Those lawmakers and the Iowa-based company that makes Blue Bunny ice cream are at the center of a dispute over whether corporate dairy processors should be allowed to buy milk under contracts that would pay farmers less than the minimum prices set by the federal milk marketing system. Those lawmakers and the Iowa-based company that makes Blue Bunny ice cream are at the center of a dispute over whether corporate dairy processors should be allowed to buy milk under contracts that would pay...

Although the meat export forecast looks positive, doubt remains over the pork sector, which accounts for 27% of the meat segment in Brazil, according to the sector's union, Sindira es. Due to the good outlook for meat exports, the Brazilian feed companies are expecting growth of 6. The problem has been that at the beginning of this year, the higher feed prices increased overall pig production costs by 10% Therefore, pig breeders have been selling animals for less than production cost. Pig...

Published: May 13, 2007 Business Construction costs, delays hamper pork-processing plant plans By Nate Legue ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR Click here for more information about Nate Legue FREEPORT When a hog slaughterhouse opposed in Rockford moved west, it found receptive ears in this Stephenson County town. Published: May 13, 2007 Business Construction costs, delays hamper pork-processing plant plans By Nate Legue ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR Click here for more information about Nate Legue FREEPORT...

It turns hog waste into material for soil amendments and fertilizers, while removing almost all suspended solids, phosphorus and ammonia from the wastewater. Less greenhouse gas - and more carbon credits per pig - are the latest environment-friendly benefits being credited to an innovative hog waste-management system invented by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists. In the latest research - conducted at the large North Carolina hog-finishing operation that hosted initial system...

This process can have a huge impact on an operation's profitability, especially with rising feed costs. New Web-based Program Helps Swine Management Compiled By Staff. PigCHAMP has been granted an exclusive world-wide license to distribute the Feed Allocation System web-based software program developed by PrairiE Systems LLC. PigCHAMP and PrairiE Systems LLC are working together to develop a suite of products for the swine industry that combines the practical feed and budget management...