Pork Futures: Hogs Slide
CHICAGO - CME lean hogs ended lower on bearish fundamentals, fund sales and April/June bear spreads.

Pfizer to Acquire Genomics Companies
NEW YORK, US - Pfizer Animal Health is set to acquire two market-leading livestock genomics companies: Catapult Genetics and Bovigen.

Much Merit in Collaboration
CAPE COD - A One day conference addressing the need to grow more food in the Cape Cod region attracted good support this week.

'Don't be blah' Campaign Nets $2.23 ROI
US - After 33 months of action, the Pork Checkoff's 'The Other White Meat. Don't be blah' brand campaign has proved a success - in terms of consumer pull and economics.

Weekly Roberts Report: Economy Antics Shaking Markets
US - Agricultural US Commodity Market Report by Mike Roberts, Commodity Marketing Agent, Virginia Tech.

Pork Futures: Hogs Mixed
CHICAGO - CME lean hogs ended mixed on profit taking after Monday's run up, lower cash hog quotes and April/June bear spreads.

Oregon Meat Co First to Gain Sustainable Certificate
PORTLAND - Demand for Transparency in Meat Industry has inspired Oregon-based Fulton Provision Company to become the first meat processor to attain a US certificate for sustainable business practices.

McKean Receives Distinguished Service Award
US - The Pork Checkoff has honored Dr. James McKean of Ames, Iowa as winner of its Distinguished Service Award. The prestigiuos award was made during the National Pork Industry Forum in St. Louis, last week.

Weekly Outlook: Focus On Soybean Oil
US - Grain and oilseed prices have been in a sharp up trend since the fall of 2007. Some of the price strength is clearly related to “traditional” supply and demand factors. These include large-picture items of increasing demand, reduced world wheat production,...

Pork Futures: Most Hogs Gain
CHICAGO - Chicago Mercantile Exchange hogs closed mostly higher Monday on short covering, front-months' oversold chart indicators and spreaders who bought June and sold April.

Rural Students - An Asset in 'Foreign' Disease Control
KANSAS - Foreign diseases are currently the focus for Kansas State University students. It National Agricultural Biosecurity Center and the College of Veterinary Medicine has enlisted first class rural veterinary scholars to study the state's plan and...

Hot off the Press: 2008 US Pork Industry Handbook
US - The annual Pork Industry Handbook and DVD is now available and the 2008 version is a good investment for anyone involved in pig production, says authors Purdue University Extension and the US Pork Center of Excellence.

Pig Link Will Benefit Cystic Fibrosis Research
US - Researchers at the University of Missouri and the University of Iowa have taken the first step in developing a porcine cystic fibrosis model that may more closely mimic the disease in humans.

Pork Producers Brace for More Losses
US - Pork producers are facing twin horrors: too much pork and very high feed costs.

Market Preview : Of Trends and Such
US - Weekly US Market Preview provided by Steve R. Meyer, Ph.D., Paragon Economics, Inc.