I was THAT person growing up. The one with no understanding of agriculture or farming. My meat came from the grocery store and if social media was how it is now, I would’ve believed all the misinformation that is...
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
The U.S. hog market continued a roller coaster year with a dramatic decline in lean hog futures last week. It’s been a chaotic year with dramatic ups and downs. It’s stressful. It’s baffling...
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Tuesday, March 29, 2022
GRAINS:
Melt down. Wheat is down over 80 cents. Corn was down only a few cents in the early action this morning but is currently down 25 cents. Soybeans, after losing 46 cents yesterday, are down another...
We all know that nutrition is a key component to successful pig performance. So, what takes nutrition from good to better to best? A combination of formulation, ingredient procurement, and nutrition partnerships will set your farm up for a...
Reprinted from: PigHealthToday.com
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyo) continues to plague US swine herds. The pathogen is especially troublesome in cases of co-infection with other diseases on a farm. The first step to controlling and eliminating M. hyo is to classify...
Weekly Cattle Slaughter Could Be Huge This Week
By Dennis Smith
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Tuesday, November 16, 2021
GRAINS:
Besides the inflation situation I’m not hearing much fresh news for the grains today. Prices are mixed in the morning trade. I’m picking up from sources that cash grain is starting to really move...
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
China's financial losses are high. We took the last quarterly reports of four publicly traded swine companies and then divided the amount to what they report as their sow numbers. The four companies...
The control of manure odors is an issue of such complexity that it requires a combination of control strategies.
As such, humic manure additives represent one practice that can be useful in a comprehensive strategy for odor avoidance and control.
A...
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
Who would have thought on a week in November U.S. pork cut-outs would hit 90.12₵ lb. in the midst of record slaughter (last week 2,749,000).
Pork isn’t 90₵ because buyers want to pay more....
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
U.S. Pork Export Sales soared last week with 351,000 metric tons purchased. Of that number 152,600 tonnes were by China combined with the week before’s 142,200.
China purchased 294,800 metric tonnes the last two...