The Illinois pork industry is making significant strides as top producers, industry representatives, and stakeholders gather this week for a pivotal meeting. The event, hosted by the Illinois Pork Producers Association, is set to explore the latest challenges and...
n 2018, California activists passed Proposition 12, which made it illegal to sell pork in that state from hogs born to sows raised in pens that don’t meet California’s arbitrary standards. This law could cost us and my fellow...
This inaugural report sets a benchmark on some of the most important areas of the business and will be used as a waypoint on the journey to help measure, report and verify progress in the future.
The alignment utilizing the...
Large-scale family farms were more likely to have stronger financial performance than other farms, according to USDA, Economic Research Service (ERS) researchers using data from the 2011-20 Agricultural Resource Management surveys (ARMS).
ERS researchers categorized farms as low risk if...
Andrea Mallea, a master student from the Stein Monogastric Nutrition lab, discusses the nutritional value of a new source of cheese co-product fed to weanling pigs. Adapted from a presentation at the 2022 ASAS Midwestern Section meeting, March 14-16.
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Reuters News reported today that, “World food prices fell for a third consecutive month in June, but remained close to record high levels set in March, the United Nations’ food agency said on Friday.
“The Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO)...
Dr. Su A Lee, a postdoctoral research associate in the Stein Monogastric Nutrition Lab, explain the Interactive effects of extrusion and particle size reduction of corn on metabolizable energy by weanling pigs. Adapted from an oral presentation at the...
The College of Veterinary Medicine was among 11 campus units selected to receive funding through the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s Investment for Growth (IFG) program for FY24.
The college’s proposal, entitled Virtual Care Hub in the College of Veterinary Medicine,...
Source; Illinois Farmer Today
Jonathon Mosley is the director of the Animal Sciences Farms and Research Centers at the University of Illinois, where he was also a student. After graduating with his Bachelor of Science degree at the Urbana-Campaign campus,...
Dr. Su A Lee, our Research Scientist in the Stein Monogastric Nutrition Lab, explain the "Feed preference of weanling pigs fed diets containing extruded corn ground to different particle sizes". Adapted from an oral presentation at the 2024 ASAS...