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A Labor of Love Ralco Marlin and Judy Mowry Enjoy Their Work – Raising Hogs for Niman Ranch

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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Oscar Mayer launches first bacon hot dog

Oscar Mayer launches first bacon hot dog

Kraft Foods’ Oscar Mayer brand announced five new hot dog innovations, including the Bacon Dog, which it said is the first of its kind. Available in June, the Bacon Dog...

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Reseach Key to Addressing PRRS

Reseach Key to Addressing PRRS

Farmscape for May 7, 2013 Full Interview 8:36 Listen The National Pork Board suggests, by developing a better understanding of the mechanisms the PRRS virus uses to evade the immune...

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Analyst cites weak pork margins; reduces Smithfield earnings forecast

Analyst cites weak pork margins; reduces Smithfield earnings forecast

BB&T Capital Markets analyst Heather Jones lowered her fiscal fourth quarter 2013 and 2014 annual earnings forecasts for Smithfield Foods, citing weaker than anticipated fresh pork margins and hog pricing...

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The United Strips of Bacon: A Ram Trucks Infographic

The United Strips of Bacon: A Ram Trucks Infographic

Visit RamZone.com When Ram Trucks declared 2013 the Year of the Farmer, the idea was to honor and celebrate everyone involved in agriculture, from wheat and corn farmers to cattle...

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Minnesota Swine News

Hormel earnings dip in relation to poor Jennie-O Results
Hormel earnings dip in relation to poor Jennie-O Results

Shares of Hormel Foods (HRL) moved lower in the stock market after the maker of...

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  • Genesus Welcomes Dr. Nicholas Boddicker Genesus Welcomes Dr. Nicholas Boddicker
  • MPB Partners with the Minnesota Zoo MPB Partners with the Minnesota Zoo
  • 1st Qtr: Merck Sales Decline 9%, Net Income Drops 8% 1st Qtr: Merck Sales Decline 9%, Net Income Drops 8%
  • Pig Stress Syndrome Linked to Gene Defect Pig Stress Syndrome Linked to Gene Defect
  • USDA Launches New Mandatory Animal ID Program USDA Launches New Mandatory Animal ID Program
  • Analyst lifts Hormel EPS estimate for 2013 and 2014 Analyst lifts Hormel EPS estimate for 2013 and 2014

Minnesota Swine Technical Articles

Seven tips to keep sows eating through the summer
Seven tips to keep sows eating through the summer

Promote consistent summer feed consumption for positive impact potential on sow breeding, lactation and long-term...

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  • To Deworm or Not to Deworm? To Deworm or Not to Deworm?
  • Genesus Global Technical Report: Producer margins, FCR, and feed energy costs: a genetic perspective Genesus Global Technical Report: Producer margins, FCR, and feed energy costs: a genetic perspective
  • Development of Diets for Low Birth-Weight Piglets to Improve Post-Weaning Growth Performance and Optimize Net Returns to the Producer Development of Diets for Low Birth-Weight Piglets to Improve Post-Weaning Growth Performance and Optimize Net Returns to the Producer
  • Save Energy in the Farrowing Room With Hovers Save Energy in the Farrowing Room With Hovers
  • Vitamin D3 dose titration at five dosage rates delivered in water to nursery pigs Vitamin D3 dose titration at five dosage rates delivered in water to nursery pigs
  •  Are you sacrificing sow body condition with your ration? Are you sacrificing sow body condition with your ration?

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Pork Lender's Conference, July 17th 2013
Pork Lender’s Conference, July 17th 2013

Pork Lender’s Conference – Pre-Registration Deadline July 9 Date(s): Jul 17, 2013 Event: Pork Lender’s Conference –...

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Minnesota Swine Commentaries

Wanda Schott Patsche Pork Producer Blog from CW Pork, Do Consumers want GMO Food Labeling, May 23rd 2013
Wanda Schott Patsche Pork Producer Blog from CW Pork, Do Consumers want GMO Food Labeling, May 23rd 2013

Are people afraid of what is in their food? According to some very prominent food...

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  • Jeremy Knutson from LeanHog.Net: US Hogs and Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) – What does it mean, May 20th 2013 Jeremy Knutson from LeanHog.Net: US Hogs and Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) – What does it mean, May 20th 2013
  • Mike Brumm Commentary, Im not cut out for the Urban life, May 20th 2013 Mike Brumm Commentary, Im not cut out for the Urban life, May 20th 2013
  • Mike Brumm Commentary, Local Grain Basis, May 14th 2013 Mike Brumm Commentary, Local Grain Basis, May 14th 2013
  • Wanda Schott Patsche Pork Producer Blog from CW Pork, Putting Healthy Meat on your Plate, May 8th 2013 Wanda Schott Patsche Pork Producer Blog from CW Pork, Putting Healthy Meat on your Plate, May 8th 2013
  • Mike Brumm Commentary, The changing face of rural communities, May 6th 2013 Mike Brumm Commentary, The changing face of rural communities, May 6th 2013
  • Gert Mulderij from Vion Ingredients,  Pork Collagen Protein: Back in Business,  May 3rd 2013 Gert Mulderij from Vion Ingredients, Pork Collagen Protein: Back in Business, May 3rd 2013
  • Wanda Schott Patsche Pork Producer Blog from CW Pork, Are Today's Farmers Good Land Stewards, May 2nd 2013 Wanda Schott Patsche Pork Producer Blog from CW Pork, Are Today’s Farmers Good Land Stewards, May 2nd 2013
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    • Wanda Schott Patsche Pork Producer Blog from CW Pork, Do Consumers want GMO Food Labeling, May 23rd 2013
    • Seven tips to keep sows eating through the summer
    • U.S. to propose plan to meet Russia’s ractopamine ban
    • A Labor of Love Ralco Marlin and Judy Mowry Enjoy Their Work – Raising Hogs for Niman Ranch
    • Jeremy Knutson from LeanHog.Net: US Hogs and Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) – What does it mean, May 20th 2013
    • Mike Brumm Commentary, Im not cut out for the Urban life, May 20th 2013
    • Genesus Welcomes Dr. Nicholas Boddicker
    • MPB Partners with the Minnesota Zoo
    • Oscar Mayer launches first bacon hot dog
    • Mike Brumm Commentary, Local Grain Basis, May 14th 2013
    • Feed Less with OptiPak® Efficiency
    • Wanda Schott Patsche Pork Producer Blog from CW Pork, Putting Healthy Meat on your Plate, May 8th 2013
    • Reseach Key to Addressing PRRS
    • 1st Qtr: Merck Sales Decline 9%, Net Income Drops 8%
    • To Deworm or Not to Deworm?
    • Mike Brumm Commentary, The changing face of rural communities, May 6th 2013
    • Gert Mulderij from Vion Ingredients, Pork Collagen Protein: Back in Business, May 3rd 2013
    • Wanda Schott Patsche Pork Producer Blog from CW Pork, Are Today’s Farmers Good Land Stewards, May 2nd 2013
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