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Agriculture and climate: Connecting the science
Written on 20 Feb, 2013 at 13:06 in Illinois Pork Producers, Indiana Pork Producers, Iowa Pork Producers, Minnesota Pork Producers, Nebraska Pork Producers, Ohio Pork Producers, Regional Pages US/CAN, Swine News, Technical Articles, Western Canada | Comments
Rachel Hauser • February 19, 2013 | With U.S. agriculture taking a massive hit from the widespread drought of 2012, farmers and other stakeholders are hungry for guidance on how crops may fare as the nation’s climate evolves over the... (Continue reading)
Federal Government Required By Law to Provide Meat and Poultry Inspection, AMI Tells President Obama
Written on 19 Feb, 2013 at 12:37 in Swine News | Comments
(American Meat Institute) The U.S. government has a statutory obligation to provide meat and poultry inspection services, AMI President J. Patrick Boyle told President Barack Obama in a letter sent to The White House today as discussions about the potential... (Continue reading)
Jim Long Pork Commentary, U.S. Drought Continues, July 30th 2012
Written on 30 Jul, 2012 at 16:26 in Canada East Swine Commentaries, Canada West Swine Commentaries, Iowa Swine Commentaries, Jim Long Commentary, Ohio Swine Commentaries | Comments
By Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics U.S. Drought Continues This past week the grain price surge we have seen the last few weeks came to a halt. For the week last Friday September corn closed 26 cents... (Continue reading)
Steve Meyer, Paragon Economics: Offers Tips for Maximizing Pork Profits, June 13th 2012
Written on 13 Jun, 2012 at 6:41 in Commentaries | Comments
Despite a mixed bag of economic factors, pork producers will have opportunities to lock in profits in the months ahead, says Steve Meyer, president of Paragon Economics. It will pay to keep an eye on a number of issues that... (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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Indiana’s Hog Inventory Up 1 Percent In Line With National Trend
Written on 28 Jun, 2011 at 7:03 in Indiana Swine News | Comments
Indiana producers had a total inventory of 3.7 million hogs and pigs on June 1, 2011, up one percent from a year ago. Market hogs, at 3.4 million head, were 1 percent above last year. Breeding inventory, at 300,000 head,... (Continue reading)
University of Nebraska Extension Publications
Written on 27 Apr, 2011 at 6:55 in Nebraska Swine Technical Articles | Comments
UNL Extension: UNL Swine Publications Index Pork Production in Nebraska: The Ability to Make a Living, EC840 Current Issues Affecting Youth Swine Shows, G1520 Hedging and Basis Considerations For Swine Livestock Risk Protection Insurance, EC833 Interpretation of the USDA Quarterly... (Continue reading)
Max Rothschild, U.S. Pig Genome Coordinator-ISU Swine Researcher: First Draft of Pig Genome Sequence an Important Advance for Iowa
Written on 2 Feb, 2011 at 7:59 in Iowa Swine Commentaries | Comments
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)
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)
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