Farm Bureau Changes Sides on COOL
The American Farm Bureau Federation has formally ended its support for mandatory country-of-origin labeling (COOL) for red meat. The change was due to...
Ten Simple Rules to Profitability
South Central Management Associates (SCMS) has identified 10 cost control points for pig owners to follow in SCMS' contract, wean-to-market program to...
Measure Twice, Cut Once
This golden rule of the carpentry trade is a good one. So good, in fact, others often use it as a simple warning to think twice before making a final...
Farrow-to-Wean Business Booms
A southern Iowa business is rapidly becoming a major supplier of quality weaned pigs to meet growing customer demands. The continuing exodus of sows from...
Pork Exports Break Another Record
U.S. pork exports have broken the record set in 2003 even though data has only been compiled through October 2004, according to the U.S. Meat Export Federation...
NPPC Files Request To End Canadian Subsidies
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) has filed a letter with U.S. federal officials asking that the Canadian government end subsidies to its hog...
Mandatory Price Reporting Extended
Congress has passed legislation extending the mandatory price reporting provision for one year. The extension expires Sept. 30, 2005. While pork producers...
What a Year!
Pork producers welcomed excellent profits, fabulous demand here and abroad, all in the face of near-record levels of production in 2004. Everyone seems...
2004 Swine Research Review
Hogs Won’t Resume ‘Mortgage Lifter’ Role
Hogs won’t return to their role as a “mortgage lifter” for Midwestern family farmers...
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