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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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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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Alberta Pork Pricing & Marketing Report (8/18/2011) Prepared by Steve Dziver of Phoenix AgriTec Inc. August 8-12, 2011 Weekly Commentary

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Alberta Pork Pricing & Marketing Report (8/18/2011) Prepared by Steve Dziver of Phoenix AgriTec Inc. August 8-12, 2011 Weekly Commentary

Prepared by Steve Dziver of Phoenix AgriTec Inc. August 8-12, 2011 Weekly Commentary Both US and Canadian per hog cash prices posted gains during the week of Aug 8-12, 2011 compared to the previous 5 day average.  Biggest gainer of... (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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Owen Roberts Commentary-Farmers look to avoid funding cuts, August 12th 2011

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Owen Roberts Commentary-Farmers look to avoid funding cuts, August 12th 2011

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)

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Alberta Pork Pricing & Marketing Report Prepared by Steve Dziver of Phoenix Agri-tech Inc.

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Alberta Pork Pricing & Marketing Report  Prepared by Steve Dziver of Phoenix Agri-tech Inc.

July 25-29, 2011 Weekly Commentary In general the weekly average cash hog price gained $6-8 per hog during July 25-29 compared to the previous week.  US per hog prices once again surpassed the $200 mark while some Canadian markets nearly... (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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Top Chinese talent joins JSR

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 Top Chinese talent joins JSR

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)

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AMI comments on new FSIS test and hold procedures

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AMI comments on new FSIS test and hold procedures

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)

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ACRE viable option if direct payments chopped

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ACRE viable option if direct payments chopped

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)

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Lawmakers, Livestock and Poultry Producers Express Frustrations About GIPSA Rule in Hearing About Its Potential Impact on Small Businesses; Chairman Calls For Revised RFA

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Lawmakers, Livestock and Poultry Producers Express Frustrations About GIPSA Rule in Hearing About Its Potential Impact on Small Businesses; Chairman Calls For Revised RFA

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)

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