In a recent development, the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) has imposed a substantial fine of $300,000 on Tony Downs Food Company in Madelia, Minnesota. This penalty comes after a thorough investigation by the DLI uncovered that...
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Using hovers reduces the use of fossil fuel energy in farrowing facilities.
Hovers must meet the thermal requirements of piglets, especially during the first 2 to 4 days after birth. Hovers must also make up for reduced room...
Large-scale family farms were more likely to have stronger financial performance than other farms, according to USDA, Economic Research Service (ERS) researchers using data from the 2011-20 Agricultural Resource Management surveys (ARMS). ERS researchers categorized farms as low risk...
Dr. Spencer Wayne of Pipestone Veterinary Services, and the host of the SwineTime podcast visits with Jim Marzolf, Vice-President of Pipestone Business Services to talk about new swine service offerings designed to assist farmers on the next SwineTime podcast.
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In the podcast Swine Extension Educator Sarah Schieck Boelke speaks with Dr. Hans Koeknk and Paul Skartvedt from ARKO labs about the current incidence of E. coli in the pork industry, especially in postweaning pigs.
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African swine fever is spreading at an “alarming pace” in Europe, particularly in the east of the continent, where the outbreak of the disease, a disease harmless to humans but highly contagious among animals, has raised fears of a...
A Minnesota federal judge has rejected a proposed substitution between Sysco Corp. and a subsidiary of litigation funder Burford Capital in a significant antitrust case involving the nation's leading pork producers, according to court documents.
Initially, Burford Capital, through its...
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Jack Cresswell keeps a close eye on the feral pigs on his property from his living room.
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Drones can be used for anything from seed dispersal in rough terrain to spot spraying chemicals
The technology has improved exponentially in...
Italy will cull 1,000 pigs after the first cases of African swine fever (ASF) were detected in domestic pigs in the country, according to reports.
Two cases of ASF were detected on a farm in Rome's Lazio region on June...
“China: Livestock and Products Annual” USDA- Foreign Agricultural Service. Report Number: CH2021-0101 (August 26, 2021).
A report on Thursday from the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) post in Beijing (“Livestock and Products Annual“) stated that, “In 2022, hog production will...