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AASV Board addresses antibiotic-free production
The American Association of Swine Veterinarians’ (AASV) Board of Directors addressed the issue of antibiotic-free production during their spring board meeting on Mar. 21, 2016. Veterinary members of the association’s Pig Welfare and Pharmaceutical Issues committees raised concerns regarding pig health and well-being in antibiotic-free production systems. The committees considered issues associated with concerns that […]
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Global Meat Market Overview
By Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension April 18, 2016 The Foreign Agricultural Service of USDA recently released the latest Livestock and Poultry: World Markets and Trade publication. This provides an opportunity to review meat production, consumption and trade among major countries. Pork production is the number one meat with 2016 production forecast at 109.3 […]
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Agricultural trust, transparency is growing
By Gary Joiner Texas Farm Bureau From the grocery store to fast food chains, consumer decisions shape our food supplies. And, in turn, our farming practices. Conventional. Organic. Grass-fed or grain-fed. Local. Natural. Each is a little different. But, in the end, a nutritious product is raised by a farmer who cares. And they’re telling you […]
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Employee Spotlight
We’d like to introduce you to Brian Johnson. Brian is a member of our farm crew and has worked for Tosh for 13 years. As a member of our farm crew Brian spends his days planting the seven different crops that we grow at Tosh, making sure our fields are properly fertilized and irrigated, harvesting crops as […]
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Soybeans hit 5-1/2 month peak after big U.S. soymeal exports
By: Reuters 3-28-2016 U.S. soybean futures hit their highest since October on Monday after data showed the largest weekly U.S. soymeal sales in about 13 years. Wheat also edged higher as investors, returning after the Good Friday holiday, covered short positions ahead of U.S. Department of Agriculture reports later this week. The USDA will […]
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8 Ag Related Numbers to Know
Whether you’re wondering what to plant or how to adjust your marketing plan for the year ahead, you’ll want to familiarize yourself with the latest numbers from USDA. Released at the agency’s annual Agricultural Outlook Forum in Arlington, Va., these figures provide the framework for USDA’s regular data releases and the market’s assumptions about ag commodities in the months […]
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An Optimistic 2016 Pork Industry Outlook? Maybe
By Chris Hurt, Extension Economist, Purdue University The outlook for the pork industry has turned somewhat more optimistic in recent weeks. The sources of that optimism include a $2 to $4 increase in spring and summer lean hog futures prices since the first of the year and slightly lower new-crop soybean meal prices. A bit higher […]
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Bowman: Farmers, Subway is not your BFF
By Angela Bowman, Associate Editor, PORK Network Last October, Subway made waves after announcing plans to eliminate antibiotics use in its U.S. meat supplies. Farmers and ranchers took up their proverbial pitchforks and torches to fight back against the move. The efforts paid off – two days later, Subway (quietly) revised its sustainable sourcing policy to include that […]
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Save the Environment: Eat Bacon
By JoAnn Alumbaugh, Editor, PORK Network It’s doubtful you’ll see a headline similar to the one above in consumer media, but it’s true. A study from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) suggests vegetarian and other plant-based diets could be more harmful to the environment than eating animal protein. Keep in mind, however, that not all fruits and […]
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La Nina’s Positives and Pitfalls
By Alison Rice, Markets and News Editor, AgWeb.com February 08, 2016 Which crop price could gain the most from La Niña? As the current El Niño weather pattern goes into the history books as one of the strongest in memory, grain analysts and farmers are wondering if the forecasted La Niña will play nice. La […]
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