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Farm Credit Services of Mid-America Helps Ohio Farmers Fight Hunger

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Farm Credit Services of Mid-America Helps Ohio Farmers Fight Hunger

October is National Pork Month and Ohio pork farmers will be observing it by gearing up to share a portion of what they produce with their foodbanks around the state. Farm Credit Services of Mid-America will be supporting their generosity... (Continue reading)

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Hog rustlers have Minnesota farmers in state of paranoia

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Hog rustlers have Minnesota farmers in state of paranoia

Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune In southern Minnesota’s hog country, homes are seldom locked. But the barns are being bolted tight, guarded by surveillance cameras, motion detectors and alarms. Until the thieves who stole nearly 750 pigs from two farms are... (Continue reading)

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Bice family named national pork industry environmental stewards

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Bice family named national pork industry environmental stewards

An Iowa pork production operation in Boone County has been selected to receive a 2011 Pork Industry Environmental Steward Award. Golden Circle Pork near Woodward is one of four pork operations in the U.S. to be selected for the award,... (Continue reading)

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A farm guide to the social web

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A farm guide to the social web

  Dial Dairy The Dairy Mom Follow Farming Buckeye Farm News A farm guide to the Farmers, agribusinesses, agriculture leaders and farm organizations have built an expansive and valuable Internet presence. With so much information about farming online, many farmers... (Continue reading)

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Oink Outings give Minnesota pig farmers an opportunity for consumer conversations

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Oink Outings give Minnesota pig farmers  an opportunity for consumer conversations

  Oink Outings give Minnesota pig farmers an opportunity for consumer conversations Why do pigs roll in the mud? How many pigs are on your farm? What do pigs eat? Do pigs come from eggs?Minnesota pork producers are being asked... (Continue reading)

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Minnesota pork producing families look forward to seeing you at the Minnesota State Fair

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Minnesota pork producing families look forward to  seeing you at the Minnesota State Fair

Minnesota pork producing families look forward to seeing you at the Minnesota State Fair Pork recipe booklets, handy kitchen utensils, pig coloring books and a sow and piglets can be found at the Minnesota Pork Board’s exhibits during the Minnesota... (Continue reading)

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Push for rules rises as megafarms decline Green groups worry about water supply

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Push for rules rises as megafarms decline Green groups worry about water supply

Source: The Journal Gazette Indiana’s megafarm industry fared better this year than last, but the number of large farming operations continues to fall, according to state environmental officials. The break in the boom has given environmentalists an opportunity to push... (Continue reading)

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FFA swine proficiency finalists take part in pork tour

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FFA swine proficiency finalists  take part in pork tour

T FFA TOUR GROUP Regional FFA Swine Proficiency finalists taking part in the MPB hosted Swine Industry Study tour were (left to right) Jay Staloch of Wells, United South Central FFA Chapter; Erin Wicker of Kimball, Kimball FFA Chapter; Dan... (Continue reading)

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Some Background on Indiana’s Pork Industry

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Some Background on Indiana’s Pork Industry

The U.S. hog industry has been going through a transition from a small producer based industry to a highly industrialized industry dominated by large scale production units utilizing standardized production technology and linked to the packer segment through contracts. In... (Continue reading)

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Farm Records- Compounding Report- January 28 2010

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Farm Records- Compounding Report- January 28 2010

Allan P Schinckel, Professor of Animal Sciences, Purdue University If farm records are sorted into categories or relationships estimated from field records, the conclusions drawn for such analyses may be misleading. Farm records may have some underlying confounding the effects... (Continue reading)

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