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NPPC announces MusicFest entertainment for World Pork Expo
Written on 23 Apr, 2012 at 17:35 in Uncategorized | Comments
GRAMMY winner and America’s No. 1 Tribute Band will headline live performances on June 7 GRAMMY Awards winner David Ball, one of the first artists to take an indie single to the Country Top 5, will perform live at MusicFest... (Continue reading)
New Swine ID Tags Now Available
Written on 23 Apr, 2012 at 17:28 in Uncategorized | Comments
Metal swine identification tags, long a bane of the industry, may soon be a thing of the past. Iowa State University Extension and Outreach swine veterinarian James McKean said the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has developed... (Continue reading)
HerdStar® to release a sneak peek to their all new version of Grow/Finish Software at World Pork Expo 2012
Written on 23 Apr, 2012 at 10:30 in Uncategorized | Comments
GFPRO grow/finish software has been recognized as a leader for its ability to track feed budget compliance, production performance and report inventory levels to bankers. Based on its original version, with over 15 years and millions of hogs successfully managed,... (Continue reading)
New Future Farms in Ontario re-launches modern pork production facilities
Written on 23 Apr, 2012 at 8:38 in Uncategorized | Comments
Our founding origins date back to 1984 — in those days a 100-sow farm was considered a large-scale operation. Throughout the 80′s and 90′s we expanded dramatically in scale of production size to meet consumer demand. We grew in expertise... (Continue reading)
Pigs make the return to the Ontario Pork Congress
Written on 23 Apr, 2012 at 6:38 in Canada East Swine News | Comments
Pig will be going all the way to the Ontario Pork Congress (OPC) in Stratford for the first time in years. Organizers of the 39th annual swine industry gathering will be bringing live animals back to the main event this... (Continue reading)
Pig Trace Seeks Early Adopters
Written on 23 Apr, 2012 at 6:36 in Featured Canada East Swine News | Comments
PigTrace Canada is thrilled to report that work continues on the system being designed for the reporting of information and movement data. Recording of this information will be required under upcoming federal swine traceability regulations. PigTrace Canada has had the... (Continue reading)
U.S. Pork Exports Maintain Momentum in 2012
Written on 23 Apr, 2012 at 6:32 in Uncategorized | Comments
U.S. Pork exports have remained well ahead of last year’s record pace through February of 2012, and more opportunities for growth keep coming. “These trends definitely play a role in producers’ profitability,” said Tim Bierman, a wean-to-finish pork producer from... (Continue reading)
Commercial Red Meat Production Down 4 Percent From Last Year
Written on 23 Apr, 2012 at 6:28 in Uncategorized | Comments
Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.17 billion pounds in March, down 4 percent from the 4.35 billion pounds produced in March 2011. Beef production, at 2.16 billion pounds, was 5 percent below the previous year. Cattle... (Continue reading)
China bulks pork reserve to boost prices
Written on 23 Apr, 2012 at 6:24 in Uncategorized | Comments
China is buying up frozen pork to bolster prices to offset producers’ profit margins amid falling live-hog prices, according to a report by Reuters. Analysts expressed concern that the move could hamper U.S. pork exports to China. “If they’re buying... (Continue reading)
Water: Optimizing Performance While Reducing Waste
Written on 23 Apr, 2012 at 6:21 in Technical Articles | Comments
Glen Almond Department of Farm Animal Health & Resource Management North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 27606 Introduction Due to the relative abundance of water and its “low price”, there previously was little demand for research on the role of... (Continue reading)
Consortium of Western Regional Colleges of Veterinary Medicine Names Teaching Academy Steering Committee
Written on 23 Apr, 2012 at 6:02 in Uncategorized | Comments
Second Meeting of the Consortium Makes Significant Progress on Initiative Aimed at Addressing Faculty Development Four months after its inaugural meeting sponsored by Pfizer Animal Health, the Consortium of Western Regional Colleges of Veterinary Medicine announced today that it... (Continue reading)
Nedap Velos Electronic Sow Feeding
Written on 23 Apr, 2012 at 5:58 in Sponsored Pages | Comments
Check Our Nedap at important upcoming Swine Events: ALL THE BENEFITS OF LARGE OPEN PENS Nedap’s unique pen layout and optimal pig flow provides a very peaceful and stress free setting for your sows in group housing. The feed station... (Continue reading)
Christensen family receives ‘good farm neighbor’ award
Written on 20 Apr, 2012 at 5:58 in Uncategorized | Comments
The Christensen family from rural Ogden is the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award winner for April. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey made the announcement earlier this month that four generations of brothers and cousins from the Christensen family... (Continue reading)
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