New Study Proves Virkon® S Misting's Superior Value
Us - A team of leading researchers in the USA have found that directed misting of a four per cent solution of disinfectant Virkon® S can successfully reduce environmental bacterial contamination, such as Staphs and Salmonella, to extremely low levels...

Expanding Ethanol Sector a Factor in Soaring Feed Costs
US – Soaring food prices in the United States are caused in part by $25 billion per year in unnecessary costs imposed on food producers by the federally subsidised ethanol industry - a business that seems increasingly unsustainable.

Weekly Roberts Report: Mixed Fortunes?
US - Agricultural US Commodity Market Report by Mike Roberts, Commodity Marketing Agent, Virginia Tech.

Pork Futures: Hogs Settle Mixed
CHICAGO - Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs closed mixed Tuesday on supportive cash hog prices, spreads and spot-April angling ahead of the contract's April 14 expiration.

Pork Checkoff Highlights Work on Public and Producer Health
US - In celebration of National Public Health Week, the Pork Checkoff is featuring some of its efforts in public and producer health on its pork.org Web site.

High Plains Bioenergy Celebrates Grand Opening
US - High Plains Bioenergy will celebrate the grand opening of its new biodiesel production plant on 24 April.

Pork Futures: Hogs End Mixed
CHICAGO - Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs closed mixed Monday on supportive fundamentals, spreads and spotty deferred-month speculative hog buying activity.

Weekly Outlook: Pork Producers Need a Bailout Too
US - Who is going to bail out the pork industry, asks Chris Hurt, Extension Economist, Purdue University. The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States has recently assured that a well-known investment bank would remain liquid and the US Congress is...

Anglo/Spanish Conference Rates Cut
URBANA - Registration fees for the forthcoming swine reproduction conference in both English and Spanish in the 15 May at Sycamore, have been reduced - thanks to the generous support of exhibitors and sponsors, says organisers

USDA Amends Regs on Certain CSF regions
WASHINGTON - The US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is amending its regulations to allow, under certain conditions, the importation of uncooked pork and pork products processed in regions where classical...

The True Cost of Rising Corn Prices
US - The National Corn Growers Association has asserted that the rising cost of corn is having little consequence on the price we pay for food from the supermarket. Experts in the field have cited that farm products are a small part of the overall cost...

Weekly Review: Live Hog Prices Higher Compared To Last Week
US - Weekly review of the US hog industry, written by Glenn Grimes and Ron Plain.

Market Preview : What’s Up with Sow Prices?
US - Weekly US Market Preview provided by Steve R. Meyer, Ph.D., Paragon Economics, Inc.

Pork Futures: Hogs End Up Sharply
CHICAGO - Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hogs closed sharply higher Friday, with October and December limit up, on fund buying, short covering and buy stops.

Soybean and Livestock Go Hand in Hand
US - Livestock and poultry consume about 98 percent of domestically used soybean meal, making them the No. 1 customer for U.S. soybean producers.