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Illinois soybean and pork producers partner to develop educational cartoon
Written on 21 Nov, 2011 at 8:19 in Featured Illinois Swine News | Comments
Illinois fourth graders will get a taste of true agriculture with a new animated “Food for Thought” video. The educational cartoon was produced with checkoff dollars from the Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) through the United Soybean Board (USB), and the... (Continue reading)
Plan now to attend the Minnesota Pork Board Annual Meeting on December 6 in Mankato
Written on 15 Nov, 2011 at 8:10 in Minnesota Swine News | Comments
All Minnesota pork producers who pay into the Pork Checkoff are stakeholders in the Minnesota Pork Board (MPB) and are encouraged to attend the MPB Annual Meeting on Dec. 6, beginning at 3:30 p.m. at the Country Inn & Suites,... (Continue reading)
2-Ton Shipment of Pork Arrives at Second Harvest
Written on 2 Nov, 2011 at 6:52 in Featured Ohio Swine News | Comments
October was National Pork Month. To celebrate, two groups have made a hefty donation to food banks across the state. The Ohio Pork Producers Council along with Ohio Hog Farmers have donated 30,000 pounds of pork to The Association of... (Continue reading)
Congress approves free trade agreements
Written on 18 Oct, 2011 at 6:59 in Iowa Swine News | Comments
Calling it one of the “greatest victories ever for the U.S. pork industry,” the National Pork Producers Council lauded yesterday’s congressional approval of the free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea. The U.S. Senate and House last night... (Continue reading)
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)
Agriculture Industry Hit by Drought, High Feed Prices
Written on 20 Sep, 2011 at 6:47 in Indiana Swine News | Comments
The poultry, dairy and livestock industries are experiencing the ill effects of the intense drought in the Southwest and Southeast. However, it’s not just rain that is in high demand. Washington, D.C. – infoZine – Scripps Howard Foundation Wire –... (Continue reading)
John Mabry, Iowa State University: Factors associated with sow stayability in 6 genotypes1
Written on 13 Sep, 2011 at 7:02 in Iowa Swine Commentaries | Comments
John W. Mabry Professor Iowa State University 109 Kildee Hall Ames, IA 50011-3150 Phone: 515-294-6325 Fax: 515-294-5698 Email: jmabry@iastate.edu The purpose of this study was to determine the association of production factors with stayability to parity 4 (STAY4) under controlled... (Continue reading)
Stebbins Farms recognized as 2011 Environmental Stewardship award winner
Written on 24 Aug, 2011 at 7:07 in Featured Ohio Swine News | Comments
COLUMBUS – Stebbins Farms, of Englewood, recently received the 2011 Ohio Pork Producers Council’s Environmental Stewardship Award at the Ohio Livestock Coalition’s ESA presentation at the Ohio State Fair. The annual award recognizes the many accomplishments made by family farmers... (Continue reading)
Pork Board Reveals New Marketing Campaign
Written on 1 Mar, 2011 at 10:46 in Featured Swine News | Comments
Details of a new branding initiative and consumer marketing campaign for pork will be unveiled to pork producers attending the National Pork Industry Forum in Phoenix, Arizona, on Friday. The unveiling will highlight four days of activities for members of... (Continue reading)
Duration of Infection and Proportion of Pigs Persistently Infected with Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus†
Written on 27 Oct, 2010 at 6:50 in Nebraska Swine Technical Articles | Comments
Robert W. Wills,* Alan R. Doster, Judith A. Galeota, Jung-Hyang Sur,‡ and Fernando A. Osorio Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Science, University of Nebraska—Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0907 *Corresponding author. Present address: P.O. Box 6100, Mississippi State, MS 39762. Phone: (662)... (Continue reading)
Pre-weaning mortality of piglets in a bedded group-farrowing system- March 2010
Written on 25 Mar, 2010 at 8:51 in Minnesota Swine Commentaries | Comments
Source:AASV Yuzhi Li, PhD; Lee Johnston, PhD; Adrienne Hilbrands, MSc West Central Research and Outreach Center, University of Minnesota, Morris, Minnesota.Corresponding author: Dr Yuzhi Li, West Central Research and Outreach Center, University of Minnesota, 46352 State Hwy 329, Morris, MN... (Continue reading)
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