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Jim Long Pork Commentary, Market Freefall, April 6th 2020
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
Lean Hog futures continued to be the pox on our house, creating fear and financial calamity in the...
Replacing dietary antibiotics with L-glutamine and synbiotics following weaning and transport in pigs
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Immediately following weaning, pigs must adapt to multiple stressors such as transportation, handling, litter mixing, crowding, and delayed...
New Economic Study: African Swine Fever Outbreak in the US Could Cost $50 Billion
Economists study two scenarios indicating the economic impact of ASF in the U.S.
A new study(1) conducted by agricultural economists at Iowa State University...
Congratulations to Lance Lawrence for celebrating 25 years with Iowa Select Farms!
Congratulations to Lance Lawrence for celebrating 25 years with Iowa Select Farms!
We’re pretty sure Lance was a summer intern before interning was cool. Back...
Jim Long Pork Commentary, U.S. Sow Herd Liquidation, March 30th 2020
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
U.S. Sow Herd Liquidation
The U.S. Sow herd certainly showed significant liquidation in the March 1st Hogs and Pigs...
Patel N016 Named the Most Improved Multiplication Farm
Congratulations to Lasea Weeda-Grace, James Ross and Levi Martin at Patel N016 for being named the Most Improved Multiplication Farm.
Located near Mount Ayr, the...
Iowa Farm Bureau And Pork Producers Donate $2 Million To ISU Diagnostic Vet Lab
The Iowa Farm Bureau and Iowa Pork Producers Association have teamed up to donate $2 million to the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at Iowa State...
Coronavirus Increases Challenge of a Demand Bounce, and Phase One Purchase Targets
Bloomberg writers Lydia Mulvany and Michael Hirtzer reported last week that, “In times of economic woe, one of the first luxuries to go is...
Maintaining Your Freedom to Farm, By Bill Even CEO, National Pork Board
Traveling to state pork association meetings this winter, from Iowa to Indiana to South Dakota and beyond, I have heard a lot of talk...
Swine Spectacular Tests Youths on Industry Knowledge, Skills
Young swine enthusiasts tested their pig knowledge and skills during the annual Swine Spectacular at the Hansen Agriculture Student Learning Center in Ames.
The educational...
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Congratulations
Curt Youngs with ISU's animal science department is the new Ensminger Endowed Chair of International Agriculture. He's just the third to...
Four Keys for Effective Clean/Dirty Lines for On-Farm Biosecurity, By Todd Thurman, SwineTex Consulting...
The concept of a clean/dirty line is one of the most basic, fundamental concepts in on-farm biosecurity and perhaps the most important. It’s also...
Coronavirus outbreak could spur China to fulfill promise to purchase US agricultural products
The coronavirus outbreak could have the unexpected effect of helping the United States ensure that China sticks by its promise to purchase $40 billion...
Do’s and don’ts of cephalosporin use in swine, An interview with John W. Hallberg,...
Source: PigHealthToday.com
An interview with
John W. Hallberg, DVM, PhD
Director, US Regulatory Affairs
Zoetis
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Q: Cephalosporins have been key to successful management of respiratory disease in...
IPIC Sets Next PQA Plus 4.0 Advisor Certification Session for March 20
Iowa Pork Industry Center at Iowa State University continues to work with industry professionals in offering Pork Quality Assurance Plus 4.0 advisor certification opportunities,...