Poultry Loan Guidance Expanded for Pork Operations
US - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack yesterday announced that USDA will expand guidance currently in place for loans to contract poultry operations meant to protect them from questionable business practices...

Direction Set to Lead World-Class Food Industry
US - 'Leading a world-class food industry - Responsible. Sustainable. Professional. Profitable'. This is the new vision for the National Pork Board that was introduced to Pork Act Delegates at the National...

Community College Swine Education Gets Grant
IOWA, US - The US Pork Center of Excellence has been granted nearly $300,000 from the US Department of Education to implement the Professional Swine Manager/Technician Certification Programme for community...

Ag Secretary Outlines Strategy to Increase Exports
US - During a keynote speech at the 2010 Commodity Classic in Anaheim, California, Friday, 5 March, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack laid out USDA’s plans to increase exports of agricultural products...

NPPC Elects New Officers, Board Members
US - The National Pork Producers Council at its annual business meeting – the National Pork Industry Forum – held on 4-6 March in Kansas City, Missouri, elected new officers and members to its board of...

Compliance with Farm Bill Requirements Ensured
US - The 2008 Farm Bill established new requirements for swine contracts under the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.

Evaluation of Economics of Increasing Weaning Age
IOWA, US - Pork producers interested in learning how their finances could be affected by changing the weaning age will want to investigate a new spreadsheet available from the Iowa Pork Industry Center...

NPB Looking to the Future at Pork Industry Forum
US - Recovery and reinvigoration will be the focus of the National Pork Board during the board's 3-4 March meeting in Kansas City, Missouri.

Leman Science in Practice Award Winner Announced
US - Paul Yeske, DVM, of St. Peter, Minnesota, will be honored with the Allen D. Leman Science in Practice Award from the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine and Pfizer Animal Hea...

U of I Researcher Launches Swine Nutrition Web Site
ILLINOIS, US - University of Illinois researcher Dr Hans H. Stein launched a new web site to make his swine nutrition research more accessible and more applicable for producers and feed companies.

HBO Movie 'Temple Grandin' Applauded
US - The American Humane Association and the Federation of Animal Science Societies (FASS) on Monday (8 February) praised the new HBO movie, Temple Grandin, which aired Saturday, 6 February.

Call for Stronger Animal Disease Traceability System
US - In response to a statement by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on 5 February, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is reaffirming its call for a strong, national animal disease traceability...

NPB Still in Support of Premises Identification System
US - The announcement last week by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) eliminating the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) does not change the objective pursued by the National Pork Board,...

$24M Grant from NIFA for Animal Health Research
US - USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) on Tuesday (2 February) announced $24 million in grants to study animal heath, reproduction, breeding, genetics and nutrition.

BIVI Announces Promotions Within Swine Team
US - In response to its growing swine business and need for technical field support, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., (BIVI) announces the promotion of three professional service veterinarians.

Tyson Adjusts Growing Case-Ready Meats Business
US - The continued growth of case-ready beef and pork sales in the Southern US has prompted Tyson Foods, Inc. to make some adjustments in operations, company officials have reported.

AFB Comment on EPA's Climate Change Finding
US - The American Farm Bureau Federation's (AFBF) president, Bob Stallman, yesterday criticised the EPA endangerment finding related to climate change.

Vote Early and Vote Often
US - After countless hours spent taping, editing and producing videos, students from seven universities have submitted videos to the Reach Teach Learn Student Video Contest.

Tyson Names New Leaders for Key Operating Units
US - Two meat and poultry industry veterans have been selected to oversee the key operating units of Tyson Foods, Inc., company officials reported on Friday, 4 December.

Indoor Pigs are Healthy Pigs
US - A study at the University of Missouri has demonstrated that pigs kept indoors are healthier.

Distance Learning Convenience for Swine Producers
US - The successful distance education programme SowBridge begins its third year in January 2010.

NPPC Applauds USDA's $50 Million Pork Purchase
US - The National Pork Producers Council yesterday commended US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack for his decision to purchase up to $50 million of pork products, which will be used for various federal...

AMS Administrator to Meet with National Pork Board
US - Rayne Pegg, the new administrator of the US Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will meet with members of the National Pork Board on 9 November, the first day of the board's...

QMS Seeks Applications for Livestock Monitor Farm
SCOTLAND, UK - Farmers in the North of Scotland are being given the opportunity to improve their farm’s performance by becoming the latest Monitor Farm.

Farmers Alter Practices for Food Safety Programmes
US - With food safety regulatory change on the horizon for US producers, Rabobank recently found that approximately 40 per cent...