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American Livestock Breeds Conservancy Receives Grant To Preserve Rare Swine Breeds

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American Livestock Breeds Conservancy Receives Grant To Preserve Rare Swine Breeds

In the world of local niche foods, raising heritage livestock is becoming just as popular as growing heirloom fruits and vegetables, and a non-profit organization in North Carolina has received funding to educate farmers on producing and marketing rare swine... (Continue reading)

Smithfield to stop using gestation crates for pigs

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Smithfield to stop using gestation crates for pigs

Pork producer Smithfield Foods to end use of gestation crates for pregnant pigs by 2017 Smithfield Foods Inc., the world’s largest pork producer, said Thursday it plans to end the practice of keeping pregnant hogs at the company’s farms in... (Continue reading)

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NEW PORK CRC LAUNCHED WITH HIGH INTEGRITY

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NEW PORK CRC LAUNCHED WITH HIGH INTEGRITY

Officially launching the CRC for High Integrity Australian Pork, Chairman of the CRC Committee, Mr Neville Stevens AO, said it had the potential to build quality jobs and products for Australia. Speaking in Adelaide, on the weekend of the new... (Continue reading)

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Ninette Area Hutterite Colony Wins Hog Days Brandon Pork Quality Competition

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Ninette Area Hutterite Colony Wins Hog Days Brandon Pork Quality Competition

Farmscape for December 9, 2011   (Episode 4028) A Ninette area Hutterite Colony has claimed the top award at the Hog Days Brandon 2011 Pork Quality Competition. Wellwood Colony of Ninette topped a field of 30 entries from Manitoba and... (Continue reading)

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Prairie Swine Centre E-Zine Volume 2 Edition 5

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Prairie Swine Centre E-Zine Volume 2 Edition 5

With diets costing $50-60/t more than budget all farms are looking for feed cost relief. Grain purchasing strategies are an essential part of the feed cost/ kilo of gain solution, but what do we do to improve the efficient use... (Continue reading)

MRSA research in Pennsylvania

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MRSA research in Pennsylvania

United States Research data clearly show a steady increase of community-onset Methicyllin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in Pennsylvania. Researchers aimed to evaluate the risk of MRSA infection in relation to animal feeding operations in a population-based study. Electronic health... (Continue reading)

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New animal ag coalition gets funding to fight HSUS

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New animal ag coalition gets funding to fight HSUS

The Nebraska Attorney General’s Supplemental Environmental Project Fund is allocating $100,000 to a new coalition of agricultural organizations formed in light of an animal rights group’s increased efforts in that state. We Support Agriculture was launched by five groups —... (Continue reading)

IPVS 2012: Registration and Abstract Submission Now Open

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IPVS 2012: Registration and Abstract Submission Now Open

On behalf of the Organizing Committee of the 22nd International Pig Veterinary Society Congress (IPVS 2012), it is our great pleasure to extend to you the warmest welcome to Jeju, Korea. The Congress will be held in the Jeju International... (Continue reading)

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Smithfield Foods net falls 16% as costs jump

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Smithfield Foods net falls 16% as costs jump

Smithfield Foods Inc.’s SFD -0.16% fiscal second-quarter earnings fell 16% as the country’s top pork producer saw a significant jump in input costs. Smithfield–whose brands also include John Morrell, Armour and Farmland–has seen its revenue grow in recent quarters on... (Continue reading)

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USDA awards food safety research grants to universities

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USDA awards food safety research grants to universities

Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan announced Wednesday that USDA has awarded 17 grants to improve the safety of the U.S. food supply through research, education and extension. USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded the grants, totaling $10.4... (Continue reading)

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Save Lake Winnipeg Act Threatens Supply of Hogs for Processing

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Save Lake Winnipeg Act Threatens Supply of Hogs for Processing

Farmscape for December 8, 2011   (Episode 4027) Manitoba Pork Council warns provincial environmental legislation adopted earlier this year is putting the supply of hogs for the province’s pork processors at risk which, in turn threatens the viability of hog... (Continue reading)

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ISU’s College of Veterinary Medicine honors Iowa Select Farms official

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ISU’s College of Veterinary Medicine honors Iowa Select Farms official

The director of animal well-being compliance and improvement for Iowa Select Farms recently received the Science with Practice Award from Iowa State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. Howard T. Hill, DVM, received the award during the 19th Annual Swine Diseases... (Continue reading)

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Hog confinement controversy in Illinois

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Hog confinement controversy in Illinois

Around 200 people turned out for a public hearing Monday night about a proposed hog confinement, South Morgan Acres, that would be constructed two miles east of Blandinsville. Many of those in attendance wanted more information about the facility. South... (Continue reading)

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