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Indiana Pork and Hardee’s® Partner to Sell Unique Breakfast Item
Indiana Pork is partnering with Indiana Hardee’s® locations throughout the Indianapolis and Terre Haute markets to promote their Pork Chop ‘N’ Gravy Biscuit, available for a limited time at all Indiana Hardee’s® Restaurants. Hardee’s® Pork Chop ‘N’ Gravy Biscuit features... (Continue reading)
Smithfield makes its case for remaining intact
Smithfield released an 8-K filing on Monday that essentially lays out the company’s argument for remaining an integrated pork processor, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. CEO C. Larry Pope and CFO Robert W. Manly plan... (Continue reading)
BIOMIN unveils Mycotoxin Risk Management App for iOS and Android
Written on 2 Apr, 2013 at 5:44 in Featured Indiana Swine News, Featured Swine News, Swine News | Comments
BIOMIN unveils Mycotoxin Risk Management App for iOS and Android In time for the upcoming 2012 Global Mycotoxin Survey Report, BIOMIN launches the Mycotoxin Risk Management app, the first application to allow instant access to worldwide data on mycotoxin occurrence... (Continue reading)
New department head for food science appointed at Purdue
Written on 26 Mar, 2013 at 6:45 in Featured Indiana Swine News | Comments
It was announced today that Brian Farkas, professor of food science at North Carolina State University since 1994, has been appointed professor and head of the food science department. Farkas will replace Suzanne Nielsen, who is moving back to the College... (Continue reading)
Nathan Smith from Kansas Smith Farms, Paylean: Lean In or Push Back, March 26th 2013
Will this be obsolete soon? “The Dip creates scarcity; scarcity creates value” Seth Godin In Seth Godin’s book “The Dip”, he encourages business to lean into dips (aka industry problems) as long as it is not a dead end. The... (Continue reading)
Are you sacrificing sow body condition with your ration?
Written on 25 Mar, 2013 at 5:37 in Illinois Swine Technical Articles, Indiana Swine Technical Articles, Minnesota Swine Technical Articles, Ohio Swine Technical Articles, Technical Articles | Comments
An ideal body condition score at farrowing can help sows and their litters meet their full potential. Shoreview, Minn. [March 22, 2013] – A sow’s reproductive success and longevity potential are often measured through her body condition score (BCS). Proper... (Continue reading)
Neogen Launches Rapid Tests For Ractopamine
As international debate continues on the use of the feed additive ractopamine, Neogen Corporation (NASDAQ: NEOG) has launched easy 10 minute tests to detect ractopamine in animal and animal feed samples. Ractopamine is a beta-agonist drug added to feed to... (Continue reading)
New technology could improve confinement livestock efficiency
It’s called electrostatic particle ionization and an Olivia, Minn., company says the technology can help confinement livestock producers be more efficient. Put simply, EPI “scrubs the air” to create healthier air for pigs to breathe, says John Baumgartner, president of... (Continue reading)
Pork packer margins rise as producers continue to bleed
Pork packer margins stayed in the black and improved to $4.21 per head in the week ended March 15, compared to $3.37 the previous week and compared to a loss of $9.77 a month ago and a loss of $9.99... (Continue reading)
Tregg Cronin Livestock Comments from CHS Hedging, March 18th 2013
Written on 18 Mar, 2013 at 5:58 in Commentaries, Indiana Swine Commentaries, Nebraska Swine Commentaries | Comments
Hogs: Hogs fared no better than cattle, dropping over $1.00 in every contract through October. Technical selling, weak pork cutout and huge cash discount to the futures all aided in the selling. The two-day rally on 3/6 & 3/7 is... (Continue reading)
Pork Producers Reaffirm Industry Support for Producer Choice on Sow Housing
At the National Pork Industry Forum last week, pork producers approved a resolution reaffirming the industry’s position that producers should be able to select a sow housing system, including gestation stalls or individual maternity pens, which best promotes employee safety... (Continue reading)
Oral-Pro® Vitamin D3 and E: Optimal Dosing in piglets and nursery pigs
Written on 11 Mar, 2013 at 13:31 in Indiana Swine Technical Articles, Minnesota Swine Technical Articles, Ohio Swine Technical Articles, Technical Articles | Comments
Download The Complete Article Introduction Vitamin D supplementation in pigs has become nutritionally important due to the lack of sunlight in modern pork production. Many supplemen tal vitamin D products have recently emerged on the market. Oral-Pro Vitamin D3 and... (Continue reading)
Purdue’s Ag College Receives $65 Million Gift
The Purdue University College of Agriculture has received an anonymous estate gift valued at $65 million in today’s dollars, the largest donation from individuals in the university’s history. “This gift is a tremendous vote of confidence for all of Purdue... (Continue reading)
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