Renewable Fuel Standard Increases Net Farm Income
US - Analysis by a Texas AgriLife Research economist reveals new renewable fuel standards would lead to more than a $13 billion increase in net farm income, yet cost consumers on average $10 more for food...

NFU CONFERENCE - Farming for the Future
UK - Food production should be on the front pages of all political agendas, not a footnote to them - this was a key message from the president of the National Farmers Union, Peter Kendall, writes ThePigSite...

Wheat DDGS Inclusion Rate Impacts Dressing Per Cent
CANADA - An Alberta-based feed research scientist is advising pork producers to ship market hogs fed diets containing high inclusions of wheat dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) at slightly higher...

Weekly Outlook: South American Production Prospect
US - The month long decline in corn and soybean prices has slowed and signs of a near term low have emerged, writes Darrel Good, agricultural economist at the University of Illinois.

CME: Corn and Soybean Markets Under Pressure
US - All eyes will be on USDA’s monthly Crop Report and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) when they are released at 8:30 EST on Monday, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.

High-Protein Distillers Grains Replace Soy
US - As swine producers continue to find ways to survive in today's economic situation, researchers at the University of Illinois are exploring alternative feedstuffs in growing pig diets to provide producers...

Corn Futures Present Opportunity for Pork Producers
US - With corn futures retreating in recent weeks, pork producers may see an opportunity to lock in production profits. Some industry observers say if the opportunity is there, it is something producers...

Biogas Know-How from Calveslage
GERMANY - Tierzuchtgut Losten in Bad Kleinen in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is one of the most modern pig farms in Germany. In future, this innovative business enterprise will be heating its housing systems...

Glycerol Improves Economics of Anaerobic Digestion
CANADA - Researchers at the University of Manitoba have identified a strategy to help North American pig producers improve the economics of using anaerobic digestion to produce energy as methane.

CME: November Pork Demand Markedly Lower
US - Steve Meyer and Len Steiner write, "In response to comments from readers, we offer two items of additional information on topics discussed earlier this week."

CME: Can Firms Be Made More Competitive?
US - A decision handed down today by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans once again affirmed that the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921 (PSA) is primarily about competition in the markets...

Smithfield Attributes Losses to Poor Hog Market
US - Smithfield Foods has reported a second quarter net loss of $26.4 million Despite lower production costs and a 13 per cent reduction in its sow herd.

Influence of Anaerobic Digestion Efficiency on Manure
CANADA - A researcher with the University of Manitoba says the characteristics of the manure play a key role in determining efficiency and sustainability of biodigestion as a means of producing energy...

CME: Feed Prices and Supplies Cause Concern
US - Feed supplies and prices remain a significant concern for US livestock producers, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.

Weekly Outlook: More to Corn, Soybean Demand?
US - The recent strength in crop prices has been lead by soybeans, writes Darrel Good, agricultural economist at the University of Illinois.

Taiwanese Nutritionists Learn About DDGS
TAIWAN - The US Grains Council (USGC) has held a series of worskshops for nutritionists in formulating feeds with distillers dreid grains with solubles (DDGS).

NFU Responds to Interview on 'Saving the Planet'
UK - The NFU has issued a statement in response to yesterday's front page story in The Times, where Lord Stern of Brentford said, "Meat is a wasteful use of water and creates a lot of greenhouse...

Groups Urge Congress to Aid Ailing Pork Industry
US - “There are many challenges facing the economic viability of the pork sector including higher input costs for feed and energy, an over-abundance of supply in the domestic market, weakening demand and...

CME: Ethanol Uses as Much Corn as Livestock
US - According to Steve Meyer and Len Steiner, the US corn harvest continues to track well below year ago and five year average levels, raising concerns not just about current harvest output potential...

Pork Commentary: Russian Road Trip - Week 2
RUSSIA - This week's pork commentary by Jim Long again focuses on the Russian hog market.

Chinese Swine Team Increases Interest in US DDGS
US - A team of nine large-scale hog producers traveled to the United States from China this week to gain practical experience and expand their knowledge in order to improve production efficiency and reduce...

CGF and DDGS Bode Well as Animal Feed Ingredient
GLOBAL - Adding co-products of US ethanol production like corn gluten feed (CGF) and distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) to feed rations are feasible solutions to optimizing livestock, poultry...

EPA Told Changes to RFS Could Affect Ag Prices
US - Comments submitted on Friday (25 September) to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by the American Meat Institute (AMI), National Turkey Federation, National Chicken Council and FarmEcon LLC...

Taiwan Set on Purchasing US Corn and DDGS
TAIWAN - The Taiwanese Agricultural Goodwill Mission signed a letter of intent Thursday, 24 September, with the US Grains Council, committing to purchase 7.7 to 10.5 million metric tons, or 303 to 413...

Pig Farm Receives Grant to Reduce GHG Emissions
SCOTLAND, UK - A Scottish pig farm has received a grant to turn manure into electricity as part of a new government scheme to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from farming.