The 2015 version of Sunbelt Ag Expo officially kicks off today at Spence Field in Moultrie, Georgia. Show director Chip Blalock says the Expo will once again offer a variety of field demonstrations. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm …
Plausible Scenarios for PEDV?
A recent study may shed some light on possible ways that the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus impacted mortality in pig litters in the United States. Rod Bain reports. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers …
Pork Industry Leaders Conduct Swine Industry Symposium
The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) recently co-hosted the fourth annual Swine Industry Symposium in China. The event attracted more than 150 attendees, including pork industry representatives, agricultural policymakers, animal health experts and university researchers. Joe Schuele has more. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Ag in Review for the Week Ending October 16, 2015
In this week’s recap of agricultural news from around the Southeast, producers are urged not become complacent after the recent court decision to temporarily delay implementation of the ‘Waters of the U.S.” rule, how many are concerned with the recent decision to take pork off the menu in the nation’s federal prisons, and we look at the Sunbelt Ag Expo …
Many Livestock Exhibits at Sunbelt Ag Expo
The annual Sunbelt Ag Expo officially kicks off Tuesday at Spence Field in Moultrie, Georgia and according to show director Chip Blalock they will once again have a variety of livestock exhibits for folks to see. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses …
Meatless Monday’s introduced in Mexico
The Meatless Monday campaign by Humane Society has found its way to Mexico. Meatingplace reports a Human Society video featuring a Mexican actor is part of the campaign aimed at consumers to reduce their Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune …
No More Pork in Federal Prisons
The pork industry is ‘squealing’ over the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ decision to take pork off the menu in the nation’s 122 federal prisons. It’s no small matter for the pork industry that more than 200,000 federal inmates will no longer be able to eat bacon, pork chops, ham and other pig products. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly …
California Adopts Strict Livestock Antibiotic Limits
California Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation that he says will curb the overuse of antibiotics in livestock. In a prepared statement, Governor Brown said “the science is clear that the overuse of antibiotics in livestock has contributed to the spread of antibiotic resistance and the undermining of Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding …
TPP Benefits Will Take Time
The just-concluded Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement is expected to add billions in new sales of U.S. pork and beef in Asian markets like Japan. However, those benefits will take time. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics …
Cattle Price Forecast Lowered, Hog Prices Raised
USDA has released their monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, and in the Livestock, Poultry and Dairy section, it notes that cattle prices for both 2015 and 2016 are reduced from last month on current large supplies of market ready cattle, weaker demand and competition from relatively large supplies of competing meats. Hog prices were raised for Sponsored …