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Support – this term refers to a trend line or price area under the market which is expected to hold the market from potential decline.
Resistance- a price area or trend line...
Iowa State University veterinarians have taken on the role of gumshoe detectives as they investigate how an aggressive bacterial strain has spread among central Iowa pork production facilities.
The bacteria, called Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (APP), has showed up in nine central...
Ventilation is by far the largest source of heating energy loss in swine facilities. To maintain air quality, it is essential to provide proper minimum ventilation without losing excessive energy from the building. Learn how modern controllers interlock equipment...
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To understand the reason that F/G becomes worse as pigs mature, it is important to understand the physiology of growth. During the growth cycle of a pig, the pounds of feed required per pound of gain increases, or said...
Farmscape for February 15, 2022
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The Director of Health Services with Iowa Select Farms says his company has focussed on personal biosecurity and...
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Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures bounced back on Friday, though analysts said U.S. staffing shortages caused by COVID-19 infections continued to limit meat production.
Most actively traded February lean hogs touched a one-week high and ended 3.050 cents stronger...
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December 2021
As we enter the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus is still in control of the economy. However, labor and supply chain challenges should improve slowly through the year, while cost inflation will...
Margins were weaker over the first half of December on a combination of lower hog prices and higher projected feed costs. While futures prices have been steady to slightly weaker recently, pork demand generally remains quite strong. Pork export...
(Clive, Iowa) December 17, 2021 – The 2022 Iowa Pork Congress will be held Jan. 26 and 27 at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. This event, organized by the Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA), is North America's largest winter swine trade...