After a winter of snow and ice, farmers should consider where the snowmelt will go and how it could make farm operations difficult in the spring.
Early snowmelt and spring rains can run across frozen ground, gather in low spots...
Highlights:
-The industry trending China Hog Industry Index is down 33%;
-Cash hog price falls below RMB 18 per kilogram for the first time in 2021;
-Government statistics and public company data both indicate a strong hog stock recovery;
-Hog firm market value...
After a two-year hiatus, the World Pork Expo will return to the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa from June 9–11, 2021. In 2020, the National Pork Producers Council decided to cancel World Pork Expo due human health...
The past few years have been incredibly difficult for hog farmers like me. After more than two years of trade retaliation that limited our ability to compete effectively around the globe, the COVID pandemic unleashed unprecedented challenges for the...
We have been following reports about novel Porcine Circovirus 3 (PCV3) for some time and the jury is still out on its importance to the industry. This virus is genetically distinct from but is related to PCV2. PCV3 has...
If politics and religion are some of the biggest no-no’s for polite discussion, death is a close third. Yet no strategy for combatting African Swine Fever (ASF) would be complete without a thorough examination of destruction and disposal in...
Through good times and bad in agriculture, farmers generally cherish the idea of passing their family farm on to the next generation. The farm community’s practice is to celebrate and even commemorate the moment the family farm reaches the...
U.S. pig farmers continue to reduce environmental impact and are open to ideas to improve. They also ask for a seat at the table and a fair shake.
I come from a long line of farmers.
My great-grandparents homesteaded in South...
Weather conditions common to many spring and summer seasons in our region can be favorable for a certain kind of poisoning that can affect cattle on pasture. Cool, damp spring weather followed by warmer temperatures favors grasses becoming infected...
Reprinted from:PigHealthToday.com
Noel Garbes, DVM, recently talked with editors of Pig Health Today about monitoring swine herds for PCV2.
Q: Vaccinating for porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) has been shown to be effective in most swine herds, so why is it...