The National Pork Producers Council’s World Pork Expo, June 9, 10 and 11 at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa, is a much-anticipated annual event that brings together pork producers, allied industry, international visitors, industry leaders and the media.
As the largest pork-specific ...
With tax revenues plummeting, state governments are addressing the shortfall by taking a closer look at the way employers get work done. As Ice Miller reported in November ...
An Interview with the National FFA Officer
Where do you live now?
In Hemet, CA; however, I attend school in Fresno California at Fresno State University.
Where ...
The Drivers of the Quebec Hog Industry
“A key difference is Quebec is comprised of small and medium-sized producers, compared to the rest of the North American industry ...
The successful introduction and retention of gilts and sows through the early parities drives lifetime performance of the breeding herd and represents an opportunity to improve ...
A look back to a glorious past creates a feeling of achievement and contentment. After all, longevity is certainly one measure of success in any business.
Being accomplished ...
A once-a-year review can go a long way in ensuring that your estate plan is up-to- date. Many financial advisors recommend that their clients review their estate plans annually, ...
With tax revenues plummeting, state governments are addressing the shortfall by taking a closer look at the way employers get work done. As Ice Miller reported in November ...
While “variety” may be the spice of life, it’s not necessarily the goal of a high-profit farm’s annual live-weight marketing plan. As we discussed earlier, variation ...
Countering the mythology about farm antibiotics
The public gets treated to a constant barrage of oversimplified, sensationalized and just plain incorrect myths about how ...
A look back to a glorious past creates a feeling of achievement and contentment. After all, longevity is certainly one measure of success in any business.
Being accomplished ...
If someone asks you if you are a good pork producer, the answer given would probably depend on what had gone wrong or right that day and what the price of hogs and feed were ...
The last decade has been a rollercoaster of profits and losses for the hog producer. Historically, a low cost hog producer could count on their expertise and skill to insulate ...
I am a retired producer that spends part of my day at Ralph’s. It’s a place where you can get just about everything you need - coffee, food, gas, beer and Lottery tickets, ...
The successful introduction and retention of gilts and sows through the early parities drives lifetime performance of the breeding herd and represents an opportunity to improve ...
The successful introduction and retention of gilts and sows through the early parities drives lifetime performance of the breeding herd and represents an opportunity to improve ...
I am a retired producer that spends part of my day at Ralph’s. It’s a place where you can get just about everything you need - coffee, food, gas, beer and Lottery tickets, ...
Discussions from Ralph's
The warm weather has arrived and the high market hog prices have brightened attitudes. Warm weather brings its share of storms and tornadoes as ...
A glance at the next few months
April and May have provided a much needed respite for U.S. pork producers in the form of the largest spring hog price rally on record! ...
The pork industry in the past fifty years has had its share of changes and the effect is simply astonishing. From hog nose rings to gate rods, from medicating groups of pigs ...
Recently, a Midwest farmer, Russell Jeckel, was asked by his two youngest grandchildren what life was like when he was growing up. So, he wrote them a letter detailing his ...
The six-month outlook for U.S. pig producers is as good as it has been since 2006. After 28 months of losses that averaged, according to estimates from Iowa State University, ...
The Drivers of the Quebec Hog Industry
“A key difference is Quebec is comprised of small and medium-sized producers, compared to the rest of the North American industry ...
The Future of the Quebéc Hog Industry
Over the past ten years, the Québec hog industry has grown on average four to five percent each year. In 2009, total hog production ...
Production Records and a Look at the Numbers
Ni Hao,
They say spring is here, but it seems as if the weather is a continuation of winter. Cool to cold and foggy to rainy ...
Martin Riordan
Pig production in Brazil is concentrated in three of the five national regions and each region has distinct characteristics in terms of industry structure.
In ...
Mexico’s pork industry structure has changed significantly over the last decade. NAFTA’s policy completion plus some recent facts, such as the rising domestic demand, ...
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