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Nearly 150 pork producers from across the country traveled to Washington D.C. pressing lawmakers on issues they say are critical to the future of the U.S. pork industry. The producers, representing nearly 30 states, took part in the National Pork Producers Council‘s Fall Legislative Action Conference. The top priority during this conference was a new farm bill that includes a …
If this afternoon’s quarterly hogs and pig report is considered neutral by the trade, it could provide support to hog futures. CME’s latest lean hog index, the lowest since late January. Managed money traders hold record short positions, with over 31,000 contracts. Bottom line analysts suggest that we may have established a bottom December lean hog last week near that …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that New Mexico is officially joining the State Meat and Poultry Inspection Program, a move designed to expand processing opportunities and strengthen food safety oversight within the state. The agreement between USDA and the New Mexico State Livestock Board makes New Mexico the 31st state to operate an approved State Meat and Poultry …
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) is welcoming movement on the Senate’s Farm Bill, saying the legislation brings agriculture one step closer to the certainty of a five-year Farm Bill reauthorization. Following action by the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, pork producers are now urging lawmakers to address one of the industry’s top priorities, preventing what they …
U.S. beef exports delivered another strong month in July, according to data released by the USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation. Export volume held steady at just over 89,000 metric tons, while export value climbed 6% from a year ago to nearly $797 million. Strong demand from Taiwan, Mexico, Japan, the Middle East, Colombia, the Caribbean, and …
An update on the fight against New World Screwworm. Research entomologist Alex Arp describes the new NovoFly, a new strand of sterile flies. “We’ll mass produce a lot of screwworm flies, sterilize them with gamma radiation, and then release them over a large area. And continuously over time, this will kill off the population. Only the male flies are actually …
Additional New World Screwworm-infested zones have been released in Texas. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service approved the releases of these zones after concurrence from Texas’ state veterinarian Dr. Bud Dinges and the Texas Animal Health Commission. Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Dudley Hoskins said, “The Texas Animal Health Commission has been an …
The Great Depression Creates an Opportunity The Great Depression brought severe economic hardship to rural American families, but for some entrepreneurs, difficult times also created opportunities. One such entrepreneur was a young Missouri farmer named John W. Tyson, who recognized a growing need for fresh poultry in larger Midwestern markets. Beginning in 1931, Tyson began delivering chickens from southern Missouri …
Six state pork organizations here in the Southeast agree they can do better together. No state is going to replace Iowa as the number one state but doesn’t mean smaller producing states in the Southeast can’t join together to better serve members. State pork organizations, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida have approved formation of the Southeast Pork Alliance. …
We recently had the opportunity to sit down with Roger McEowen, Professor of Agricultural Law and Taxation at Washburn University. Professor McEowen discussed the recent hot topic of farmland fraud. “My article on that stemmed from a conversation I had with a rancher this past spring, and he just, I didn’t know him, but a lot of people know me, …
