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Industry Entrepreneur Passes Away at 56
Dennis W. Harms, 56, co-founder of Premium Standard Farms (PSF), died while on a business trip last week...
Pork Plant Workers Suffer From New Malady
U.S. researchers and scientists confirmed April 16 that 18 pork plant workers in Minnesota, at least five in Indiana and one in Nebraska ...
Pork Board Hires Swine Health Veterinarian
The National Pork Board has announced the hiring of Lisa Becton, DVM, as director of Swine Health Information and Research...
Special Report from the 39th Swine Veterinarians Meeting
The American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) held its 39th annual meeting in San Diego, CA, in early March. Following are some of the activities which took place...
Veteran Missouri Ag Professor Passes Away
Charles D. Fulhage, 61, long-time University of Missouri (MU) professor of agricultural engineering, died Feb. 26 following a recent car crash...
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...
Perfect Storm Converges On Struggling Industry
All is not well in the Canadian pork industry. Producers from one end of Canada to the other are enduring losses of a magnitude not seen since the fall...
National Pork Board CEO Resigns
The chief executive officer (CEO) of the National Pork Board since 2001, Steve Murphy, has turned in his resignation...
North Dakotan Nominated For Secretary of Agriculture
President George Bush has nominated former North Dakota Governor Edward Schafer to be the 29th U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. Schafer will replace Acting Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner ...
Agriculture Secretary Resigns
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns resigned from office on Sept. 20, reportedly to seek an open U.S. Senate seat in Nebraska....
