Pork Checkoff
Pork Industry Call for Help May Take Time to Decide
Oct 22, 2009 4:42 PM
The U.S. pork industry’s latest call for federal aid to prop up producers nearing bankruptcy may take a month or two to decide, Deputy Agriculture Undersecretary Michael Scuse said today at a House Agriculture subcommittee hearing in Washington, DC...
Take Precautions When Pumping Manure Pits
Oct 22, 2009 4:20 PM
Reports of flash fires and explosions occurring recently in livestock barns while liquid pit manure was being agitated and pumped magnifies the need for farm safety when working on a hog operation...
U.S. Pig Tests Positive For Novel H1N1 Flu Virus
Oct 19, 2009 2:59 PM
The Agriculture Department’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL), Ames, IA, has confirmed the presence of 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza virus in a pig sample collected at the Minnesota State Fair submitted by the University of Minnesota. Additional samples are being tested...
Testing U.S. Pigs for Novel H1N1 Flu Turns up Potential Positives
Oct 19, 2009 11:11 AM
The Agriculture Department’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL), Ames, IA, is working to confirm a preliminary diagnosis of novel H1N1 pandemic flu virus in swine samples collected during the Minnesota State Fair between Aug. 26 and Sept. 1...
Pork Exports Continue Slower Pace in 2009
Oct 14, 2009 4:24 PM
The month of August continues the downward slide of pork exports in 2009, according to statistics released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation...
Herd Reductions Signal First Signs of Economic Recovery
Sep 29, 2009 11:49 AM
Pork production losses are declining and herd reductions should result in a return to profits in the spring of 2010, according to Purdue University Extension Economist Chris Hurt...
Veterinary Clinic Challenge: Eat Pork Each Night for a Week
Sep 25, 2009 4:48 PM
To show support for a struggling U.S. pork industry, which has weathered two years of economic hardship and put some producers out of business, a northern Iowa swine veterinary consulting clinic has kicked off “Pork Week.”...
Pork Checkoff Prepares for Possible Round Two of H1N1
Sep 15, 2009 12:00 PM
Even though H1N1 Flu Outbreak Virus has not been found in any U.S. swine herds, Pork Checkoff is continuing its crisis management plans. As we head into...
National Pork Board Prepares To Tackle Tough Budget Issues
Sep 2, 2009 1:55 PM
Pork producer leaders and National Pork Board staff will gather in Des Moines, IA, in early September to work on budget recommendations for 2010...
Time Magazine’s Cover Article Draw Pork Industry Rebuttal
Aug 31, 2009 11:32 AM
National Pork Board President Tim Bierman has sent a strongly worded letter to the editor of Time magazine for its recent cover story, “America’s Food Crisis and How to Fix It.”...
South Korea Eases Restrictions On U.S. Hogs and Pork Imports
Aug 13, 2009 2:30 PM
The Republic of Korea has decided to only inspect a sample of U.S. pork exports, rather than 100% of them, and to lift a ban on U.S. live hog imports. The restrictions were imposed following the H1N1 Flu Outbreak Virus...
Indiana Pork Producers Join Efforts to Feed the Hungry
Aug 10, 2009 1:57 PM
Indiana Pork is partnering with Feeding Indiana’s Hungry, Inc. in an ongoing campaign for Indiana’s pork producers to donate pork to Hoosiers experiencing hunger...
Pork Board Asks for Direction In Crafting New Strategic Plan
Jul 28, 2009 1:36 PM
The National Pork Board is asking producers for their help in deciding how their pork checkoff dollars are used...
Pork Board Elects Officers, Approves Budget for 2010
Jul 23, 2009 1:48 PM
Larabee, IA, pork producer Tim Bierman has been elected by his fellow board members as president of the National Pork Board. Gene Nemechek, DVM, swine veterinarian with Tyson Foods in Springdale, AR, has been elected vice president. Both begin immediately serving one-year terms...
Pork Checkoff Requests Input On Crafting New Strategic Plan
Jun 25, 2009 11:31 AM
With the long list of challenges confronting pork producers today, the National Pork Board is seeking producer input to help shape the future of the U.S. pork industry...
Industry Leaders Intensify Plans To Solve Hog Economic Crisis
Jun 24, 2009 4:00 PM
As the hog industry’s financial crisis deepens, a number of leaders announced steps that are being taken to address the issue in a teleconference call with journalists June 23...
Surviving the Spotlight
May 15, 2009 12:00 PM, By Bill Gnatzig
The old joke was: You know it's going to be a bad day when you find a 60 Minutes crew on your doorstep. Unfortunately, the humor is lost on today's pork producers, replaced by the reality that modern operations ...
Understand the Opposition
May 15, 2009 12:00 PM, Bill Gnatzig
While a myriad of unforeseen causes can put your operation in the public eye, none are more challenging than those driven by activists who relish an opportunity...
Farm Bureau Calls for Funding Pork Purchases
May 7, 2009 5:43 PM
The Agriculture Department should make additional purchases of pork using the Section 32 program to help provide stability to the pork industry, suffering from lost markets due to the recent outbreak of the H1N1 influenza A virus, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF)...
Pork Board Official Clarifies Safety of Pork
May 7, 2009 10:16 AM
Pork remains safe to eat, according to the National Pork Board. The WHO and U.S. food safety and public health agencies continue to stress that the H1N1 influenza A virus is not a foodborne illness...
