A possible shortage of local pork supply looms in June amid the spread of African swine fever (ASF) in the country, the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) warned yesterday.
During the Price and Volume Watch for Livestock and Poultry Meeting...
Chevez will bring extensive experience in swine and poultry health to the role.
Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA Inc. announced today the appointment of Jean Claude Chevez, DVM as the new Executive Director of the U.S. Swine and Poultry Businesses.
“Health...
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Swift Prepared Foods, a national, JBS-owned meat processing company, is set to open April 6 on Paris Road in Columbia. Swift's other Missouri location has been operating in Moberly since May 2021.
The Columbia plant is expected...
Wholestone Farms regrets to inform you that as of March 13th, The Butcher Shop, located in Sioux Falls, SD, will be closed until further notice.
The South Dakota Pork Plant is also on hold.
Sioux Falls City Councilor Curt Soehl told...
Swine waterer cups are a system used to dispense water on commercial pig operations. They provide a controlled and efficient way to deliver water to pigs, ensuring that they always have access to fresh, clean water.
The Different Types of...
A North Carolina administrative law judge has rejected a challenge to a general permit issued by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) authorizing the construction and operation of methane digesters for animal waste management.
The judge held that...
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U.S. pork exports to the Dominican Republic reached new heights last year and haven’t missed a beat in 2023. January exports climbed 28% year-over-year to more than 8,000 metric tons, while export value jumped 67% to nearly $24 million....
“China’s Latest Battle With African Swine Fever to Push Up Prices,” by Hallie Gu. Bloomberg News (March 17, 2023).
Source: Keith Good University of Illinois
Earlier this week, Reuters writer Dominique Patton reported that, “A surge in African swine fever infections...
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A Fremont pork processing plant will be able to add a second shift and double its capacity to 5.6 million pigs a year once the company completes a plant renovation and expansion under way, a company official said...