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Smithfield set to cash in on demand for ractopamine-free pork

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Smithfield set to cash in on demand for ractopamine-free pork

Smithfield Foods announced the company is well-positioned to meet rising demand for ractopamine-free pork, following recent announcements that China and Russia will require third party certification that pork exports are ractopamine-free. In a news release, the company said its Clinton,... (Continue reading)

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Pork producers encouraged to learn about voluntary regional PRRS elimination efforts at Sept. 12 meeting

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Pork producers encouraged to learn about voluntary  regional PRRS elimination efforts at Sept. 12 meeting

Pork producers encouraged to learn about voluntary regional PRRS elimination efforts at Sept. 12 meeting Pork producers who are interested in voluntary regional efforts to control PPRS virus are invited to a Regional PRRS Elimination meeting on Monday, Sept. 12... (Continue reading)

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Stebbins Farms recognized as 2011 Environmental Stewardship award winner

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Stebbins Farms recognized as 2011 Environmental Stewardship award winner

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)

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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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Robert Aherin, University of Illinois Ag Safety and Health program provides valuable service to Illinois agriculture

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Robert Aherin, University of Illinois Ag Safety and Health program provides valuable service to Illinois agriculture

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)

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Livestock Production Software FBS Systems

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Livestock Production Software FBS Systems

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)

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Evaluation of the Use of Superior Maternal Sires in Terminal Crossbreeding Systems A.P. Schinckel, Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University

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Evaluation of the Use of Superior Maternal Sires in Terminal Crossbreeding Systems  A.P. Schinckel, Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University

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)

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Pork Board Reveals New Marketing Campaign

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Pork Board Reveals New Marketing Campaign

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)

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Research and Tips to Combat High Feed Costs- Pork Checkoff Special Report

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Research and Tips to Combat High Feed Costs- Pork Checkoff Special Report

It’s hardly news that pork producers today are facing near-record feed prices, and the outlook for the rest of 2011 does not look to reverse that trend in a positive way. However, there are always ideas to consider and techniques... (Continue reading)

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Timing of post-insemination movement of sows into loose-sow gestation housing and its subsequent effects on reproductive efficiency

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Timing of post-insemination movement of sows into loose-sow gestation housing and its subsequent effects on reproductive efficiency

Download The Complete Report Chad Bierman, MS and Darwin Kohler, DVM Babcock Genetics Inc. Rochester, Minnesota (800) 343-4940 Abstract The latest trend in moving toward loose-sow gestation housing systems and away from crated systems has created concerns regarding reproductive efficiency... (Continue reading)

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Max Rothschild, U.S. Pig Genome Coordinator-ISU Swine Researcher: First Draft of Pig Genome Sequence an Important Advance for Iowa

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Max Rothschild, U.S. Pig Genome Coordinator-ISU Swine Researcher: First Draft of Pig Genome Sequence an Important Advance for Iowa

The completion of a first draft of the pig genome sequence has extra meaning for Iowa, the nation’s leading producer of pigs, says an Iowa State University professor who was part of the international research team. “With Iowa’s number-one ranking,... (Continue reading)

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Duration of Infection and Proportion of Pigs Persistently Infected with Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus†

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Duration of Infection and Proportion of Pigs Persistently Infected with Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus†

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)

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NPPA going strong for National Pork Month,By Dee Petersen, NPPA Producer Information Director, for Pork Industry Report

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NPPA going strong for National Pork Month,By Dee Petersen, NPPA Producer Information Director, for Pork Industry Report

It continues to be a busy Pork Month at the Association office. On October 19, Jane Reeson, Domestic Marketing Director, was joined by Chef Judy Gillard of Lincoln at the Creighton Cardiac Center in Omaha. More than 35 people in varying... (Continue reading)

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