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Hog producers weather hope and change to success
2016-04-11 18:51:00| National Hog Farmer
If hog producers can weather the change that is coming to the industry, they should hold onto hope and take advantage of the opportunity and lock-in acceptable margins while keeping an eye on the bouncing ball of packer capacity. read more
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Hog producers come to the table for antibiotic disucssions
2016-03-18 21:55:00| National Hog Farmer
Many families will be gathering together this next week for Easter, and some of the best times together will be spent around the table — feasting and sharing life’s stories, successes, trials, and tribulations. Chances are that table talk may also involve the actual feast in front of the hungry guests, and hopefully that feast will have a nice ham as the center of attention. That ham may also come with a side of how the ham got from the farm to the table. National Hog Farmer Blog read more
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Hog Outlook: Most Hog Producers Still Profitable Despite High Supplies
2015-10-19 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - Pork demand continues to remain at high enough levels to allow most hog producers to remain profitable despite much larger supplies this year. The farrow-finish profitability series maintained at Iowa State University pointed to September as the sixth consecutive month above breakeven, and the 19th out of the last 21, write Ron Plain and Scott Brown, Ag Economics, MU.
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Balanced parity structure adds dollars to hog producers pockets
2015-09-02 17:48:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: Purina Animal Nutrition U.S. hog producers are leaving a lot of money on the table by culling sows out of the herd too early. Sows beyond parity 3 and 4 have met their breakeven point and start generating profit. read more
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Heat stress causes hog producers to sweat
2015-08-05 00:29:00| National Hog Farmer
Sweltering heat of summer can have a large impact on the U.S. hog industry. Though the hogs themselves do not sweat, the producers will as heat stress makes a large economic dent in productivity. read more
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