Disease Alert: PED Jan 8, 2025
Swine Health Ontario is spearheading the Ontario initiative to improve disease prevention, detection, response, containment and elimination, leading to better decisions and added value at the farm and industry levels.
This article is a video follow-up to our original coverage from Iowa Pork Congress, capturing the conversations behind the signals discussed. Read the full article: From the Floor at Iowa Pork Congress: Signals, Shifts, and a Quiet Sense of Optimism Across the show floor, the signals weren’t theoretical — they were grounded in day-to-day decisions […]
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As filtration and airflow management continue to play a larger role in swine facility design, equipment performance at the entry point matters more than ever. At the 2026 Iowa Pork Congress, Thorp Equipment introduced its new airtight filter door, designed to support modern biosecurity and positive-pressure filtration systems. The door features a full 360-degree seal […]
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The Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) has announced its 2026 Iowa Pork Regional Conferences, a series of one-day educational events designed to bring timely research, practical tools, and industry insight directly to pork producers and industry stakeholders across the state. The conferences are tailored for pork producers, owners and operators, contract growers, production employees, veterinarians, […]
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Leidy Torres, Ph D. Candidate in the Stein Monogastric Nutrition Lab, discusses the effects of duration time of heat treatment on amino acid digestibility in enzyme-treated soybean meal fed to weanling pigs. Adapted from a presentation at the 2025 ASAS Midwest Section meeting, March 10-12, 2025.
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According to Rabobank’s latest Global Pork Quarterly outlook, the pork industry is entering 2026 with a noticeably more measured strategy, as producers across major regions prioritize productivity, cost control, and risk management over aggressive expansion. The Rabobank analysis points to uneven global growth, shaped by disease pressure, trade volatility, and rising costs, leading producers to […]
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House Agriculture Committee Chairman G.T. Thompson is aiming to move a new version of the farm bill through committee in late February, setting the stage for renewed debate over agricultural policy priorities heading into spring. The proposal — often referred to as “Farm Bill 2.0” — has not yet been formally introduced, but is expected […]
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Associate Economist Regional Affairs Omaha Branch, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Strong demand for operating loans boosted farm lending activity at commercial banks in the fourth quarter of 2025. Strong demand for operating loans boosted farm lending activity at commercial banks in the fourth quarter of 2025. According to the National Survey of Terms […]
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Russia is moving toward a regulatory shift that would allow processed expired food products to be used as ingredients in animal feed, a development that could reshape feed sourcing conversations well beyond its borders. Under the proposed framework, expired food items that are no longer suitable for human consumption would be processed into feed-grade materials, […]
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SLIDES OF NOVEMBER 2025 EXPORT HIGHLIGHTS Exports of U.S. pork remained relatively strong in November but were below the large total reported in November 2024, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Beef exports were significantly lower year-over-year, due in large part to the ongoing lockout […]
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Abstract The relationship between lipid oxidation products (LOP) and pig performance is complicated by the dynamic process of lipid oxidation and the complex biochemical and physiological process of pig growth. Past experiments and reviews of scientific literature have revealed the shortcomings of common primary and secondary LOP parameters, such as peroxide value (PV), anisidine value […]
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