Meatless meat sales grew rapidly in between 2019-2021. The Good Food Institute reports that plant-based meat dollar sales have increased 43% over the past two years, and 57% percent of American households have purchased plant-based meat (2021).
As meatless meat...
Late last week, Associated Press writer Scott McFetridge reported that, “Thanks to a reworked menu and long hours, Jeannie Kim managed to keep her San Francisco restaurant alive during the coronavirus pandemic.
“That makes it all the more frustrating that...
Reprinted from PigHealthToday.com
Evolving strains of porcine circovirus (PCV) mean careful monitoring and updating management strategies are key to controlling disease associated with the virus, according to a leading pig health expert.
Clayton Johnson, DVM, a partner at Carthage Veterinary Services...
Blog by Maggie Cornelius, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois
The emergent "meatless meat" industry has sparked interest among consumers, investors, farmers, and meat companies alike. The question many are asking is, to what extent will meatless...
“We have always been trying to achieve high health,” Charlie Schelkopf said. “We watch day-in and day-out how poor health gets in the way of how profitable an operation is. It wasn’t until we had been through several years...
Written collaboratively by David A. Clizer, South Dakota State University (SDSU); Paul M. Cline, Christensen Farms and Ryan S. Samuel, SDSU Extension.Inclusion of dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) in swine diets above 20% can negatively impact growth performance...
Bloomberg News reported this week that, “China’s hog population rose 24% in the year through May and has now almost fully recovered from the recent resurgence in African swine fever, according to the country’s agriculture ministry.
“Herd sizes are close...
Highlights:
-The industry trending China Hog Industry Index is down 33%;
-Cash hog price falls below RMB 18 per kilogram for the first time in 2021;
-Government statistics and public company data both indicate a strong hog stock recovery;
-Hog firm market value...
The past few years have been incredibly difficult for hog farmers like me. After more than two years of trade retaliation that limited our ability to compete effectively around the globe, the COVID pandemic unleashed unprecedented challenges for the...
Through good times and bad in agriculture, farmers generally cherish the idea of passing their family farm on to the next generation. The farm community’s practice is to celebrate and even commemorate the moment the family farm reaches the...