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The Next Mile connects producers with swine health experts working to address the industry’s most pressing disease challenges. Learn how the National Swine Health Strategy is turning producer priorities, research and industry collaboration into practical solutions that can help protect herd health.
Protein is reshaping how consumers build their meals and National Pork Board retail experts break down how two purposeful additions, one ground pork item and one new cut, can unlock major incremental revenue without requiring a full department reset.
The long holiday weekend impacted spot market trade towards the end of the week and contributed to the sharp price declines across several products.
Five Advisory Committee members share what's changed, what's working and what's next for the National Swine Health Strategy.
It used to be that pork used for further processing was gaining value at a faster pace than the overall cutout. That appears to have changed and the weakness has been particularly evident this year.
Through the Advancing U.S. Pork Sustainability and Market Value Grant, pork producers have access to practical tools and financial support that make conservation practices more attainable and measurable.
Pork demand, both export and domestic, has far underperformed expectations and is well below year ago. Slaughter in the last four weeks is down 2.5% vs year ago and the the pork cutout last week was down 14% vs year ago.
Producer priorities are shaping a more coordinated swine health research agenda. At the National Swine Health Strategy Research Summit, researchers, funding organizations and industry leaders compared ongoing work, identified research gaps and explored opportunities to focus future investments on the health challenges producers have prioritized.
Healthy soil starts with smart management. Learn how one pork producer is using swine manure, no-till and cover crops to improve soil health, reduce fertilizer inputs and build a more resilient farming operation. Discover how pigs play an important role in protecting one of agriculture's most valuable resources for future generations.
New enhancements to AgView® support the elimination of PEDV by making it easier to manage and share PEDV Clean status through U.S. SHIP.
For the second consecutive week, hog slaughter was well below year ago levels. Packers have had disruptions in slaughter both due to maintenance and operational reasons.
It is not unusual for processing pork prices to rebound after the holidays as plants return to full production schedules. That combined with two short production weeks has resulted in tighter spot availability and higher prices, especially hams.
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