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Pork industry is optimistic despite trade limitations from pseudorabies

Pork industry is optimistic despite trade limitations from pseudorabies

Strong export sales, particularly in Latin America, are contributing about $67 in value per every hog slaughtered and accounting for more than 30% of all U.S. pork production. U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) Vice President of Economic Analysis Erin Borror said there was optimism among producers and industry leaders at World Pork Expo in Des Moines last week. Pork Expo also gave an opportunity to highlight current export restrictions placed on some offal products following the finding of...

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Interior seeks flexibility on predator management

Interior seeks flexibility on predator management

When I visited Washington, D.C. recently, I had the opportunity to speak with Karen Budd-Falen, Associate Deputy Secretary at the Department of the Interior, about several wildlife management issues affecting western ranchers. Among the topics discussed were wolves...

Rollins confirms NWS detection 25 miles from U.S.-Mexico border

Rollins confirms NWS detection 25 miles from U.S.-Mexico border

Today, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins held a press conference with the media to provide a full update on the New World Screwworm (NWS) situation and clear up some misleading headlines that have been circulating. There was a lot of concern building over an alleged...

Top considerations when planning a calving barn

Top considerations when planning a calving barn

As attention to livestock production intensifies, producers continue to evaluate the benefits of calving barns for enhancing both livestock management and operational efficiency, according to Dennis Lee, farm product line manager for Morton Buildings. Lee cites...

Examining demand concerns heading into the summer grilling season

Examining demand concerns heading into the summer grilling season

Memorial Day marks the unofficial start to the summer grilling season and with the grills firing up around the country questions about meat demand are lingering. With meat prices at the store at lofty levels and beef prices reaching record highs, will consumers have...

Trump cuts tariffs on ag equipment to 15 percent

Trump cuts tariffs on ag equipment to 15 percent

President Donald Trump has announced tariff reductions on certain agricultural and industrial equipment, a move that could help ease some cost pressures facing farmers and machinery dealers. Under a new proclamation, tariffs on products like harvesters, bulldozers,...

Interior touts grazing’s conservation benefits

Interior touts grazing’s conservation benefits

When I visited Washington, D.C. recently, I had the opportunity to hear from Karen Budd-Falen, Associate Deputy Secretary at the Department of the Interior, about several issues affecting western ranchers and public lands. One topic that generated considerable...

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