Source: Reuters The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday said it will extend for up to 90 days a trial program that allows six U.S. pork plants to operate faster processing-line speeds while collecting data on how the speeds affect...

Farmscape for November 30, 2023 Full Interview 21:04 Listen A sow lactation biologist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada reports that by balancing feed intake pork producers can preserve the health and longevity of the gilt while maintaining her ability...

In a triumph for Clinton FFA Chapter, their President, Davis Howell, clinched the title of Proficiency Winner in Swine Production - Entrepreneurship at the prestigious 96th Annual National FFA Convention and Expo. This recognition is a testament to Howell's...

Report Highlights: On September 26 and September 28, 2023, Taiwan notified the WTO that it was invoking volume-based special safeguards on imports of other chicken cuts and pork belly, respectively. Between January 1 and September 5, 2023, Taiwan imported 9,211.2...

Sal CURB® is an antimicrobial solution that maintains the Salmonella-negative status of complete feeds and feed ingredients for up to 21 days. Kemin has spent more than 25 years testing Sal CURB in various models against existing and emerging...

Proper biosecurity measures and an eye on feed can protect animals from existing and emerging disease challenges Although there are always a variety of pathogens that threaten the health of swine in the U.S., recent years have been particularly challenging. On...

; APC invites you to listen as Dr. Sung Woo Kim (NC State), Leonardo Hackenhaar (Cargill), Dr. Yanbin Shen (APC) and host Dr. Trey Kellner discuss Processed Animal Proteins (PAP) in Swine Feeds: Past, Present and Future. Processed Animal Proteins (PAPs)...

USDA thinks that pork production in 2024 will be up 1.9% from 2023 despite talk/expectation for a smaller breeding herd. For now it appears USDA thinks productivity gains will more than offset the decline in the breeding herd. Steiner and...

Wednesday November 29, 2023  GRAINS:  Open interest in corn futures dropped a massive 51.5 k yesterday ahead of first notice day tomorrow. These buyers will eventually come back into the market. The situation in Brazil has stabilized but soy futures have tested support and...

Fernando Ortiz – Ibero-America Business Development Genesus Mexico last four years pork market Taking a more in-depth look at the profit margins for producers over the last 4 years, that is, the pre-pandemic, pandemic, and post-pandemic period, what we currently see...

The American Association of Swine Veterinarians Foundation is now accepting applications for the prestigious Hogg Scholarship, established to honor the memory of longtime AASV member and swine industry leader Dr Alex Hogg. The intent of the $10,000 scholarship is to...

Farmscape for November 28, 2023 Full Interview 9:21 Listen The General Manager of Manitoba Pork is encouraging farmers to ask the right questions of government. An article circulated through Manitoba community newspapers and posted to Manitoba Pork's web site looks...

Tuesday November 28, 2023  GRAINS:  As corn pushed into fresh contract lows on what was thought to be fund selling, open interest was down over 31,000 contracts. So, it was not so much new fund selling but longs giving up and getting out ahead...

Written collaboratively by Ryan Samuel; Juan Castillo Zuniga, SDSU; Kevin Herrick, POET, LLC; and Melissa Jolly-Breithaupt, POET, LLC. Corn-fermented protein (abbreviated as CFP) derived from dry-mill bioethanol production has demonstrated potential as a high-quality protein ingredient in weaned pig diets....