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Pork Becoming Regular Fare at Sunday Dinner 

New survey data indicates that 82% of consumers regularly eat some type of pork at home, with the average eater consuming pork just over twice a week....

Ohio Pork Seminar Set for March 18 

The Ohio Swine Health Symposium is slated for March 18 at the Der Dutchman in Plain City, OH. A $10 registration fee is due March 13...

NIAA Annual Meeting Scheduled for Indianapolis 

The annual meeting of the National Institute for Animal Agriculture is April 1-3, 2008 at The Westin, Indianapolis, IN...

44 Practical Ideas to Cut Feed and Production Costs 

The Pork Checkoff's science and technology committee members were asked to provide some practical tips to help pork producers reduce the feed and production costs. These 44 suggestions were offered...

Humane Society Submits Signatures for California Ballot 

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) in an announcement released on. Feb. 28, that it has submitted the number of signatures necessary to bring an anti-animal cruelty ballot initiative before California voters in November...

Ohio Pork Producers Launch Media Effort 

The Ohio Pork Producers Council (OPPC) has launched a statewide multimedia campaign including radio and Web site advertisements, plus a new consumer education Web site...

Smithfield Foods Announces Major Sow Herd Reduction 

The nation’s largest pork producer, Smithfield Foods, headquartered in Smithfield, VA, announced plans to reduce its sow herd by 4-5%, beginning immediately...

Pork Exports Set New Growth Record 

The U.S. pork industry achieved its 16th consecutive year of record-setting growth in exports in 2007, according to statistics released by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF)...

Minnesota Offers Advanced Margin Management Workshop 

In an effort to help pork producers buffeted by high feed costs and unpredictable hog prices, the Minnesota Pork Board is hosting “Advanced Margin Management for Pork Producers"...

Purdue’s Earl Butz Dies At Age 98 

Earl Butz, former secretary of agriculture and dean of Purdue University’s College of Agriculture,died in his sleep Feb. 7 in Washington, DC...

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