Hogs rallying but volume not impressive

Friday, April 19, 2024

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Smithfield Foods Receives Multiple Awards for Sustainability, Safety, and Workforce Achievements

Friday, April 19, 2024

Smithfield Foods’ U.S. facilities have been honored for their outstanding achievements in environmental stewardship, workplace safety, and diversity initiatives by the Meat Institute’s 2023 awards program. Stewart Leeth, Chief Sustainability […]

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New Tool Being Developed to Help Pork Producers Assess the Economics of Animal Welfare Practices

Friday, April 19, 2024

Farmscape for April 19, 2024 Full Interview 12:47 Listen A new tool being developed by the Western College of Veterinary Medicine will help pork producers and veterinarians assess the economics […]

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Maximizing profitability during summer markets through nutrition in pig operations, By: Morgan Hart, Swine Nutritionist, Alltech U.S. Pork Team

Thursday, April 18, 2024

Traditionally, hog prices follow seasonal patterns, with annual highs in the summer and lows in the fall and winter. This phenomenon is driven by multiple factors, which include: higher pork […]

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Four Pillars of Sow Robustness Part I: Genetics & P1 Development | Dr. Sergio Canavate & Dr. Saskia Bloemhof

Thursday, April 18, 2024

About the Guests Dr. Sergio Canavate was born in Spain and obtained his veterinarian degree from the University of Murcia. He started his career in the pork industry in Agropor […]

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New and alternative sanitization procedures for antibiotic-free swine barns

Thursday, April 18, 2024

Certain barns that switched to antibiotic-free production observed increased prevalence of pathogens after a few years on the program. Developing improved sanitization and disinfection procedures is an important step to […]

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Detection of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae viability using a PCR-based assay

Thursday, April 18, 2024

What if a PCR test could give us some information regarding the viability of the pathogen targeted? This new publication from the MycoLab led by Dr.s Albert Canturri and Maria […]

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Smithfield Foods Launches Tuition Assistance Program for U.S. Employees

Thursday, April 18, 2024

In an effort to invest in the educational development of its workforce, Smithfield Foods, headquartered in Smithfield, Virginia, announces a comprehensive tuition assistance program. Under this initiative, both full-time and […]

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China’s Pork Industry Faces Challenges Amidst Economic Growth

Thursday, April 18, 2024

Amidst the backdrop of China’s impressive economic growth in the first quarter of 2024, the country’s pork industry is facing significant challenges. Despite overall stability and growth in the national […]

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A partnership between Schippers Canada and Farmers Depot now resulting in lower prices for Canadian livestock producers.

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

A partnership made between Schippers Canada and Farmers Depot in 2023, is now resulting in reduced costs which are being passed onto livestock producers through lower retail prices. The companies, […]

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