Three Reasons Why the Hog Market Fizzled This Spring
The spring rally in the hog market has been very strong the past five years, from the last week of March through the third week of May, becoming the strongest seasonal rally of the year, according to Chris Hurt, Purdue University Extension agricultural economist. This year’s counter-seasonal price movement has caused the anticipated spring rally to fizzle.
World Pork Expo 2012
Experience the newest technologies in the pork industry, participate in production seminars and watch outstanding breeding stock shows and sales at the 2012 World Pork Expo. The event, scheduled for June 6-8, attracts 20,000 people to the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, IA.
2012 Master of the Pork Industry Paul Yeske, DVM
National Hog Farmer's Masters of the Pork Industry are professionals, entrepreneurs, and family-based men and women whose dedication and wisdom are sure to inspire young and old as they tackle the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead in an ever-changing, global pork industry. 2012 Master Paul Yeske, DVM, is in his element conducting research to benefit the pork industry.
2012 Master of the Pork Industry Michael Ellis
National Hog Farmer's Masters of the Pork Industry are professionals, entrepreneurs, and family-based men and women whose dedication and wisdom are sure to inspire young and old as they tackle the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead in an ever-changing, global pork industry. 2012 Master Michael Ellis, a coal miner's son, turned his passion for livestock into a swine research career.
2012 Master of the Pork Industry James Lowe, DVM
National Hog Farmer's Masters of the Pork Industry are professionals, entrepreneurs, and family-based men and women whose dedication and wisdom are sure to inspire young and old as they tackle the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead in an ever-changing, global pork industry. 2012 Master James Lowe, DVM, was driven to become a swine veterinarian so he could stay close to the farm.
Make Your Farm YouTube Ready
In light of this week’s undercover video of a Wyoming pig farm by the Humane Society of the United States, the Ohio Pork Producers Council (OPPC) is advising U.S. pork producers to be thinking about the activities that take place on their farms.
“Are you doing all that you can do to assure you and your employees are abiding by the We Care ethical principles?” asks the OPPC Web site.
Industry Organizations Share Divergent Views on FDA Drug Policy
Animal health groups Wednesday supported the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) voluntary approach to reducing the growth-promotion uses of antibiotics in farm animals, but expressed reservations the policy may lead to sicker animals and higher meat prices, according to a report from the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota.
Pork Checkoff Rolls Out PRRS Research Report
To better understand the porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus and develop solutions to reduce disease losses for producers, the National Pork Board Swine Health Committee committed checkoff funds in the form of the PRRS Initiative Research. So far, the PRRS Initiative Research has funded 123 projects totaling more than $10 million. The Pork Checkoff has just published a 38-page report, “PRRS Initiative Research, 2004-2011,” that contains key findings and applications for PRRS based on the research funded during this period.
Injuries to Farm Youth Declining Substantially
The effort by the Department of Labor to prohibit many teens from working on farms other than those directly owned by their parents has generated one of the bigger agricultural brouhahas in many years. While the Labor Department has admittedly paused its enforcement efforts pending more study, some new data on youth injuries on farms has been released by the National Agricultural Statistics Service and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, according to Illinois blogger Stu Ellis.
Michigan’s Feral Pig Ban Fans Flames of Controversy
Effective April 1, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has banned feral swine and wild hogs in the state in an effort to prevent and fight invasive species that endanger the state’s agricultural industry and thousands of citizens and businesses that depend on it for their livelihoods.
Pre-World Pork Expo Tours Will Showcase Midwest Agriculture
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) has announced three tours for people who want to experience Midwestern agriculture and hospitality before World Pork Expo opens in Des Moines, IA, on June 6. Pork producers from throughout the world can choose a two-day tour highlighting livestock, crops and agribusinesses, or single-day excursions featuring different agricultural destinations near Des Moines.
