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Jun. 24, 2011
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Time Is Running Out for Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement

South Korea’s ambassador to the United States believes the pending free trade agreement between the two countries will be of great benefit to farmers in both countries. But Dr. Ducksoo Han told participants at this year’s World Pork Expo that he is concerned time is running out for KORUS FTA...More
Jun. 15, 2011
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2011 National Hog Farmer New Products Tour Brings out the Innovations

A panel of four pork industry experts joined forces to review 18 new products and services, nominated and displayed at the World Pork Expo, June 8-10, 2011, in Des Moines, IA...More
Jun. 15, 2011
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Technology Can Play 'Huge Role' in Reducing Food Insecurity: Part 2

There's a stark contrast between countries and regions that have turned their back on technology and those that have embraced it. Rob Aukerman notes that Brazil, which used to be a net importer of food, is now one of the world's leading exporters...More
Jun. 14, 2011
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Technology Can Play 'Huge Role' in Reducing Food Insecurity: Part 1

Rob Aukerman says the world is at a cross-roads because of the growing food insecurity in many countries and in the United States. Aukerman and Elanco Animal Health have been working with farmers one-on-one to try to raise food productivity...More
Jun. 10, 2011
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New Pork Checkoff tool calculates greenhouse gases for hog operations

There’s been a lot of talk in the popular press about the greenhouse gas contributions of agriculture. Most farmers couldn’t believe the numbers being ascribed to agriculture. A new calculator developed by the University of Arkansas is showing that not only are the contributions a miniscule part of the total...More
Jun. 9, 2011
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Hog producers dealing with diminished prospects for 2011-12

For a year that started out so full of promise, hog farmers are having to lower their sights as they reach the mid-point of 2011...More
Jun. 8, 2011
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National Pork Producers Council says it wants the GIPSA rule to be done right (Video)

Few issues have generated as much controversy as USDA’s proposed rule for overhauling the U.S. livestock marketing system. USDA has received more than 60,000 comments on the GIPSA rule, with about 16,000 of them attributable to the pork industry....More
May 23, 2011
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Cameroon Hunger Project Day 1

Day one concluded with just shy of 24 hours of flying for the group which came from multiple states across the US to connect through Western Europe and finally arrive in Douala, Cameroon. Douala is the most populated city in Cameroon and home to the country's largest port....More
Sep. 22, 2010
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Nursery surrounded by Nature

It’s a part of the regular routine on Pleasant Hill Farm for Charlie and Nancy Long to enjoy a cup of morning coffee on the front porch of their log home in the Ozarks, watching deer, turkey and other wildlife at play on their lawn and in nearby fields...More
Sep. 22, 2010
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Finishers with a fresh touch

The little town of Lidderdale in rural Carroll County, IA, isn’t exactly on the beaten path. There are, however, a growing number of folks who are finding their way over to a swine production site called Ranch Creek Finishing, where Peter and Aaron Juergens are using a whole new set of technologies to improve their environmental footprint...More

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