PIC Offers Boot Camp
US - Your operation runs well but you are always looking for those little tweaks to make it more productive and more profitable. Let PIC help you.

Key to Accelerating Profitability in Grow-Finish Phase
US - When feed ingredient prices are high, the natural reaction among pork producers is to explore ways to reduce feed costs – especially in the grower-finisher phase. But simply incorporating lower-cost...

Pork Commentary: CBOT June Lean Hogs
US - This week, Jim Long writes about the US hog market in his latest Pork Commentary.

Cargill Reports Fall in Earnings
US – Meat, food and agribusiness giant Cargill has reported $236 million in earnings from continuing operations in the first quarter of the 2012 financial year to teh end of August.

New Series Takes Viewers Inside America's Barns
US - The work of farm vets is featured in the new reality series Veterinarians On Call, which premieres this fall.

AGCO to Acquire GSI Holdings
US - AGCO, Your Agriculture Company, a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, yesterday announced that it has agreed to acquire GSI Holdings Corp. (GSI) from affiliates of New...

Pork Commentary: Hogs and Pigs Report Bullish
US - In this week's Pork Commentary, Jim Long comments on the latest Hogs and Pigs report released by the USDA on 29 September.

Spronk Honoured with Allen D. Leman Science
US - Gordon Spronk, DVM, is the recipient of the 2011 Allen D. Leman Science in Practice Award. The award was presented at the Allen D. Leman Swine Conference, 17-20 September 2011, in St. Paul, Minnesota,...

Morell Fined for GIPSA Breaches
US - John Morrell & Co, part of the giant Smithfield Foods group, is to pay a $162,500 civil fine for undervaluing pig carcases and falsifying records at slaughterhouses in Sioux Falls and Sioux City,...

Pfizer Announces Swine Vet Award Winners
US - Pfizer Animal Health is privileged to showcase the talented first winners of the 10 under 40 swine veterinarian award programme.

Pork Commentary: Leaders Plead Case to Congress
US - Jim Long writes, "Last week, leaders from the US livestock and poultry industry met with the House of Representatives Ag Committee chaired by Rep. Thomas Rooney on the concerns about tight feed grain...

Lawsuit Settled with Meat Company
US - The $32-million settlement ends a 12-year legal battle to get paid for hours worked, says the union representing workers at Tyson Foods.

Pfizer Now Accepting Nominations for Awards
US - Pfizer Animal Health is accepting nominations for a programme recognising people working in pork operations who consistently reach for higher standards and put in extra effort to make positive contributions...

Pork Checkoff Announces Environmental Stewards
US - The Pork Checkoff has selected four pork production operations to be honoured as the 2011 Pork Industry Environmental Stewards.

Smithfield Foods Rise in First Quarter Profits
US - Smithfield Foods has reported that sales for the first quarter of the 2012 financial year were $3.1 billion, up seven per cent, resulting from higher average unit selling prices in the Pork segment...

New President and CEO of BIVI
US - Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., (BIVI) is pleased to announce Dr Albrecht Kissel, as its new president and CEO. Kissel will resume responsibilities over US domestic sales and marketing, research...

Cargill to Soon Start Breeding Hogs in Texas
TEXAS, US - Cargill Inc., the fourth-largest US pork processor, predicts US exports of the meat will keep climbing and plans to begin breeding hogs this month at a Texas farm it bought from a competit...

Merck Expands its Omaha Vaccine Plant
NEBRASKA, US - Merck & Co. Inc.'s animal vaccine facility in the Elkhorn area is becoming one of the multinational company's worldwide centres of research and development and a high-volume manufacturing...

Company Now Sells Certified Antibiotic-Free DDGS
US - After several years in developing the process, POET is now offering antibiotic-free dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS).

Report Profiles Top Animal Health & Nutrition Firms
US — A comprehensive report providing in-depth profiles of more than 130 animal health and nutrition companies is now available from Fountain Agricounsel LLC, a leading management-consultant company...

Cablevey Offers Free Registration to Pack Expo
US - Cablevey Conveyors is exhibiting in booth number S-6520 at Pack Expo Las Vegas 2011.

Grand Opening for BIVI Sioux Center Vaccine Facility
US – Governor Terry E. Branstad travelled to Sioux Center last week to attend the grand opening for one of three Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI) specialised vaccine research facilities.

Smithfield Reports Minor Damage in Hurricane
US - Workers at Smithfield Foods meat processing plants and farms in North Carolina and Virginia are returning to work this week following an initial assessment of damages in the wake of Hurricane Ire...

Licence Agreement to Speed up Genetic Progress
US - Cellectis bioresearch has granted Recombinetics an exclusive licence agreement for the use of targeted nucleases in cattle, pigs and sheep, opening a new field of applications for the former organisations's...

Danish Crown Invests in Plumrose Plant
US - Danish Crown is now ready with plans for a new factory in Council Bluffs in the US to future-proof Plumrose USA, which has had problems in recent years keeping up with demand.

Solid Third-Quarter Results for Hormel
US - Hormel Foods has reported what is describes as 'solid third-quarter results' with total sales up 10 per cent in value.

Economics of Sow Lifetime Productivity
US - Even the best genetic solutions are enhanced by improving overall productivity starting with the breeding herd, according to PIC. While pigs weaned per sow per year (PSY) has been the primary efficiency...

DeLuca Appointed President of Merck Animal Health
US - Merck has appointed Richard R. DeLuca Jr. as President, Merck Animal Health.

US Hog Margins, 16 August 2011
US - Margins deteriorated sharply since the end of July, following a combination of higher corn costs and lower hog prices over the past two weeks that eroded profitability for hog producers, writes Doug...

Cargill's Earnings Rise for Fiscal Year
US – Meat processor and agrifood company Cargill has reported $404 million in earnings from continuing operations in the fourth quarter of the financial year, a seven per cent fall from $435 million...