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Nominations open for 2016 Americas Pig Farmer of the Year Award
2016-01-05 19:32:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: National Pork Board Pork industry award program enters its second year National Pork Board is accepting applications for its 2016 Americas Pig Farmer of the Year award, recognizing a pork producer demonstrating excellence in raising pigs. read more
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Pork Commentary: Good News – Pig Crop Smaller than Last Year
2016-01-05 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - The USDA December 1st Hogs and Pig Report had a very surprising statistic. In the three months of September–November the US pig crop was smaller, compared to the same time last year. This in the face of some dire predictions of massive expansion and unsustainable production levels that could overwhelm future packer capacity.
Pig Flu Virus Study Shows Worrying Pandemic Profile
2016-01-05 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
GLOBAL - Tests on the most common type of influenza found in Chinese pigs reveal that it has the potential to transmit easily in humans, posing a pandemic threat similar to the virus that triggered a pandemic in 2009 after jumping from swine to people.
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Hog Outlook: Holidays Play Havoc with Pig Slaughter Totals
2016-01-04 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - The holidays have played havoc with weekly slaughter totals. The week before Christmas set an all-time record with 2,498,954 hogs slaughtered, write Ron Plain and Scott Brown, Ag Economics, MU.
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EU Pig Prices: Market in Holiday Mode – Quotations Steady
2016-01-04 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
EU - The European pig slaughter market still is in a holiday mode. Cross-border market activities are severely limited because of the Christmas holidays and the days of slaughter thus missing.
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