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New Illness Cases Reported In Three Packing Plants 

A new human illness has been identified in pork packing plants, reportedly linked to employees who work in areas where pig heads are processed...

New Database Offers Environmental Answers 

Answers to questions about water quality and livestock waste nutrient management just got easier with access to environment-related research online from the National Pork Board...

Iowa Regional Seminars Scheduled for February 

The Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA), Iowa Pork Industry Center (IPIC) and Iowa State University Extension are teaming up to present the Iowa Pork Regional Conferences...

Hormel Halts Hog Breeding in California 

The hog production division of Hormel Foods’ operation in California is selling off its sows and moving to a finishing operation by October...

Pork Information Gateway Expands Level of Services 

The U.S. Pork Center of Excellence has upgraded Pork Information Gateway (PIG) to provide expert answers to swine-related questions...

Modified Diet May Offer Boost to Swine Birth Rates 

Intensive genetic selection over the last two decades has produced major advances in both litter size and birth weight in swine. However, double-digit preweaning mortality rates have limited maximum reproductive performance...

NPPC Favors U.S.-Asian Free Trade Agreement 

The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) supports the efforts of the Bush Administration to start talks on investment and financial services with the so-called Pacific 4 (P4) nations that could lead to U.S. membership ...

Animal Auditor CertificationTraining Dates Scheduled 

The Professional Animal Auditor Certification Organization (PAACO) has scheduled Meat Plant Welfare Auditor Certification Training courses for April 30-May 1 at two sites in Nebraska...

Annual Report Outlines Progress in Feral Pig Control Program 

In 2007, Kansas completed its first year of a state-federal cooperative program for control/eradication of feral pigs in the state...

USDA Names NPPC Delegates 

Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer has appointed 155 pork producers and eight pork importers to the 2008 National Pork Producers Delegate Body...

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