Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog
TOPIC(S): Beef Cattle, Animal Welfare/Humane Treatment, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Ag Australia/NZ,

11/02/2020 SOURCE: www.farmweekly.com.au

Realising the potential of animal welfare

2019 Nuffield Scholar and Central Queensland beef producer, Alistair Corr, who with support from Australian Agricultural Company, Consolidated Pastoral Company, North Australian Pastoral Company, S. Kidman & Co, and Elders, explored how continual improvement of animal welfare was appeasing consumer expectations and increasing farm profitability.

Read More

TOPIC(S): Commodities, Livestock/Meat, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Coronavirus/COVID,

10/20/2020 SOURCE: www.agriculture.com

As coronavirus hog backlog shrinks, farmers should see higher prices

Hog farmers struggled with a coronavirus-caused backlog of market-ready hogs that peaked at 3.5 million head at the end of May.

Read More

TOPIC(S): Livestock/Meat, Poultry, Beef Cattle, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Coronavirus/COVID,

10/19/2020 SOURCE: civileats.com

The Pandemic Has the Potential to Finally Transform Meat Processing in the U.S. | Civil Eats

Some states are addressing the bottleneck in the industry by allowing state inspectors to approve direct-to-consumer and interstate sales. And new federal legislation could make those efforts possible nationwide.

Read More

John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
shared this article 4 years ago
Topics: Livestock/Meat, Poultry, Sustainability, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Research, Ag Europe,

Lucky break for red clover's hidden virtues

A new consortium of academics and industry leaders believes red clover could be a sustainable protein source for monogastric livestock, and a source…

Read More

Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
shared this article 4 years ago
Topics: Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Ag Europe,

Germany finds one new swine fever case in wild boar

HAMBURG, Oct 16 (Reuters) - One more case of African swine fever (ASF) has been found in the wild boar population in Brandenburg, the eastern German region's government said on Friday.That brings the number of confirmed cases to 70 since the first on Sept. 10. All were in wild animals in the region and no farm pigs have been affected so far.China and other pork buyers banned imports of German pork after the first case was confirmed, causing Chinese pork prices to surge and German prices to fall.

Read More

TOPIC(S): Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog,
Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
shared this article 4 years ago
Topics: Agriculture US, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Coronavirus/COVID,

Bacon-Scented Face Masks? Hormel Foods Announces It Is Giving Away Free Black Label 'Breathable Bacon' Masks | Hormel Foods

Bacon lovers, there's a new face mask for you.

Read More

Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
shared this article 4 years ago
Topics: Livestock/Meat, Poultry, Beef Cattle, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog,

Animals that get good water need less food, becasue they drink more

To provide animals on a farm with good or better water than before, drink more and consequently eat less.

Read More

TOPIC(S): Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Ag Asia / Pacific, Ag Tech,

10/08/2020 SOURCE: www.theguardian.com

Behind China’s ‘pork miracle’: how technology is transforming rural hog farming

The long read: As Chinese demand for pork grows and grows, traditional small-scale farms are being replaced by vast, AI-assisted operations that feel more like smartphone factories than bucolic countryside havens

Read More

TOPIC(S): Poultry, Beef Cattle, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Cellular Meat, Plant-Based/Animal Free,

10/02/2020 SOURCE: www.vice.com

Big Meat Is Selling Veggie Burgers—But It's Still Destroying the Environment

As the world's largest meat producers launch plant-based products to compete with vegan start-ups, beware of those greenwashing for profit.

Read More

Advertisement

Small school. Big internships. One-to-one learning and hands-on experiences in the heart of the agribusiness industry. Agribusiness at Greenville University