Hogs - General
The list of stressors in farming is broad and deep. How can you stay positive in the face of so many challenges? David Kohl shares some time-tested advice.
62% of farmers surveyed reported not using data collection and sharing software during the 2019 season
A look back at the 2019 agricultural community.
“This is the journey we are on right now,” says Matt Carstens CEO of Landus Cooperative.
More pork processing plants are idling production due to COVID-19 cases. The news sending shockwaves through the industry, with producers wondering how long the processing sector can make adjustments and accept hogs.
COVID 19 already disrupted the normal soybean crushing patterns in China where a 2 week drop in crush is normal after the Spring Festival, but this year that dip slowed below 1 million tons for 3 weeks.
Analyze why employees leave your farm. Many times, their departures fall into these nine categories.
Here’s how to start, continue and succeed in your farm’s transition plan.
When it comes to mental health information, a new study shows farmers want to receive information face-to-face from their innermost circle.
The Trump administration and House Democrats are on the verge of announcing a handshake deal on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement.
Recognize your team’s efforts in personalized ways.
What will it take to help small towns survive?
China has been boosting meat imports to offset losses of pork from a raging fever that’s killing its domestic hogs. This week, the country is signaling it still wants more.
So-called meatless meats are showing up routinely in supermarkets, restaurants and, increasingly, on Americans’ dinner tables.
USDA began issuing the second round of Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments on Aug. 21.
Chuck Conner, president and CEO of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, said the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) has support across agriculture and should be an easy decision for Congress to finalize.
Farmers can expect a few bright spots in 2019. Net farm income, as well as prices for key crops, are projected to be slightly higher in 2019. But longer-term projections don’t show positive outcomes.
President Donald Trump said he would terminate the North American Free Trade Agreement and sign a new trade accord with Mexico, potentially leaving Canada out of the bloc.
Farm Journal wants to help you address your agronomic management and technology use this season with its 2018 Yield Tour program.
According to estimates from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), total farm bill spending for all titles from 2018 to 2028 would be $867 billion.
The omnibus spending bill before Congress this week does include a change to Section 199A of the President’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
Farmers worldwide are feeling the pinch as fuel costs rise to near four-year highs just as they plant and harvest their fields, eroding agricultural income already hamstrung by depressed crop prices.
The data was five years in the making. What will it tell us about farms, farming and farmers?
Recent cases of embezzlement, fraud and Ponzi schemes occurring with grain buyers serve as reminders of why farmers should exercise due diligence when working with grain buyers.
Two hours east of Washington, D.C., fourth-generation farmer Trey Hill showcases his farm, Harborview Farms, to lawmakers and consumers through Bayer’s ForwardFarming program.
President Donald Trump signed H.R. 2, the Agriculture Improvement Act, better known as the 2018 Farm Bill, in a ceremony at USDA Thursday afternoon.
EPA on Tuesday unveiled a new Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) definition under the Clean Water Act designed to provide a clearer picture of what waters are and are not regulated by the federal government.
The end of the strike is terrific news for U.S. livestock producers and exporters who ship more than $100 million of U.S. pork and beef through those ports each week, says U.S. Meat Export Federation president and CEO Dan Halstrom.
Fifteen years ago, Audubon, Iowa, was the typical picture of rural decline. Disheveled downtown buildings and vacant storefronts signaled the death of small businesses and a sense of community. Then, a small group of people decided to change that.
A second suspect has been arrested in connection with the theft of a tractor-trailer containing approximately $100,000 worth of poultry products