Oversupply of pork and low prices behind recent shut down of hog operations
It’s always unfortunate to hear of a hog barn closing anywhere in Canada.
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It’s always unfortunate to hear of a hog barn closing anywhere in Canada.
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The core section of the June/July edition of Prairie Hog Country was sent to press last week
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Premium Iowa Pork has finalized its $14 million purchase of a Minnesota pork processing plant that closed earlier this month after filing for bankruptcy, idling its largely foreign workforce. HyLife Foods Windom closed the plant June 2, leaving about 1,000 workers without jobs. HyLife said in court documents that COVID-19-related disruptions and low pork prices,
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We recently had a tract of farmland in my county that was sold to a land investment company. The selling price was over $12,000 per acre–outbidding any local farmer. I took a step back and while I have heard of these types of companies, this is the first time they made their presence in my
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HotHog, a new smartphone application that predicts heat stress in pigs, is now available for download and use, a team of Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and university scientists announced this week. Available in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, HotHog taps into local weather data to predict the relative comfort or heat stress
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The best place to be when the sweltering summer weather arrives is inside with air conditioning, yet livestock outside of air-conditioned barns often need other ways to beat the heat.
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Farmers and Lawmakers Collaborate to Shape the Future of American Agriculture
: Farmers Advocate for Agricultural Policy in Washington, D.C. Read More »
Celebrating its 50th anniversary, the Ontario Pork Congress is in person and in hog in Stratford.
Ontario Pork Congress 2023—June 21-22 Read More »
The PigTek company isn’t shy about confronting most hog producers’ biggest worry when it comes to building or renovating a pig barn. “Proposition 12 Compliant,” it claims on a big sign in the front of its display area in the main building for the World Pork Expo, which was held June 7-9 in Des Moines.
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In the lab and in the field, Husker scientists are building on the university’s wheat research legacy through a range of innovations.
Husker Wheat Researchers Are Pursuing a Range of Innovations Read More »