WWFE REPORT: Attention to Detail in Animal Welfare
US - Maintaining good animal welfare regimes on the farm and in the slaughterhouse requires constant vigilance, writes ThePigSite senior editor, Chris Harris at the Worldwide Food Expo in Chicago.

Outlook ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ for US Agriculture
US - Speakers at Farm Bureau’s second annual commodity outlook conference, 15-16 October, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, painted a “cautiously optimistic” outlook for US agriculture, with crop and dairy producers...

Southeast Asian Meat Buyers Meet with US Suppliers
US - Southeast Asia’s ASEAN region has emerged as a major destination for US pork and beef exports and captured the interest of a growing number of US suppliers.

Texas Meeting Returns to Review Industry Change
TEXAS, US - Industry changes are the focus of the Animal Manure Management Conference, which started at Round Rock yesterday. Keynote speakers are addressing environmental, regulatory and public relations...

K-State Swine Day to Focus on Staying Competitive
US - Kansas State University's Swine Day on 19 November will focus on how producers can stay competitive in a rapidly changing swine industry.

Pork Checkoff's Industry Environmental Stewards
US - The Pork Checkoff, along with its cosponsor, National Hog Farmer magazine, has selected four pork production operations to receive the industry's highest environmental honor, which is the...

2009 Leman Science Award Recipient Announced
US - Laura Batista, DVM, of Quebec, Canada, was honored today with the Allen D. Leman Science in Practice Award from the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine and Pfizer Animal Health...

Producer Leaders, NPB Set to Tackle Tough Budget
US - The National Pork Board will meet in Des Moines on the afternoon of 9 September, the day before more than 50 producers from across the country arrive in Des Moines to begin work on budget recommendations...

Share Biosecurity Plans with Manure Applicators
US - A little communication can go a long way when it comes to preventing the introduction of diseases when transporting manure from hog farms, an expert on biosecurity issues says.

2009 International PRRS Symposium Announced
US - The 2009 International PRRS Symposium Molecular, Immunological, Genetic and Epidemiological Approaches for PRRSV Control will be held on 4 to 5 December 2009 at the downtown Marriott in ...

IPE/IFE Pre-Registration Opens Online
US - Online pre-registration for the 2010 International Poultry and Feed Expo (IPE/IFE) is available as of today, 3 August.

Big Dutchman Pig Division at World Pork Expo
US - In spite of all negative circumstances, such as economic downturn in pig farming, the financial crisis in general and the H1N1 influenza, Big Dutchman USA recently experienced a successful World Pork...

Call for Abstracts for AASV 2010 Meeting
US - The American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) has called for abstracts to be considered for its next annual meeting in March 2010.

Industry Seeking Producer Input on New Direction
US - With a wide array of challenges facing pork producers today, the National Pork Board is seeking input from pork producers across the country for a new plan to shape the future of the US pork indu...

Register for Lauren Christian Pork Chop Open Event
IOWA, US - With the registration deadline less than two weeks away, organizers of the Lauren Christian Pork Chop Open say just a few team spots remain for golf portion of the 21 July event. Both golfers...

International Poultry/Feed Expo to Change Exhibit Halls
US - The 2010 International Poultry/Feed Expo (IPE/IFE) will be in Halls A and B, in Atlanta's Georgia World Congress Center, moving out of Hall C.

Weekly Review: Producer Program Announcement at World Pork Expo
US - Weekly review of the US hog industry, written by Glenn Grimes and Ron Plain.

Taiwanese Producers Get Eye-opening Experience
US - Firsthand experience is a powerful and successful learning tool for US Grains Council international teams coming to the United States in search of modern production methods to implement in their own...

World Pork Expo Highlights Challenges, Optimism
IOWA, US - In the face of unprecedented challenges to the US pork industry, thousands of producers and allied industry exhibitors gathered last week for the National Pork Producers Council's 21st annual...

Market Preview: Producer Retirement Program
US - Weekly US Market Preview provided by Steve R. Meyer, Ph.D., Paragon Economics, Inc.

WPE REPORT: New Nutrition Guide Developed
US - A new guide for pig nutrition in the US is expected to be completed in the autumn.

WPE REPORT: Research Leads to Hope of Eradication of PRRS
US - New research from the University of Minnesota, Iowa State University, pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim and numerous US organisations is leading to ways to contain and eradicate PRRS, writes...

WPE REPORT: Certification in PQA Plus Called for
US - The US National Pork Board is calling on pork producers to become certified in the in the Pork Quality Assurance Plus programme, writes ThePigSite senior editor Chris Harris.

WPE REPORT: Industry's 'We Care' Initiative Endorsed
US - A program that formalizes and verifies pork industry efforts to operate responsibly has been publicly endorsed by Tyson Foods, Inc., one of the nation’s leading pork processors. The company made...

WPE REPORT: Cuts Expected in US Pig Herd, Producers
US - The US pig herd is expected to be reduced by between three and five per cent in the coming months because of the difficult economic times in the industry, writes ThePigSite senior editor, Chris Harris,...