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Ag Agreement on Climate Change 

the House Agriculture Committee, announced an agricultural agreement on the climate change bill that the House of Representatives passed Friday night (June 26) by a vote of 219-212....

The Maschhoffs Expand Hog Holdings in South 

The Maschhoffs, LLC, based in Carlyle, IL, announced it has recently completed the purchase of PPC of Alabama, Inc’s 50% ownership interest in GK/MW, LLC...

Show Pig Group Sets Guidelines 

The Show Pig Working Group has developed a set of biosecurity guidelines to follow for this summer's exhibition season in light of the H1N1 Influenza...

World Pork Expo Events and Times 

June 3-5, 2009, Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines. A full slate of events and a pre-registration form is available at www.porkexpo.org. Trade Show Wednesday,...

Producers Make World Pork Expo Top Attraction 

This year, more than ever, pork producers will have a lot to experience when they visit World Pork Expo, June 3-5 at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des...

Pork Profit Seminars Announced 

The Missouri Pork Association (MPA) is sponsoring a series of three Pork Profit Seminars to be held May 4 in Nevada, May 5 in Marshall and May 6 in Mexico...

Vilsack Extends Sign-up Deadline 

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced he is extending the sign-up deadline for the 2009 direct and counter-cyclical payment program from June 1 to Aug. 14 to give producers more time to analyze their options under the 2008 farm bill....

Two Swine Training Programs Offered in Minnesota in April 

The University of Minnesota Southern Research and Outreach Center at Waseca is offering the Farrowing Management Course to address pre- and post-farrowing and piglet care from birth to weaning....

Swine Veterinarians Set Attendance Record at 40th Annual Meeting 

Record attendance punctuated the 2009 American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) annual meeting held March 7-10 in Dallas, TX...

2008 Pork Industry Environmental Stewards Recognized at Pork Forum 

The National Pork Board and National Hog Farmer magazine recognized the latest class of Environmental Steward Award winners during the National Pork Industry Forum in Dallas, Texas, March 5-7. ...

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No Relief in Pig Crop Report

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...

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