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Thursday, August 20, 2009
US pork producer marketing groups urge USDA aid with sow buyout plan
August 20, 2009 US pork producer marketing groups urge USDA aid with sow buyout plan Three US pork producer marketing groups have proposed a sow buyout programme and are urging the government's support to help the ailing pork industry. The ...
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
US sow herd needs more reductions
July 28, 2009 US sow herd needs more reductions                             Pork industry experts from the University of Missouri said that more cuts in the US' sow herd are needed to solve the current problems in the industry. Professor Em ...
Friday, June 19, 2009
US hog producer group terminates sow retirement programme
June 19, 2009 US hog producer group terminates sow retirement programme                        A group of US pork producers who proposed a Producer Retirement Programme has terminated its plans for the programme due to a lack of participati ...
Monday, June 8, 2009
Russia sows seeds to conquer grain market
June 8, 2009 Russia sows seeds to conquer grain market                                  Russia, whose agricultural potential is still unrealized after the fall of the Soviet Union, has launched a drive to increase its share of the global gr ...
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Australian wheat dries before winter crop sowing
April 9, 2009 Australian wheat dries before winter crop sowing Wheat lands in Australia's southeast and southwest regions - potentially important sources of global supply - are dry heading into the autumn planting period, according to a nat ...
Thursday, August 14, 2008
US sow prices jump, then fall from erratic rebound in July
August 14, 2008 US sow prices jump, then fall from erratic rebound in July   US cull sow prices jumped sharply early this week at some Midwest livestock buying locations then gave back part of the gains Wednesday (August 13), but they remai ...
Monday, April 28, 2008
Canadian cull sow programme to have little impact on US hog slaughter
April 28, 2008 Canadian cull sow programme to have little impact on US hog slaughter Current cutbacks in hog production in Canada would have little impact on total US hog slaughter supplies until the first quarter of 2009, according to mark ...
Friday, April 11, 2008
US pork plant processing sows for export to China
April 11, 2008 US pork plant processing sows for export to China A Midwest pork plant has recently begun processing sows and will ship the carcasses to the growing Hong Kong and China markets, according to industry participants and livestoc ...
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Smithfield cuts US sow herd to save on grain costs
February 20, 2008 Smithfield cuts US sow herd to save on grain costs Smithfield Foods Inc plans to reduce its US sow herd by 4 percent to 5 percent, or 40,000 to 50,000 sows, phasing in the reduction immediately. The Smithfield, Va., pork a ...
Friday, February 15, 2008
Australia gears up to sow record wheat on attractive global prices
February 15, 2008 Australia gears up to sow record wheat on attractive global prices Australia, the world's sixth largest wheat exporter, is poised to plant its record volume of wheat as high prices and improved conditions lure farmers. Mik ...
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
US university comes up with new method to measure sow weight
October 9, 2007 US university comes up with new method to measure sow weight Swine specialists at Kansas State University have come up with a new system for measuring sow weights which they said would yield more accurate estimates. A precis ...
Thursday, September 27, 2007
US meat producer phases out sow stalls
September 27, 2007 US meat producer phases out sow stalls Denver-based Maverick Ranch Natural and Organic Meats has announced its plan to phase out sow stalls. The move follows that of major producers like Smithfield and Maple Leaf. To achi ...
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Sowing of southern Australian winter crops underway
May 9, 2007 Sowing of southern Australian winter crops underway   Planting of winter crops, including wheat and barley, is underway across southern Australia following rain in the right areas at the right time, Murray Jones, chairman of gro ...
Friday, April 13, 2007
Cargill phasing out use of metal crates for pregnant sows
April 13, 2007 Cargill phasing out use of metal crates for pregnant sows   Agribusiness company Cargill Inc. has told an animal rights group it is phasing out the use of small, metal crates that house pregnant pigs. The decision is the late ...
Monday, April 2, 2007
Two US states banned use of gestation stalls for sows
April 2, 2007 Two US states banned use of gestation stalls for sows Two states have now banned the use of gestation stalls for sows - Florida and Arizona. Floridians changed their constitution in 2002 to ban stalls. Caught off-guard, it was ...
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