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U.S. Pork Center Adds Feature 

The U.S. Pork Center of Excellence has launched a new program, PIG Opportunities, within the Pork Information Gateway Web site ...

Smithfield Inks Trade Accord with China 

Smithfield Foods, Inc. announced that it has entered into an agreement with a major Chinese trading company for the purchase of 60 million lb. of ractopamine-free pork for delivery by the end of December...

Economist Predicts Breakeven in Coming Months 

The next 12 months looks like a breakeven proposition for pork producers, with continuing uncertainties in feed prices and export markets...

USDA Conducts First Study Of Small-Enterprise Operations 

This summer, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) randomly surveyed small-enterprise hog operations...

USDA Announces Series of Natural Disaster Payments 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced sign-up dates for the new Livestock Compensation Program, Livestock Indemnity Program and Crop Disaster Program...

Purdue Launches CAFO Web Site 

Purdue University has developed and launched a new Web site featuring scientific information about concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs)...

California Livestock Farmers Target Greenhouse Gases 

The California Climate Action Registry has created the Livestock Project Protocol, a guideline for creating high-quality greenhouse gas reduction projects by...

SowBridge Program Set for 2007-2008 

The SowBridge Breeding Herd Education series is a new distance-learning program for pork producers offered through Iowa State University (ISU)...

Cromwell Takes Home Animal Nutrition Award 

Gary Cromwell, professor in the Department of Animal/Food Sciences, University of Kentucky, was named the fourth winner of the Federation of Animal Science Societies/American Feed Industry Association New Frontiers in Animal Nutrition Award...

Leman Swine Conference 

The 2007 Leman Swine Conference is Sept. 15-18 at the RiverCentre in St. Paul, MN....

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