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Monday, February 06, 2012
Hog Prices End the Week on a Steady NoteUS - Iowa State University calculations estimate the average cost of production in 2011 for farrow to finish operations at a record 65 cents per pound of live weight, writes Ron Plain.
CME: Job Growth Has ReturnedUS - Friday’s employment reports from the Bureau of Labour Statistics indicate that job growth has returned, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.
Friday, February 03, 2012
NCBA Cattlefax: Hope for Strong 2012 Corn HarvestANALYSIS - There is a strong need for a successful 2012 corn harvest, as the US competes on global markets. Meanwhile global demand for ethanol is pushing US corn usage up, said the CattleFax team at the...
CME: What Can the Prices of Beef & Pork Cuts Tell UsUS - What can the prices of individual beef and pork cuts tell us about a) consumer preferences and b) the types of animals we should be raising? write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.
HSUS to Question Tyson on Sow StallsUS - At the annual shareholder meeting of Tyson Foods, today, Friday, a representative of The Humane Society of the United States will question company executives about why it has no plans to end the extreme...
SITES Certifies Novus International CampusUS - The global headquarters campus of Novus International, Inc. is one of the first pilot projects to be certified by the Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) for its sustainable site design, construction...
Addressing Land-Based Systems & Price OutlookUS - Information about the latest trends and research focused on staying competitive in the swine industry will take center stage at Kansas State University's 2012 Swine Profitability Conference on Tuesday, 28...
A Satellite to Feed the World?US - It is ironic that just when Earth-monitoring satellites are needed more than ever to address the food and freshwater demands of a burgeoning global human population, we face an impending gap in coverage...
Hormel to End Sow Stalls by 2017US – Multinational marketer of consumer-branded food and meat products, Hormel Foods Corporation, is to phase out gestation stalls at its farms by 2017.
Thursday, February 02, 2012
CME: Consumer Demand for Healthier ProductsUS - Consumer demand for more healthful products has driven hog and cattle producers to provide leaner and leaner animals to the market place — right?, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.
US Companies Hit Back at Cruelty AllegationsUS - US pig meat processor Seaboard Foods has hit back at allegations contained a Humane Society of the United States video alleging abuse of animals.
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
First Product Candidate Moving Toward CommercializationUS - Novus International Inc., a leading manufacturer of animal and human nutrition and health products and Verenium Corporation, a leading industrial biotechnology company focused on the development and...
Pork Commentary: Iowa Pork Congress ReportUS - The North American Swine Industry is mostly situated where grain and soybeans are grown. The high price of these crop commodities has increased farm land values in North America in there grain and...
MSD/Merck Animal Health Headquarter in New JerseyUS - MSD Animal Health, known as Merck Animal Health in the United States and Canada, yesterday announced that it intends to centralize certain functions at the existing Merck Campus in Summit, New Jersey,...
Weekly Roberts Market Report US - It would be a good idea for corn producers to consider pricing a portion of the 2012 corn crop at this time, writes Michael T. Roberts.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
CME: Is Drought Still a Problem?US - How dry does it have to get for a major newspaper, even one with an agricultural heritage, to devote above-the-fold coverage using two-thirds of the front page of a Sunday edition to a drought...
Applying New Technology to Track FMD VaccineUS - A highly contagious infection, foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) threatens the health and economic value of livestock in many countries. The disease hasn't occurred in the United States since 1929, but...
Pork's Demand Indicators Holding StrongUS - It appears 2011 domestic pork demand will end the year showing a gain compared to 2010. I say "it appears" because the final pieces of data – December pork exports and imports – will not be available...
AFBF Files for Judgment in Chesapeake Bay CaseUS - The Environmental Protection Agency’s Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) regulation for the Chesapeake Bay watershed establishes new controls on land use that trespass into territory Congress legally...
Monday, January 30, 2012
NFU Will Not Support Legislative Changes to COOLUS - National Farmers Union (NFU) has urged US Trade Representative (USTR) Ron Kirk to pursue a robust appeals process on the recent decision of the World Trade Organization (WTO) that ruled against the...
Pork Center to Offer Advisor Training ProgrammeUS - Veterinarians and others in Iowa’s pork industry have the opportunity to become Pork Quality Assurance Plus Advisors under the National Pork Board's PQA Plus programme.
Hog Outlook: Hog Prices Ended Last Week EvenlyUS - Mandatory Price Reporting (MPR) data indicates that for barrows and gilts purchased in 2011 on a carcass weight basis by non-small packers, 4.2% were negotiated purchases, 38.4% were market formula...
Friday, January 27, 2012
CME: Margins Fall for Beef Packers/ Tighten for Pork US - A hot point of discussion the past few weeks has been the status of packer margins in both the pork and beef sectors, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.
Cryovac Rolls Out New Ovenable Material at IPE 2012US - Consumer-friendly ovenable rollstock is newest expansion to Oven Ease product line. The launch International Poultry of the product was during the 2012 International Poultry Expo in Atlanta.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Groups Support US-EU Trade AgreementUS - A coalition of food and agricultural organisations led by the National Pork Producers Council expressed in a letter sent to the Office of the US Trade Representative its support for a free trade agreement...
US Hog MarginsUS - Margins started 2012 off on a strong note, improving noticeably since the end of the year, writes Doug Lenhart.
Congress Urged to Reject Antibiotic RestrictionsUS - The American Farm Bureau Federation is urging congressional members to oppose legislation that would restrict the use of antibiotics in livestock and poultry. In letters to Senate and House members,...
Best Time to Control Wild PigsUS - From now until spring green-up is one of the best times of the year to control wild pigs, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service expert. One factor is that hungry wild pigs are on the move...
AMI to Co-Locate with IPE/IFE in 2013US - US Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) and the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) have signed an agreement with the American Meat Institute (AMI) to co-locate the AMI tradeshow with the IPE/IFE...
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Weekly Roberts Market Report US - China has suspended imports of soybean oilmeal from India after finding contamination in rapeseed last year, writes Michael T. Roberts.
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