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Tillage Slows Pathogen Spread 

An Ohio State University (OSU) study shows a little light tillage over drain tiles in no-till fields can help impact the movement of pathogens and nutrients from the soil surface to the drain tiles and into runoff ...

Missouri Producers Ponder Permits 

Permitted animal feeding operators in Missouri will soon face a choice as they look to renew their licensing this year. The University of Missouri (MU) reports that new rules will require producers ...

Greenhouse Gas Update Raises Questions 

A new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) federal requirement for reporting greenhouse gases (GHG) went into effect on Dec. 29, 2009, bringing confusion, but ...

Environmental Steward of the Pork Industry Nominations Open to All  

Each year, National Hog Farmer magazine joins forces with Pork Checkoff to identify and recognize some of the top environmental management programs in...

Bring Nutrient Management Plan Out of the Dark 

All too often, Nutrient Management Plans are filed away in a dark corner of a filing cabinet, says Karl Rockeman, North Dakota Department of Health environmental ...

Pork Industry Seeks Environmental Steward Nominations 

Pork producers have a long-standing record of environmental stewardship. To highlight some of the top environmental management programs in the U.S. swine industry, National Hog Farmer and Pork Checkoff ...

Feedlot Emissions Studies Receive Funding 

Researchers with Colorado State University's (CSU) College of Agriculture were recently awarded $1.15 million to study nitrogen and ammonia emissions related to cattle feedlots in Colorado and the High Plains. This funding will support research lead ...

Nebraska Land Application Workshops Cover State 

Two University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) Extension workshops will be held in Nebraska Extension offices during January and February to provide livestock ...

Metabolic Inhibitor Cuts Hydrogen Sulfide Output from Swine Manure 

Adding the metabolic inhibitor molybdate to swine manure significantly reduces hydrogen sulfide emissions...

Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles, Phytase Can Replace Costly Calcium-Phosphates 

A University of Nebraska study suggests that feed alternatives, such as dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) and phytase, can replace expensive calcium-phosphates in grow-finish diets while maintaining growth performance...

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Revisiting the December Pig Crop Report

At what point do we punt the December Hogs and Pigs Report? That is the question that is weighing on the minds of both market analysts and producers as hog slaughter numbers remain far below expected levels and weights show no signs of "backed up" hogs. I realize there are performance issues, so let's discuss the report, what it suggested for this spring, and the forces that could be driving numbers in various directions.

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Year-End Meat Inventories Down

Friday's Cold Storage report was not wildly bullish, but was certainly good news regarding the status of frozen meat and poultry inventories. Stocks for every species were well below year-ago levels and lower than the already-low levels reported in the December report. Data for all meat and poultry species appears in Table 1 and the monthly species totals are shown in Figure 1 to provide a historical perspective.

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