Get Clean Air Today- EPI Air
EPI Air boosts livestock production. It does this by cleaning the in-barn air of three major impurities, dust, germs and gasses. Clean air benefits owners, workers, neighbors, and animals....
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A Labor of Love Ralco Marlin and Judy Mowry Enjoy Their Work – Raising Hogs for Niman Ranch
When hog prices hit rock bottom in 1998, Marlin and Judy Mowry were at a crossroads. They loved raising hogs on their farm near Lowden, Iowa, but the economics wouldn’t...
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Smithfield names third plant to go ractopamine-free
Smithfield Foods Inc. named the Milan, Missouri, plant in its Farmland subsidiary as the third hog plant the company will convert to slaughtering only hogs that have been fed ractopamine-free...
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Hillshire Brands looking for acquisitions, brand extensions
Sitting on $400 million in cash and its spinoff from Sara Lee behind it, Hillshire Brands is looking to grow its business by acquiring complementary brands and extending its own...
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Missouri Pork Producer Talks Antibiotics on CNN
Chris Chinn, a Missouri pork producer who serves as a Face of Farming & Ranching for the U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance, explains “Why My Hogs are on a Healthcare...
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JBS buys pork plant, swine from Brazilian competitor for US $100 million
JBS SA has agreed to purchase a pork slaughterhouse and nearly half a million swine in Rio Grande do Sul state, through its Brazilian poultry subsidiary JBS Aves, from local...
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Osborne Industries To Celebrate 40th Anniversary
Osborne Industries, Inc., Osborne, Kansas, will celebrate its 40th anniversary at company headquarters on May 15, 2013. The employee-owned company is a diversified manufacturer and distributor of production equipment and...
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Expanding Agriculture Education
By Rebecca Barton Hog Farmer and Swineweb.com Contributor April was a good month for agriculture. We received some much needed rain, and started on a little bit of planting. Calving...
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Examine the Shifting Regulatory Landscape During Alltech’s Symposium 2013
Effective labelling can be a company’s best defense against litigation, while also acting as the bridge between a product and its consumers. Striking the balance between these two objectives requires...
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Pig Stress Syndrome Linked to Gene Defect
ARS researchers have found that a newly identified pig stress syndrome is caused by a genetic mutation. A defect in a gene called dystrophin is the cause of a newly...
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