Dale grew up on a Minnesota hog farm and graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in animal science. he has been with National Hog Framer for 32 years, serving as editor for the past 11 years. Dale has traveled to most states and foreign countries, studying and reporting on pork production practices throughout the world. Dale’s writing and photography have won numerous awards including the 2003 Minnesota’s Magazines & Publications Association’s Gold Award for Best Regular Column. He also received the 2004 Honorary Master Pork Producer Award from the Iowa Pork Producers Association and was honored in 2003 with the Distinguished Service award from the National Swine Improvement Federation. Dale stays active in pork production by raising purebred Chester Whites, Yorkshires and F-1 gilts.
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Last Friday's quarterly Hogs and Pigs report did little to allay fears that the North American pork industry is in for another year of economic difficulty. As has been the story in most recent reports, any reductions of productive capacity being made by U.S. producers are being almost simultaneously offset by rising productivity...
In last week's Preview, I pointed out that one of the factors in lower-than-expected hog prices this summer is being driven by some unexpected production. Those extra head and extra pounds continue to be a drag on this market and have now persisted long enough to call into question...
