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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)
BSC Nutriiton Nwsletter- Health – Top 10 Tips
Written on 30 Aug, 2010 at 7:01 in Eastern Canada Technical Info | Comments
HOG-UPDATE ________________________________________________ VOLUME 22 Issue 2 June 2010 ________________________________________________ HEALTH – Top 10 Tips By Peter Vingerhoeds Health … it’s important for you, your family, your employees and your pigs. When looking at your biggest threat to profitability on farm,... (Continue reading)
Porcine Ringworm
Written on 30 Aug, 2010 at 6:45 in Technical Information | Comments
NADIS disease bulletins are written specifically for farmers, to increase awareness of prevalent conditions and promote disease prevention and control, in order to benefit animal health and welfare. Farmers are advised to discuss their individual farm circumstances with their veterinary... (Continue reading)
Control of time of parturition in pigs.
Written on 26 Aug, 2010 at 6:21 in Technical Information | Comments
Guthrie HD. Abstract Injection of prostaglandin (PG) F-2 alpha or its analogues has provided a technique to induce parturition after Day 110 of gestation in the sow. The mean interval from PG injection to parturition ranges from 24 to 28... (Continue reading)
Nebraska Hog Farmer speaks out about oppsed EPA’s Proposed Dust Regulation
Written on 25 Aug, 2010 at 8:34 in Latest Nebraska Pork News | Comments
American farmers have been ridiculing a proposal by U.S. regulators to reduce the amount of dust floating in rural air. “If there’s ever been rural America, that’s what rural America is,” said Nebraska hog farmer Danny Kluthe. “You know? It’s... (Continue reading)
Regional Policy Development Meeting held in Norfolk
Written on 25 Aug, 2010 at 8:32 in Latest Nebraska Pork News | Comments
From left:Ray Petersen and Dennis Fleischman, members of Burt County Farm Bureau, and Richard Grant, Madison County. Nebraska Farm Bureau’s first Regional Policy Development Meeting in Norfolk Thursday attracted a good crowd from Northeast Nebraska. Farm Bureau members discussed state... (Continue reading)
Nebraska Pork Producers Association’s 50th anniversary in 2011
Written on 25 Aug, 2010 at 8:27 in Nebraska Pork Producers Featured Stories | Comments
It’s time to celebrate the Nebraska Pork Producers Association’s 50th anniversary in 2011! Fifty years ago, leaders of the Nebraska pork industry founded NPPA to promote the pork industry through the enhancement of consumer information, producer education and research. Over... (Continue reading)
Minnesota Truck-Weight Compliance Program
Written on 25 Aug, 2010 at 6:41 in Latest Minnesota Pork News | Comments
Minnesota Truck-Weight Compliance Training Each year, truck traffic is increasing in Minnesota. Recently, new legislation has changed some long standing truck weight laws. Additional gross weights are possible for several commodities providing the trucks are configured correctly and the additional... (Continue reading)
Why it’s costing more to bring home the bacon
Written on 25 Aug, 2010 at 6:40 in Minnesota Pork Producers Featured Stories | Comments
Source: Kare11.com HUTCHINSON, Minn. — At the McLeod County Fair they held a birthday party Thursday night for a 1200 pound pig. But that’s not all they are celebrating in the swine barn. Pork prices, depressed for two years, have... (Continue reading)
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