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10 Facts About Pig Farming only Pig Farmers Understand
1.) Pig farmers are the cleanest of the barnyard farmers. Pig farmers are not stinky people. In most farms biosecurity protocols, designed to keep the pigs healthy, dictate that farmers shower before entering the barn and then change into clothing that has not been exposed to the outside environment. How many other careers have community […]
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Hog Farms And Hurricanes: A Primer On Lagoons And Flooding
North Carolina Pork Council September 11, 2018 11:42 AM Those unfamiliar with hog farms may not understand the differences between various terms used to describe what happens to hog lagoons during severe rain events. ( PORK ) When a hurricane hits, you may find many hog farms under water — except for the […]
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Hours of Service Changes Considered by Department of Transportation
Wyatt Bechtel August 21, 2018 04:38 PM Regulators with the Department of Transportation are willing to listen to possible rule changes regarding hours of service. Since the Electronic Logging Device (ELD) regulation went on the books many members of the trucking industry, especially livestock haulers, have pointed out the issues with hours of […]
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Smuggled Pork Sausage is Definitely NOT Baby Formula
U.S. Border Patrol agents confiscate thousands of smuggled food and agriculture items each day. ( freeimages.com ) The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents see strange things all the time, so they likely weren’t too surprised when they found pork sausages in canisters of baby formula. A woman from El Salvador evidently felt […]
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Pigs Make Great Classroom Pets
This Teacher Takes Two Pigs to Her Classroom Every Single Day And she just published a picture book about them. Tracy Tornio on March 22, 2017 Melissa Nicholson takes “teacher’s pet” to a whole new level. This Florida first grade teacher brings two classroom pigs into school with her every single day. […]
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AGRICULTURE BATTLES ‘BIG IS BAD’ CONSUMER BIAS
April 24, 2018 By Ken Anderson Consumers are not convinced that “bigger is better” when it comes to farming. Terry Fleck of the Center for Food Integrity (CFI) says as the size and scale of farming grows, so does the public’s skepticism about large farming operations. “Big Agriculture just doesn’t feel right to a lot of consumers,” […]
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Tennessee farmers brace for financial impact from China trade war
Pig farmer Jimmy Tosh is worried about the impact of a trade war on his earnings. He will get hit from the increased cost of steel when he is building new barns and the lower revenue on pork. Jamie McGee, USA TODAY NETWORK – Tennessee April 16, 2018 HENRY, Tenn. — Jimmy Tosh, a third-generation farmer […]
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China slaps 25% tariff on U.S. pork
China slaps 25% tariff on U.S. pork As promised, China imposes tariffs on 128 items including U.S. pork. Cheryl Day 2 | Apr 02, 2018 China imposes tariffs on $3 billion worth of U.S. imports including pork, counteracting the Trump’s administration’s move to slap tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. The Customs Tariff Commission of […]
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Reducing sow mortality in the farrowing room
A lot of farrowing room focus is put on preweaning mortality, but reducing sow mortality also needs to receive producer attention. By John Deen, DVM, PhD, MBA, University of Minnesota Swine Group Mar 13, 2018 Mortality rates are highest in the farrowing room, whether it be for pigs or sows. When we include stillbirths, it […]
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A Growing “Teacup” Pig Problem
Sara Brown February 27, 2018 01:30 PM Pinterest is full of cute animal pictures, and among the most popular are teacup or miniature pigs. But like we all know—pigs, however big or small, are still…well, pigs. Others are figuring that out too. Even the Humane Society of Missouri is asking people to think twice before […]
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