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Robert Aherin, University of Illinois Ag Safety and Health program provides valuable service to Illinois agriculture
Written on 15 Aug, 2011 at 7:32 in Illinois Swine Commentaries | Comments
Source: Robert Aherin, (217) 333-9417, raherin@illinois.edu Agricultural safety and health are complex issues, says Robert Aherin, professor and Agricultural Safety and Health Program Leader in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering (ABE) at the University of Illinois. “We develop... (Continue reading)
Livestock Production Software FBS Systems
Written on 15 Aug, 2011 at 7:28 in Illinois Swine Technical Articles | Comments
Raising, feeding and marketing livestock is risky and time-consuming. That’s why FBS’s revolutionary tightly-integrated design significantly saves time and provides more comprehensive management control than traditional “piecemeal” approach. While you’d be cutting keyboard time by weeks in a single year,... (Continue reading)
Owen Roberts Commentary-Farmers look to avoid funding cuts, August 12th 2011
Written on 15 Aug, 2011 at 7:02 in Canada East Swine Commentaries | Comments
With United States administrators having co-operated at the 11th hour to raise the debt ceiling, the jockeying has started to decide who and what will be spared from the reported trillions of dollars that will be cut to curb government... (Continue reading)
USDA Agricultural Prices Index
Written on 10 Aug, 2011 at 7:06 in Ohio Swine Technical Articles | Comments
Download The Complete Report The preliminary All Farm Products Index of prices received by farmers in July indicate the crop index down 1 point, while the livestock index increased 2 points.... (Continue reading)
Evaluation of the Use of Superior Maternal Sires in Terminal Crossbreeding Systems A.P. Schinckel, Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University
Written on 9 Aug, 2011 at 6:48 in Indiana Swine Technical Articles | Comments
The pork industry is becoming more intensively managed and competitive. Terminal crossbreeding systems, both specific crosses and rotaterminals, offer substantial benefits in terms of performance levels and profit per litter. Commercial producers operating terminal crossbreeding systems also can intensify their... (Continue reading)
Indiana Crop Conditions Continue to Decline
Written on 2 Aug, 2011 at 6:27 in Indiana Swine News | Comments
High temperatures and humidity prevailed again last week placing further stress on crops and livestock, according to the Indiana Field Office of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Isolated thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall in some areas but most of the state... (Continue reading)
Owen Roberts Commentary, Technology and transparency next step for livestock farmers, says animal welfare pioneer
Written on 25 Jul, 2011 at 7:15 in Canada East Swine Commentaries | Comments
Farmers don’t plant by hand, plough with horses, or fetch pails of water from a well anymore. Instead, much of their work is done with technology, making farming more efficient and modern. In that light, one of the world’s leading... (Continue reading)
Top Chinese talent joins JSR
Written on 14 Jul, 2011 at 13:31 in Featured Swine News | Comments
One of China’s brightest young graduates has joined a leading UK pig genetics company and will play a key role in their plans for sales growth in China and Asia. Yolanda Hou, who started work at JSR Genetics earlier... (Continue reading)
AMI comments on new FSIS test and hold procedures
Written on 14 Jul, 2011 at 6:28 in Featured Swine News | Comments
The American Meat Institute filed comments on USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service notice submitted in response to Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) notice issued in April on requiring beef, pork and poultry processors to hold finished products from... (Continue reading)
ACRE viable option if direct payments chopped
Written on 11 Jul, 2011 at 7:06 in Featured Swine News | Comments
Eliminating direct payments likely would have a more major impact on federal budget outlays, farm income, and land values than specific commodity markets and food prices, a new University of Missouri Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) report concludes.... (Continue reading)
Lawmakers, Livestock and Poultry Producers Express Frustrations About GIPSA Rule in Hearing About Its Potential Impact on Small Businesses; Chairman Calls For Revised RFA
Written on 11 Jul, 2011 at 6:30 in Featured Swine News | Comments
Lawmakers and livestock and poultry producers continued to express their frustration and concern over the livestock marketing rule proposed by USDA’s Grain Inspection Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) in a hearing held yesterday by the House Small Business Committee Subcommittee... (Continue reading)
Janssen completes sale of animal drugs to Elanco
Written on 7 Jul, 2011 at 14:35 in Featured Swine News | Comments
Janssen Pharmaceutica said Thursday it has completed the sale of its animal health business to Eli Lilly & Co. Inc. The agreement was previously announced in March. Details of the transaction, which covers operations in 11 countries, were not disclosed.... (Continue reading)
USDA Awards Grants to Help Agriculture Producers Adapt to Global Climate Change Effects
Written on 5 Jul, 2011 at 7:10 in Indiana Swine News | Comments
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has awarded 13 grants to research possibilities for agriculture and forestry producers to adapt to climate change and to best take advantage of variable climate patterns. These... (Continue reading)
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