The U.S. is facing an alarming shortfall of veterinarians to treat livestock and poultry in rural areas, threatening public health, food safety, and economic growth in communities that depend on agriculture, according to a new report commissioned by Farm...
Effective Jan. 1, 2023, the Pork Checkoff rate will reduce by 5 cents to $0.35 per $100 of value. This change is a result of a resolution passed by voting delegates at the 2022 Pork Industry Forum.
Pork Checkoff payments...
California has extended the state’s injunction on implementation of its Prop 12 animal welfare law, the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) said.
The extension to July 1, 2023, comes after Food Equity Alliance, a coalition retailers, grocers and restaurants in...
Industrias Bachoco S.A.B. de C.V. (“Bachoco” or “the Company”) (NYSE: IBA; BMV: BACHOCO), announced today that it has achieved a business agreement to acquire 100% of the capital equity of Norson Holding S. de R.L. of C.V., a vertically...
Elle Gadient grew up on her family’s diversified farm in eastern Iowa raising livestock, including Niman Ranch pigs, and will be the fifth generation in her family to farm in the Midwest. Elle serves in the unique position of...
The Czech Republic confirmed its first case of African swine fever for the first time in almost five years and veterinarians were taking measures to prevent its spread, the Czech Ministry of Agriculture said on Friday.
The disease was detected...
Agreement Cements Longstanding Exclusive Partnership
JBS USA, a leading global food company, announced it has reached an agreement to acquire certain assets from TriOak Foods, a Midwest-based pork producer, for an undisclosed amount. The two companies enjoy a long-standing business...
A judge in Minnehaha County, S.D., has dismissed a lawsuit against Wholestone Farms and the city of Sioux Falls, clearing the way for construction of the company's new $500 million pork plant.
Judge Sandra Hanson 's order dismissing the case...
Source: Des Moines Register
Several livestock producers have been fined by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources in recent weeks for failing to comply with manure management requirements, according to DNR records.
Most of the violations pertained to required annual updates...
The US Meat Export Federation continues its efforts to diversify and expand beef export markets in Africa.
President and CEO Dan Halstrom tells Brownfield the biggest hurdle is developing a reliable supply chain. “Once you get our grain-fed beef or...