Tag: swine
How to understand the livestock markets
Understanding the terms in a livestock market report can be confusing. Here is a quick run down of what the terms being used on livestock during a sale means.
Pigs resistant to PRRS developed at University of Missouri
Researchers developed pigs that are resistant to the incurable Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome.
Entrepreneur hopes to fill niche in custom meat business
Custom butcher shop hopes to fill a niche in the local food market.
Hog manure could fuel your truck or car
Biogas created from nearly two million hogs annually at Smithfield Foods Hog Production's Ruckman Farm in Northwest Missouri will produce approximately 2.2 billion cubic feet of renewable natural gas - equivalent to 17 million gallons of diesel fuel annually.
Pork suppliers should limit expansion plans
The pork industry has largely overcome the impacts of the 2014 PED virus but industry producers should limit their plans for expansion.
Hog sale raises funds for cystic fibrosis
In honor of his cousin, 16-year-old Isaac Klingman decided to donate all of the proceeds to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation from his hog at the Wayne County Fair.
Feeding weaning pigs waste milk lowers feed costs, improves efficiency
To determine the efficacy of waste milk as a supplement for nursery pigs, a study was conducted at the Penn State University swine farm using 214 purebred Yorkshire and crossbred pigs.
Ohio’s hog inventory down from 2014
Market hog inventory, at 60.1 million head, was up 2 percent from last year, and up 1 percent from last quarter.
Propane: No one wants another 2014
A propane shortage last January left agriculture producers and home consumers scrambling to keep their home warm in one of the coldest winters in recent history.
Mercer County (Pa.) 4-H’ers sell market livestock at Roundup
The grand champion hog at this year's Mercer Co. (Pa.) 4-H Roundup brought a record $21 a pound.
