recommends Increased Alley Width in Swine Barns
Written on 31 Aug, 2010 at 6:40 in Featured Eastern Canada Stories, Latest Western Canada News, Swine News | Comments
Farmscape for August 31, 2010 (Episode 3403) A researcher with the Prairie Swine Centre is recommending increasing the alley width in modern swine barns to reduce stress and make the loading of near market pigs faster and easier. The... (Continue reading)
Weekly Outlook, Did August Weather Reduce Corn Yield Potential- August 31st 2010
Written on 31 Aug, 2010 at 6:37 in Market Reports | Comments
DID AUGUST WEATHER REDUCE CORN YIELD POTENTIAL? Corn prices have been moving higher since June 30 when the USDA revealed smaller stocks and fewer planted acres than expected. December 2010 corn futures have increased about $1.00 per bushel and the... (Continue reading)
Weekly Roberts Agricultural Commodity Market Report August 31, 2010
Written on 31 Aug, 2010 at 6:28 in Market Reports | Comments
The Roberts Report will not be published next week due to the holiday. Hope you have a great holiday! CORN futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) closed up Monday on reports that corn yields will likely be lower... (Continue reading)
Canadian Pork Market Review- Kevin Grier August 30th 2010
Written on 30 Aug, 2010 at 10:02 in Commentaries, Eastern Canada Commentaries, Western Canada Commentaries | Comments
Canadian Pork Market Review, is a bi-weekly report on the Canadian hog industry from the George Morris Centre. It provides market commentary, opinion, and price outlook. For a two month free trial subscription, e-mail Kevin Grier at kevin@georgemorris.org. Swineweb.com is... (Continue reading)
Alberta Pork Closes Calgary Consumer Services Office After Twenty Years in Operation
Written on 30 Aug, 2010 at 7:18 in Latest Western Canada News | Comments
Over the last few years Canada’s pork producers have incurred a sharp economic decline that has reduced the number of producers in Alberta to approximately 380 and has reduced the number of pigs to less than 3 million. To compound... (Continue reading)
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