Each year, since 2011, The Maschhoffs recognize an employee who has displayed the company core values through key business decisions and leadership actions. The Core Values award is a prestigious honor that recognizes the outstanding commitment of a single...

Phosphorus is one of the most expensive nutrients in swine diets. Use of standardized total tract digestibility (STTD) of P, instead of apparent total tract digestibility (ATTD), may reduce the cost of diets because STTD values, unlike ATTD values,...

“China’s Latest Battle With African Swine Fever to Push Up Prices,” by Hallie Gu. Bloomberg News (March 17, 2023). Source: Keith Good University of Illinois   Earlier this week, Reuters writer Dominique Patton reported that, “A surge in African swine fever infections...

Dr. Hans Stein present some data from research we are conducted to determine if vitamin D and vitamin D metabolites impact calcium and phosphorus balance in gestating sows. This presentation was in part presented at the recent Midwest swine...

McDonald’s, the world’s largest restaurant chain, is not only a large end user of pork but also a net exporter of “The Other White Meat.” Officials with the Illinois-based company say it has found great value in partnering with the...

Each year, the Illinois Pork Producers Association (IPPA) honors a pork producing family who has contributed to the long-term success of the industry through leadership and pork promotion on the local and state levels. In 2023, IPPA proudly recognizes...

Source: AgUpdate Rob Knox is a professor in the Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Illinois, where he serves as a state Extension specialist and does research of global impact. The native of Delaware earned his M.S. and Ph.D....

Source: Reuters Some union represented workers at Archer-Daniels-Midland Co’s large grain and oilseed processing facility in Decatur, Illinois, walked off the job late on Thursday as contract negotiations with the agribusiness company stalled, Teamsters Local 916 said in a statement...

Farmscape for January 16, 2023 Full Interview 12:23 Listen The Associate Director of the Swine Health Information Center suggests difficulty containing the spread of a new strain of PRRS shows the importance of using diagnostics to identify the strain...

Highlights •A xylanase-glucanase mixture increased digestibility of energy in diets for pigs. •The response to enzymes was greater in sorghum based diets than in corn based diets. •Wheat middlings and distillers dried grains with solubles reduced energy digestibility. Abstract An...

The Illinois Pork producers Association marked a milestone with 1 million pounds of pork given to food banks since 2008, the organization noted in a news release. Called the Pork Power: Partnering to Fight Hunger in Illinois campaign, the...

Aramark, Pivot Bio and Afresh celebrated during Rabobank Food & Agribusiness Summit Rabobank, a leading global food and agribusiness (F&A) bank, today announced the recipients of its annual Rabobank North America Leadership Awards. The awards celebrate both large-scale corporations and...

A former newspaper printing plant reportedly is being developed into a large meat-processing facility in Highland, Ill.  Korte Meat Processing — which sells cured and packaged meat products online and at its retail store in Highland — plans to spend...

U.S. pork exports topped year-ago totals for the second consecutive month in September, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). September beef exports were below last year for the first time...

“In 2019, we were facing an incredible dilemma,” recounts The Maschhoffs’ Vice President of Support Operations Gerry Daignault. “Griggsville is our main feed facility, processing 350,000 tons of grain each year to feed more than 25 percent of the...