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Dietary Panel Takes Wrong Approach, NPPC Says
Recently, the National Pork Producers Council criticized recommendations related to meat in the diet from an advisory committee informing the creation of federal guidelines for healthy eating. In a report for the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, an Obama administration-appointed advisory committee of health and nutrition professionals recommended that people consume less red and processed […]
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US pork production higher than beef for first time since 1952
By Chelsea Mies February 03, 2015 In the past few years, chicken production has topped beef, but it has been a long time since pork production pulled ahead of beef. Pork production actually hasn’t topped beef production for more than 60 years since 1952. Hog herds rebounded from a deadly virus last year and with high meat […]
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USDA Sees Record 2014 Soybean Production
Corn for grain production is estimated at a record 14.2 billion bushels, down 1 percent from the November forecast but 3 percent above the revised 2013 estimate. The average yield in the United States is estimated at a record high of 171.0 bushels per acre. This is down 2.4 bushels from the November forecast but […]
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Tosh Christmas Party Picture Gallery
Here are the pictures from our 2014 Christmas party. Click on any picture to enlarge it. You may print for personal use.
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Spending Bill Includes Money to Fight PEDv
Congress included $2 million in its annual spending package to address Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv). According to The Des Moines Register, funding for PEDv was buried deep within the 1,603-page spending bill. The funding was just a small fraction of the $1.01 trillion spending bill, which was passed over the weekend. The federal government reports the […]
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National Pork Board Funds New Swine Health Information Center
DES MOINES – Nov. 19, 2014 – At its regularly scheduled November meeting, the National Pork Board’s board of directors approved the funding of a national Swine Health Information Center. The new, autonomous venture will focus its efforts on implementing industry preparedness for disease challenges that could affect U.S. swine herds. According to Dr. Paul […]
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