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Adapting ‘green’ packaging materials to your products

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Adapting 'green' packaging materials to your products

[Translate] Governments and regulatory agencies are pushing a “green” agenda, adding to consumer advocate pressure for food packagers to use more environmentally friendly materials. The objectives are to reduce waste and energy used to produce packaging. The European Union reported... (Continue reading)

Register For the 2010 Midwest Pork Conference

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Register For the  2010 Midwest Pork Conference

[Translate] The 2010 Midwest Pork Conference will be held on Wednesday, September 15th at the Hendricks County Conference Complex in Danville, IN. We expect over 250 pork producers, farm managers, contract growers and other pork affiliated attendees.  Most are the... (Continue reading)

Hormel expands Mexican foods portfolio

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Hormel expands Mexican foods portfolio

[Translate] MegaMex Foods LLC, the Mexican foods joint venture between Hormel Foods and Herdez Del Fuerte, S.A.  de C.V., announced plans Monday to  acquire Don Miguel Foods Corp. The transaction is expected to close in October; terms were not disclosed.... (Continue reading)

Current Manure Application Technology Not Advanced Enough to Accomodate Variable Rate Application

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Current Manure Application Technology Not Advanced Enough to Accomodate Variable Rate Application

[Translate] A researcher with Niverville, Manitoba based Agra-Gold Consulting reports farmers appear interested in using variable rate techniques to apply livestock manure but current manure application technology is not yet advanced enough to be fully effective. A growing number of... (Continue reading)

AMI trumpets food safety resources

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AMI trumpets food safety resources

[Translate] The American Meat Institute today publicized resources aimed at educating consumers on proper handling, cooking and storing meat poultry products. September is National Food Safety Education Month. To do its part AMI released a 60-second radio piece to radio... (Continue reading)

Hog losses likely to dent Smithfield’s Q1 earnings, analyst says

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Hog losses likely to dent Smithfield’s Q1 earnings, analyst says

[Translate] BB&T Capital Markets analyst Heather Jones reduced her forecast for Smithfield Foods’ first-quarter profit, saying she expects further mark-to-market losses on the company’s lean hog contracts to erode profits. Jones lowered her earnings estimate for the quarter to 49... (Continue reading)

Consumers Are Key Focus of Proposed 2011 National Pork Board Budget

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Consumers Are Key Focus of Proposed 2011 National Pork Board Budget

[Translate] Consumer perspectives of pork and pork production are the central focus of the National Pork Board’s proposed 2011 budget that will be debated next week in Des Moines. More than 50 pork producers will gather from across the country to... (Continue reading)

John B. Swisher, the Founder of JBS United, Receives one of Indiana’s Highest Honors and Award

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John B. Swisher, the Founder of JBS United, Receives one of Indiana’s Highest Honors and Award

[Translate] Pictured is the Lt. Governor of the State of Indiana, Becky Skillman, presenting the Sagamore of the Wabash award to John B. Swisher, the Founder of JBS United, Inc. John B. Swisher, the Founder of JBS United, Inc., was... (Continue reading)

WebCasts Launched by SwineWeb.com

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WebCasts Launched by SwineWeb.com

[Translate] SwineWeb.com, the global online leader in swine news and information, has just launched online webcast swine interviews. Please check our left hand side bar for new and more webcasts to come as we are excited to launch this new... (Continue reading)

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Jyga Technologies Now Recognized and Distributed in New Territories

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Jyga Technologies Now Recognized and Distributed in New Territories

[Translate] After being awarded the 2-star Innov’SPACE at the SPACE in Rennes, September 2009 and the FX Aherne Innovation Prize at the Banff Pork Seminar, in January 2010, the feeding system for lactating sows ”Gestal FM” has been awarded  ”Best... (Continue reading)

Swine Practitioners, please participate in survey: “Monitoring Time to PRRS Virus Negative Pigs”

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Swine Practitioners, please participate in survey:

[Translate] Are you a North American veterinarian providing services to swine producers (either as a private practitioner or through employment with a production company)? My name is Jonathan Tangen and I am a second year veterinary student at Iowa State... (Continue reading)

Waterloo Tyson plant temporarily stops production over animal concerns

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Waterloo Tyson plant temporarily stops production over animal concerns

[Translate] Concerns over livestock herding have resulted in slaughtering operation disruptions at a Waterloo meat-packing plant. Production in the slaughter area of Tyson Fresh Meats was temporarily halted Tuesday afternoon after a U.S.D.A. inspector raised some concerns about the way... (Continue reading)

Ag exports show strength of rural economy: Vilsack

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Ag exports show strength of rural economy: Vilsack

[Translate] Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Wednesday a USDA report that growth in agricultural exports demonstrates recovering strength in America’s rural economy. USDA projected agricultural exports would rise 5.1 percent next year to $113 billion, the second highest year on... (Continue reading)

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