The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) is pleased to announce that Mikayla Dolch has joined the organization as its new manager of marketing and digital communications. Dolch will support the expansion and enhancement of NPPC’s digital programming activities.
“As the...
The agricultural ministry has issued a 48-hour standstill order on pig farms and related facilities in the eastern Gangwon Province after confirming this year's second African swine fever (ASF) case.The movement ban effective through 10:30 p.m. Saturday came as...
JBS has agreed to pay $20 million to settle a lawsuit with consumers that accused the giant meat producer of conspiring with other meat companies to inflate the price of pork, which will only reinforce some of the ongoing...
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Pork/Hogs: Third-quarter pork production is raised to 6.5 billion pounds, just fractionally below a year ago, on expectations that ample supplies of slaughter-ready hogs for the balance of the quarter will combine with higher year-over-year average dressed weights to...
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With first cases of African swine fever (ASF) of 2022 confirmed in two more areas, the number of regions of Russia registering at least one case of ASF has risen to 25.
Among the latest outbreaks is one affecting a...
Farmscape for September 16, 2022
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The National Pork Producers Council is encouraging farmers to highlight October 11th, the day the U.S. Supreme Court will hear the constitutional challenge of California's Proposition 12. California's Proposition...
urope's biggest pork producer, Danish Crown, said on Thursday it would cut 350 jobs at two factories in Denmark as a result of declining supplies from farmers hit by rising energy and feed prices.
The war in Ukraine has resulted...
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Are you a pork producer, processor, or buyer looking to better understand what influences pork quality? Penn State Extension specialists are working with the American Meat Science Association...
The National Institute for Animal Agriculture will host the 12th Annual Antibiotic Symposium in Alexandria, Virginia from November 1-3, 2022. This year's theme for Symposium is Exploring Stewardship Sustainability and Collaboration.
This year's program topics will include information on the...