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...
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...
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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...
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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...
Company has donated more than $7 million in cash and in-kind food donations in NC this year.
Smithfield Foods has donated $1 million to launch the Southeastern Education and Economic Development (SEED) apprenticeship program in North Carolina. A partnership between...
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) is pleased to announce the 2024 Neil Dierks Scholarship, which is sponsored by the National Pork Industry Foundation and is managed and administered by NPPC. Applications are due December 31.
This $5,000 scholarship is...
The Iowa Pork Producers Association paid tribute to seven players in the state high school football championships for their valuable, but often unheralded, contributions. The Hog of the Game Award goes to the outstanding offensive lineman in each of...
An exploding population of hard-to-eradicate “super pigs” in Canada is threatening to spill south of the border, and northern states like Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana are taking steps to stop the invasion.
In Canada, the wild pigs roaming Alberta,...
In a recent development, the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has expanded its livestock reporting to specifically include hogs raised in accordance with animal confinement legislation (ACL), notably California's Proposition 12. The update involves the inclusion of a new...
Export revenue grows 13.1% in the year
Brazilian pork exports (considering all products, including fresh and processed) are already expected to increase by 9.6% in 2023, according to surveys by the Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA). In total, 1.013 million...
