he interactive webinar series will cover local meat marketing.

An independent economic analysis of the return on investments by the pork sector into research credits that research for a three and a half percent increase in the sector’s productivity.

According to the University of Minnesota Center for Farm Financial Management, the average daily feed cost per cow in 2021 was $7 in the upper Midwest; it was up to about $7.50 in 2022. Continually rising feed prices have tightened margins for dairy farms. In fact, over the last decade, total feed costs of a

Farmers and food researchers plan for more severe storms and higher temperatures.

In a remote part of southeast Oregon, about the only oasis for a hundred-mile stretch of highway is the Oasis Cafe in Juntura. Travelers come in for hot coffee served in hulking styrofoam cups, and to gather near the wood stove.

As of April 1, the LPI-Fed settlement index will not include any cash prices that are outside +/- 5% of the average weekly mean. Previously, the LPI-Fed settlement index did not include any cash prices that were $4/CWT above or below the average weekly mean. Producers will continue to settle policies as usual. The data

Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures hit new all-time highs in the nearby contracts on Monday, as bidding wars continue to rally cash prices as more producers show interest in expanding their herds, traders said. The rally helped give a boost to the pork market, where CME April lean hogs ended up 0.125 cent at

The Canadian Pork Council said Olymel’s announcement of the closure of its Vallée-Jonction, QC plant is tough news for the industry.

A Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea elimination plan for has been developed for Manitoba

Presentations by the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility directors and research leaders, in addition to touring the facility, provided important insight into potential collaboration opportunities to pork industry representatives who share a mission to protect US swine herd health. “Seeing the facility firsthand provided a valuable opportunity to learn about future capabilities, capacity, and priorities