Company/Products News
HSUS Addresses Seaboard about Pig ConfinementUS - At the annual shareholder meeting of Seaboard Foods this week, a representative of The Humane Society of the United States challenged the company about the confinement of breeding pigs in its pork...
Swift Plant Cited Again for Odour ViolationsUS - The JBS Swift slaughterhouse, which paid $37,250 in air pollution fines last year, has been cited for five more alleged odour violations, city officials said last week.
Novus Celebrates Record Year of HMTBa ProductionUS - Confirming what commercial partners and animal nutritionists have known for decades, Novus is continuing to harness the full value of the HMTBa molecule in several species.
Product Caps Bring Innovation to CustomersUS - Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI) has introduced new color caps for three of its products, Ingelvac CircoFLEX Ingelvac MycoFLEX and Ingelvac PRRS, making the products even easier to...
Cargill Third Quarter Earnings LevelUS – Multinational meat and agrifood business Cargill has reported $766 million in earnings in the third quarter of the 2012 financial year - level with last year when earnings stood at $763 million...
New Director of Pfizer US Veterinary Medical ServicesUS - Pfizer Animal Health announced today that it has named Dr Christine Jenkins to the position of Group Director of US Veterinary Medical Services.
Pork Commentary: USDA March 1 Report was Bullish US - Last week we wrote, after the USDA March Hogs and Pig Report, that "we are still of the opinion $1.00 lean hogs will be reached this summer." It’s interesting how one’s view can be so much different...
Pork Commentary: Lean Hog Future Prices Languish US - Last Friday June lean hog futures closed at 92.225/lb., the lowest daily close of June lean hog futures in the last 9 months, writes Jim Long.
Genesus Global Market Report - USAUS - Margins continued to deteriorate since the end of February as hog prices dropped while meal moved higher and corn stayed relatively flat over the past two weeks, writes Doug Lenhart, General Manager...
SEC Complaint Over False Animal Welfare ClaimsUS - The Humane Society of the United States filed a legal complaint with the US Securities and Exchange Commission over violations of federal securities law by Merriam, Kansas-based Seaboard Corporation,...
Pfizer Strengthens Ties to Humane AssociationUS - As part of its ongoing philanthropic support of strategic animal health initiatives, Pfizer Animal Health contributed a total of $20,000 to the American Humane Association (AHA) and the National Future...
Pork Commentary: Annual AASV MeetingUS - Last week, we participated in the Annual American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) meeting held in downtown Denver, Colorado, writes Jim Long.
BIVI Announces 2012 PRRS Research Award RecipientsUS - Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI), announces the three recipients of its annual Advancement in PRRS Research Awards. This year BIVI awarded a total of $75,000 to support three separate studies...
Pfizer Invests in Future of VeterinariansUS - For the third consecutive year, Pfizer Animal Health and the American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF) continue their ongoing commitment to invest in the future of the veterinary profession, announcing...
Pork Commentary: June Lean Hogs Drop $4.00 US - A week ago, summer lean hog futures went over $1.00 per pound; last week was a different story with June closing at 95.325, writes Jim Long.
Compass Group Announces Animal Welfare InitiativeUS - Compass Group, the world's largest food and support services company, has announced that it will eliminate all pork that comes from animals bred using gestation crates in its US supply chain by 2017....
Smithfield Sales Up but Income DownUS - Smithfield Foods saw sales for the third quarter of the 2012 financial year hit $3.5 billion, up nine per cent on the previous year, as a result of higher average unit selling prices and volumes in...
Pork Commentary: USDA Crop Protection Good NewsUS - The USDA last week released a 2012/2013 crop year projection for a record 14.27 billion bushels of corn. The USDA is predicting farmers will receive $5.00 per bushel in the 2012/2013 crop year, writes...
New Vaccine to Fight PRRSUS - Fostera™ PRRS, a modified-live vaccine for growing pigs from Pfizer Animal Health, brings a new high standard of innovation to the costly battle against porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome...
Texas & Cornell Uni's Join Forces with PfizerUS - Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine and Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences have announced a groundbreaking partnership with Pfizer Animal Health. This unique...
Logsdon Named CEO of The MaschhoffsUS - Ken Maschhoff, Chairman of the Board of The Maschhoffs, LLC, has announced that Jason Logsdon has been named the company’s Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.
US Hog MarginsUS - Margins continued to improve since the end of January, particularly in the second half of 2012 with historically strong profitability being projected for Q3 and Q4 which are now around the 98th percentile...
Hormel Foods Earnings DownUS - Hormel Foods has report a drop in net earnings for the first quarter of the financial year of 14 per cent - down to $128.4 million from $148.8 million a year ago.
Groundbreaking Commitment to Animal WelfareUS - Bon Appétit Management Company, which operates more than 400 cafés for corporations, universities, museums and specialty venues in 31 states, announced the rollout of the food service industry’s...
Pork Commentary: McDonald's Joins Gestation ParadeUS - Last week the world’s largest fast food chain McDonald’s, announced that they wish not to purchase pork from sows raised in gestation stalls at some time in the future, writes Jim Long.
Hermitage NGT Appoints New Director of Sales and MarketingUS - Hermitage NGT has recently appointed D. Richard Olsen as Director of Sales and Marketing in the United States.
Bayer to Acquire Animal Health Business US - Bayer HealthCare LLC, Animal Health Division announced yesterday they have signed an agreement to acquire the Animal Health business of KMG Chemicals, Inc.
Companies Quizzed over Antibiotics in MeatUS - A letter has been sent to more than 60 fast food companies, producers, processors and grocery chains in the US asking them to disclose their policies on antibiotic use in meat and poultry product...
Expanding Veterinary Customer RelationshipsUS - Pfizer Animal Health announces the appointment of Steve Sornsen, DVM, MS, to senior director, Veterinary Business Solutions.
Expose Reveals Cruelty at Pig Breeding FarmIOWA, US - Undercover video footage exposing animal abuse and suffering inside Hawkeye Sow Centers (HSC), a pig breeding farm in Leland, Iowa, was released yesterday by animal protection organization,...












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