Pork

FARGO — Now that North Dakota has its first case of the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus, pork producers, exhibitors and pig transporters are making some changes. The state Board of Animal Health, part of the North Dakota Department of Agriculture, decided last week that pigs being...

PIPESTONE -- When Mark Uilk learned he had been chosen as the 2012 Minnesota Pork Industry Swine Manager of the Year, he was surprised. "I felt very non-worthy at first," he admitted. "It's a real honor." Uilk is the manager at Twin Rock, a 5,000-head hog barn north of Pipestone...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The National Pork Producers Council elected new officers and members to its board of directors during its annual business meeting March 4-6, in Kansas City, Mo. Taking over as president of the organization is Sam Carney, a producer from Adair, Iowa. Doug Wolf,...

WINDOM -- Pork producers and livestock transporters can earn their individual certifications for Pork Quality Assurance Plus (PQA Plus) and Transport Quality Assurance (TQA) at free evening trainings in Windom. The PQA Plus training will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today; and the TQA training...

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WORTHINGTON -- There is a vicious cycle running through the agricultural industry today, and it could be months, perhaps years, before any relief is in sight. While consumers complain about the high cost of food in the grocery store and the pain at the gas pump, many have pointed...

ST. PAUL -- The University of Minnesota Extension has created a coordinated set of web resources to help pork producers with tough financial questions. The site can be accessed at www.extension.umn. edu/Swine, click on "Pork Producer Resources for Difficult Financial Times."...