Farmscape for December 12, 2018 Full Interview 11:01 Listen The Swine Health Information Center is calling on the traveling public to assist in helping keep foreign animal disease out of the United States. Travelers entering the United States are required to declare at customs whether or not they have been on a farm while traveling. […] The post Tightened Border Biosecurity Important to Protect Against Foreign Animal Disease appeared first on Swineweb.com - Complete Swine News, Markets, Commentary, and Technical Info. more >>

Read more articles on Pig Health Today https://pighealthtoday.com/ The pig industry needs to be more open about intensive production systems if consumers are to be more accepting of modern pig production, a new study confirms. A survey of more than 2,500 people across Europe found the majority of shoppers have misconceptions about the way hogs […] The post Communication key to consumer acceptance of modern pig production appeared first on Swineweb.com - Complete Swine News, Markets, Commentary, and Technical Info. more >>

Author(s): T. Samarakone and H. Gonyou Publication Date: January 1, 2002 Reference: Prairie Swine Centre Annual Research Report 2002 pp. 19 Country: Canada Summary: A study was conducted to compare production performance of grower-finisher pigs formed into larger groups (108 pigs/pen) to conventional small group size (18 pigs/pen) and to see if this trend […] The post Effects of Large Group Size on Productivity of Grower-Finisher Pigs appeared first on Swineweb.com - Complete Swine News, Markets, Commentary, and Technical Info. more >>

The Illinois Pork Producers Association (IPPA), on behalf of their 1,600 members, applaud the passing of a 2018 Farm Bill Conference Report in the Senate. Illinois was fortunate to have three local representatives on the 2018 National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) Farm Bill Taskforce, which was able to help funnel information from farmers to the […] The post Illinois Pork Producers Applaud Senate Passage of 2018 Farm Bill Conference Report appeared first on Swineweb.com - Complete Swine News, Markets, Commentary, and Technical Info. more >>

View this report as a PDF View last week's hog supply report as a PDF Search for better pricing continues The Western Producer published an article last week summarizing speaker discussions on pricing at our recent AGM. Read more. Olymel plant to receive upgrades Stunning by CO2 instead of electric shock is one of the $6.5-million upgrades […] The post Alberta Pork Market Report December 11, 2018 appeared first on Swineweb.com - Complete Swine News, Markets, Commentary, and Technical Info. more >>