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...Hogs...In recent years, the swine industry has become the face of tough times in agriculture. Tennessee has lost a number of pork producers because
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General Swine News
PigCareers.com is unveiled, the only human resource job site connecting job seekers, and employers in all facets of pork production.
PigCareers.com, an online agricultural human resource site to connect individuals and companies for employment in the swine industry has been officially launched.
Absolute Swine Insemination has been chosen “WINNER” for the Vietnam Feed & Livestock Industry Awards – Outstanding Product Innovation Award for the International Swine Category.
The Award Presentation Ceremony will be held on 25th November 2008 at Room 257,
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Additional Swine News
Producers COOL to new ag regulations
How will COOL change pork production in Minnesota? Preisler said the answer depends on what packer they market their pigs to. Some packers may not want to ...
NPPC: EPA CAFO a 'Tough but Fair Rule'
US - Calling it a “tough but fair rule” that sets a high environmental standard for livestock producers, the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) praised the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its new regulation for concentrated animal feeding operations
Swine Expertise Ramped Up
US - Following the recent approval of BaytrilR 100 (enrofloxacin) Injectable Solution for the treatment and control of swine respiratory disease (SRD) by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration), Bayer Animal Health has added three key swine experts to the sales and veterinary technical services teams.
Producers donate nearly 7000 lbs of pork
Hancock County Journal Pilot, IL
By IPPA staff The Illinois Pork Producers Association (IPPA) is recognizing two local pork production companies - Cargill from Beardstown and Professional ...
Swine Genetics News
Genetiporc Received Two Prestigious "Porkworld Award" in Brazil
Otaviano Olavo Pivetta, owner of Ideal Porc, and Werner Meincke, director of Genetiporc do Brasil, have been honored among the Brazilian industry as, respectively, the Brazilian Swine Businessman Personality of the year and the Technical personality of the year.
Babcock genetics' Costa Rican partnership
Babcock Genetics has been a well-known supplier of closed herd swine genetic programs for 40 years. The company employs genetic consultants who provide ...
Swine Health
Livestock reps rail against plan to limit antibiotics for animals
Veterinarians and livestock industry representatives defended the use of antibiotics in beef, dairy, pork and poultry production during a House Agriculture ...
Pfizer Animal Health Adds Former Schering-Plough Products to ...
The acquisition adds both biological and pharmaceutical products across the major animal health species including cattle, swine, equine and companion animal
New FluSure XP Defense System Helps Producers Fight Swine Flu- Pfizer Animal Health Introduces New Swine Vaccine
Swine producers know that protecting their pigs from swine influenza..
Swine Barn News
Hog producers disappointed by passage Bill 17
PigProgress.net, Netherlands
The bill establishes regional moratoriums on hog barn expansion in South-eastern Manitoba, the Red River Valley Special Management Area, which includes the ...
Pork Council Unhappy With Mandatory Workers' Compensation
Pembina Valley Online, Canada
Manitoba's hog barn employees will be affected negatively by mandatory workers' compensation coverage according to the chair of the Manitoba Pork Council. ...
Jim Long Pork Commentary
November 16th 2008
Pork Commentary By Jim Long, President and CEO, Genesus Inc Meat Tonnage Falls Demand
Last week we wrote that we expect total meat availability in December to drop 100 million pounds per week year over year. We were wrong. It has already happened. Once again we are not bullish enough.
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Swine Market News
CME Livestock Review: Cattle Complex Slides; Hogs Mostly Down
FXstreet.com The Foreign Exchange Market, Spain - 17 Nov 2008
In other markets, lean hogs and bellies were mostly lower. Traders in live cattle tended to ignore any bullish signals coming from the cash or beef markets ...
DJ CME Livestock Review: Live Cattle Drop; Hogs Close Uneven
Trading Markets (press release), CA
Lean hogs posted an uneven finish. And, pork bellies closed mixed. Beef futures spiked at first on short covering and spot December and nearby February's ...
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Industry Events
World Conference on Aminal Production 2008
November 23-28 2008
Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town, South Africa
Iowa Pork Congress
January 29-29 2008
Des Moines, Iowa
Manitoba Swine Seminar
February 4th-5th 2009
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
American Association of Swine Veterinarians 2009 Annual Meeting
March 7-10 2009
Dallas, Texas
London Swine Conference 2009
April 1-2 2009
London Convention Centre, London, Ontario
Allen D. Leman Swine Conference 2009
September 19-22 2009
RiverCentre Conference Facility, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Industry Contributors
Ron Plain, University of Missouri
November 14th 2008
Hog producers who have used the futures market in recent weeks by marketing hogs with the other market contract, which bases the price on the future market, have fared much better than hog producers who priced their marketings on the spot market.
For the last two weeks of October, the producers who used the other market contract netted $18.26 per hog more than producers who used the spot market.
For the producers who used the other market contract to sell hogs the first week of November, they netted $31.40 more per hog than the producers who used the spot market.
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Jim Wyckoff
Senior Editor, TradingEducation.com, LLC’
Agriculture Futures Reports
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Swine Environmental News
Greene County hog farm seeks expansion approval
Springfield News Sun, OH
"Yes, there's going to be a larger number of (hogs), but I don't anticipate any more environmental concerns," he said. And, he added, "Whenever you've got ...
Large ag facilities cut profit for towns, study says
DesMoinesRegister.com, IAKautza is the conference’s science and environmental education specialist. Iowa has the largest swine industry in the nation, producing more than 25 million ...
Technical Information
Analysis of Absolute's AMGT Pipette Trial
Mycotoxins: a simple explanation for a complex topic (III)
Carcass Quality: Maximize Returns, Minimize Losses
US Pork Outlook Report- August 2008
World Agricultural Production - August 2008
US Pork Production Up 7% from a year ago
Intelligent farrowing pen on the way
Weekly Roberts Report- July 23rd 2008
Understanding and managing sudden death in fattening pigs during summer
USDA QUARTERLY HOGS AND PIGS REPORT- JUNE 2008
Can We Feed Mycotoxin Contaminated Feed to Pigs?
Market Preview: Hog Futures React to High Feed Prices
Uses of P.G. 600 in Swine Breeding Herd Management
US Swine Economics Report- Ron Plain
Swine Resources
Iowa Pork Industry Center
Outlook For US Agricultural Trade
National Pork Producers Council
USDA
Canadian Pork Council
American Association of Swine Veterinarians
Swine Market Prices
CME Lean Hog Futures
Iowa & Central US Direct Delievered Feeder Pig Report
Eastern Cornbelt Direct Feeder Pig Weekly Summary
Canadian Centre For Swine Improvement
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Press Releases
Recipients of the 2008 Pork Industry Scholarships Named
The Pork Checkoff, Pioneer Hi-Bred and PIC will award 19 scholarships to college students around the United States.
National Pork Board Names New Chief Executive Officer
The National Pork Board on Wednesday named Chris Novak, a state commodity association executive, as the organization's new chief executive officer.
Producers May Combat Diseases with Denagard Liquid Concentrate
US - Pork producers can now use Denagard® (tiamulin) Liquid Concentrate to combat costly diseases in pigs weighing more than 250 pounds.