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Bedding Study: Less Can Be Better
Date: January 3rd 2011
Length: 7:40
Speakers: Speaker: John McGlone, Swine Researcher, Texas A&M
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December Hogs and Pigs Report 2011
Date: December 23rd 2011
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Speakers:Victor Aideyan, Senior Risk Management Consultant, HISGRAIIN Commodities Inc., Ron Plain, Professor of Ag Economics, University of Missouri, Bob Brown, Independent Meat Market Analyst,Steve Meyer, President, Paragon Economics
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Oklahoma Pork, E-Pork Partner November 17th 2011
Written on 18 Nov, 2011 at 7:33 in Swine News | Comments
This Week’s News Make plans to attend the 2012 Oklahoma Pork Congress You may wan to comment on this Department of Labor rule Why you need to pay attention to Orcas The e-Pork Partner is the official members-only newsletter for the Oklahoma Pork... (Continue reading)
PRRS-Free Herd Certification Web Site Launched
Farmscape for November 18, 2011 (Episode 4012) The Saskatchewan Pork Development Board has officially launched its PRRS-Free Herd Certification web site. The Western Canada PRRS-Free Herd Certification Pilot Project, an initiative of the Canadian Swine Health Board, is being administered... (Continue reading)
Spending On Animal Healthcare Products On The Rise In 2010
Written on 17 Nov, 2011 at 7:31 in Swine News | Comments
Spending on products used to treat and prevent disease in companion and farm animals increased slightly in 2010. Not adjusted for inflation, spending grew 8 percent, totaling nearly $6.9 billion, according to the Animal Health Institute’s Market Sales Report. “While... (Continue reading)
Liquid swine feed gaining in popularity, reviewed at the International Conference on Feed Efficiency
Written on 17 Nov, 2011 at 7:26 in Swine News | Comments
Liquid feeding systems may not be common in U.S. swine production, but were explained how they are being used satisfactorily elsewhere during a conference in Omaha. “We’re seeing an opportunity to improve feed efficiency,” said Case de Lange from the... (Continue reading)
USDA investing $213 million to expand ag exports
Written on 17 Nov, 2011 at 7:20 in Swine News | Comments
The USDA announced it will invest $213 million through 70 agricultural organizations to boost export of U.S. agricultural goods, the agency said in a news release. In a conference call with reporters from Vietnam, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack said, “USDA... (Continue reading)
Congress set to cut money for parts of proposed GIPSA rule
Written on 17 Nov, 2011 at 7:17 in Swine News | Comments
Congress is moving to block the rules for marketing livestock and poultry being prepared by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA). An appropriations bill approved by House and Senate negotiators sets a deadline that... (Continue reading)
HSUS ups pressure on Smithfield
Written on 17 Nov, 2011 at 7:15 in Swine News | Comments
The Humane Society of the United States turned up the volume on its campaign for Smithfield Foods Inc. to resume its transition away from gestation crates for sows by filing a legal notice with the company “that it will exercise... (Continue reading)
Big Dutchman Pig Division expands its US management team
Big Dutchman Inc. in Holland, Michigan is pleased to announce the appointment of Steve Langley as Vice President to the Pig Equipment Business Unit. Big Dutchman’s Pig Division calls for a bigger team and a new allocation of responsibilities and... (Continue reading)
Increased Pork Exports Key to Restoration of Pork Industry Profitability
Written on 17 Nov, 2011 at 6:41 in Swine News | Comments
Farmscape for November 17, 2011 (Episode 4011) A U.S. based agricultural economist credits increased pork exports for the dramatic turn around in profitability within the pork industry. Dramatically higher feed costs have squeezed the profitability of North American pork... (Continue reading)
IVESCO’s fall Outlook magazine
Written on 16 Nov, 2011 at 8:22 in Swine News | Comments
Download The Complete Swine Newsletter The IVESCO Outlook Poultry and Swine issues include two great articles written by Jesse McCoy, water quality division manager, IVESCO Technical Services. The first article titled “It is Time to Get Serious about Line Cleaning”... (Continue reading)
Seaboard takes impairment charge on Mexico ham-boning plant
Written on 16 Nov, 2011 at 7:25 in Swine News | Comments
Seaboard Corp., parent to Seaboard Foods and Butterball LLC, said it took a $5.6 million impairment charge to its third quarter earnings based on difficulties at the ham deboning plant the company opened in 2009 in Reynosa, Tamaulipas in Mexico.... (Continue reading)
Illinois Swine facilities may be moved, modernized
Further development of the University’s Research Park might force the swine facilities in the area to relocate and, in the process, modernize their buildings. The park’s Board of Managers meeting last week was the latest in on-and-off conversations about relocating... (Continue reading)
NC Pork Council Porkline, November 15th 2011
Links of Interest NC Pork Council Previous Porkline Issues NC General Assembly National Pork Producers Council National Pork Board In This Issue Wendell Murphy Feature on UNC-TV Porter Farm Wins Award Upcoming Water Quality Study Smithfield to Expand Kinston Plant NPB... (Continue reading)
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