[Translate] While exquisite food and wine pairings and cooking demonstrations attract thousands of people each summer to San Francisco’s SF Chefs, pork stole the show at the 2010 celebration in Union Square. “Pork was front and center at this premiere... (Continue reading)
[Translate] Source: Des Moines Register Farming is turning out to be one of the few bright spots in the economy. The Agriculture Department says that net farm income will rise 24 percent this year, thanks to higher returns for livestock... (Continue reading)
[Translate] The launch of the Orego-Stim range in Brazil will take place at Stand G13 at the Pork Expo & 5th International Forum on Swine Production. Meriden will be attending this event along with the distributor, Imuvet Comercial Ltda. Steve... (Continue reading)
[Translate] From Jaden Hair’s Steamy Kitchen to Ree Drummond’s The Pioneer Woman, female bloggers with a passion for cooking have taken the online world by storm. The Pork Checkoff connected with many of these influential “family foodies” to promote pork... (Continue reading)
[Translate] As the USDA and Department of Justice (DOJ) workshop on livestock approaches, National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson urges NFU members and all livestock producers to attend. The workshop is scheduled for 27 August in Fort Collins, Colorado. The... (Continue reading)
[Translate] The continued production of US distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) and coarse grains is critical to satisfy the growing global demand for feed grains, according to Gary Blumenthal, president and CEO of World Perspectives Inc. “As long as... (Continue reading)
[Translate] While members of the Pork Checkoff’s Foodservice Advisory Committee (FAC) work closely with the pork industry and the Checkoff, many of these professionals hadn’t visited a swine farm in quite some time – until their travels brought them to... (Continue reading)
[Translate] Nearly 1,900 veterinarians with shares in Professional Veterinary Products could lose their investments as company officials weigh the prospect of filing bankruptcy or selling assets to a competitor. According to reports, Oct. 13 marks the final workday for PVP’s... (Continue reading)
[Translate] Indeed, the number one of Chinese farms, Wenshi with 270.000 sows, is now using IMV swine frozen semen technologies in order to better control the quality of semen doses. Using fresh semen doses is hard in China. Semen quality... (Continue reading)
[Translate] Bob Evans Farms will be closing its Galva, Ill., sausage production plant and will shift production to other existing plants. Officials with the Columbus, Ohio-based company cite “excess capacity and diminishing supply in the live-sow market,” as the reasons.... (Continue reading)
[Translate] His passion for farming and his service to his country landed 1st Lt. Scott Rottinghaus in Afghanistan as part of the 743th Agri-Business Development Team (ADT). “The ADT is a self-contained volunteer unit composed of about 60 Army National... (Continue reading)
[Translate] Interested parties can now register for the Export Exchange 2010, an international trade conference focused around the export of U.S. distillers dried grains with solubles and coarse grains. The event is co-sponsored by the U.S. Grains Council and the Renewable Fuels... (Continue reading)
[Translate] 1st Quarter 2010 Once again BIOMIN shows its concern regarding the mycotoxin problem and provides you with your personal Mycotoxin Risk Management tool. The following figures, charts and tables refer to the worldwide mycotoxin contamination of agricultural commodities for... (Continue reading)