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Regional Risk Management Workshops Planned in Iowa  

Feb 8, 2010

Two risk management workshops are scheduled for parts of Iowa this month. The USDA Risk Management Agency, Iowa State University (ISU) Extension, Iowa Pork Industry Center and Iowa Pork Producers Association are sponsoring these interactive swine editions of Margin Maker...

Pork Board Continues Support For Swine Identification System 

Feb 8, 2010

Last week’s announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scrapping the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) doesn’t alter the National Pork Board’s objective for pork producers to have timely disease surveillance and protection for the U.S. swine herd...

Rising Pork Exports Add to U.S. Jobs 

Feb 8, 2010

As U.S. pork exports climb, pork production increases and so do pork prices, which in turn creates jobs, according to a recent analysis conducted by Iowa State University economist Dermot Hayes...

USDA Shuts Down National ID Program, Plans New Framework 

Feb 5, 2010 - Twitter: USDA Scraps ID Plan for New Traceability Program.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced plans today to develop a new, flexible framework for animal disease traceability in the United States, and pursue several other steps to further strengthen disease prevention and response capabilities...

Industry Challenges Highlight National Pork Industry Forum 

Feb 4, 2010

Pork Act delegates will debate key issues, challenges and opportunities confronting the pork industry during National Pork Industry Forum March 4-6 in Kansas City, MO...

Congressman Counters Claims For Banning Animal Antibiotics 

Feb 4, 2010

Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) says that Rep. Louise Slaughter’s comments that banning certain use of antibiotics in animals is necessary is more than a little off base...

North Carolina Appoints Animal Science Head 

Feb 4, 2010

M. Todd See has been named to head the Animal Science Department at North Carolina State University’s (NCSU) College of Agriculture and Life Sciences...

USDA Awards $24 Million In Livestock Production Grants 

Feb 3, 2010

USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has awarded $24 million in grants to study animal health, reproduction, breeding, genetics and nutrition...

Swine Health Symposium Scheduled for March 23 

Feb 3, 2010

The Ohio Pork Industry Center, Ohio State University (OSU) Extension and Ohio Pork Producers Council are teaming up to present the Ohio Swine Health Symposium on March 23 at the Der Dutchman in Plain City, OH...

Avoid Chemicals to Reduce Vomitoxin Levels in Corn 

Feb 2, 2010

Producers concerned about moldy grains and vomitoxin development in storage shouldn’t rely on chemical treatments to prevent any further contamination, according to an Ohio State University Extension plant pathologist...

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