Source: USDA news release
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The Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook for August 2021 analyzes economic impacts on animal product markets of month-to-month changes in USDA's World Agricultural Supply and Use Estimates report.
Global testing leader expands operations in U.S.
Eurofins BioDiagnostics (EBDI), a global leader in agroscience and genomics testing, announces the launch of a new animal health testing service offering from its River Falls, Wisconsin, location.
The new testing service focuses on...
RC Family Farms in Iowa is a wean-to-finish pig production company that has partnered with independent pork producers since 2006 to raise pigs profitably and responsibly.
Challenges
Not receiving real-time health and production information from contract farms
Not being able...
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Next week swine producers will have an opportunity to learn more about a highly pathogenic and transmissible strain of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome. On July 20 SHIC and the American...
US producers have seen the devastating impact of African swine fever (ASF) in other countries. The ultimate goal is to keep it out of this country, so industry groups are ramping up preparedness and prevention protocols.
“The first objective is...
Focus on maximizing margins with increasing feed prices using these five areas that may involve feed savings.
After a tumultuous 2020 on and off the farm, America’s pig farmers are now facing extremely high swine feed costs. And, with this...
Source: FAO
Overview
Hazard: African swine fever (ASF) is a viral disease affecting pigs and wild boar with up to 100% case fatality rate.
ASF reported administrative areas since August 2018:
China: Anhui, Heilongjiang, Henan, Jilin, Liaoning, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanxi, Yunnan, Hunan, Guizhou,...
Source: Pork Checkoff
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Manage a Well-Maintained Hog Facility
Facilities are the single biggest investment on a hog farm and you want to keep them running effectively and efficiently for a long time.
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The transition from balanced to sustainable breeding has already begun. This is an overarching focus in our pig breeding program, but the benefits can be viewed up close on a product level. Of course, the Hypor Libra provides great...
The most remarkable market trends this week are rather...unremarkable. Both Vitamin E50 and Vitamin D3 500 have shown stability with a slow gradual decrease in price. While demand for food grade Vitamin D continues to increase following claims that...