Remember the 1,100-pound "Hogzilla" shot in a Georgia swamp a couple years ago? Rumors began circulating a year or two ago that hogs that had escaped from commercial hunting preserves were creating little wild piggy families in a few spots in Penn's Woods. Remember the 1,100-pound "Hogzilla" shot in a Georgia swamp a couple years ago? Rumors began circulating a year or two ago that hogs that had escaped from commercial hunting preserves were creating little wild piggy families in a few...

Delicious world of the other white meat Pork quality improves, making the easy-to-prepare meat an even better option No meat offers a cook more than pork does. Compared with 40 years ago, each sow today produces 50 percent bigger litters, according to a study in the journal Advances in Pork Production, and pigs need one-third less food to produce one-third more lean meat (and are ready for slaughter at a far younger age hence pork s turn from pink to pale) It seems that you can t turn...

The most talked about trade seems to be the long beans/short corn as we continue to get acreage estimates showing big corn acres and lower bean acres. Informa was supposed to release their acreage estimate but has delayed that release until Friday with rumors that they have increase their corn acres and lowered their corn acres from their original estimate released last month. Look for the corn market to open lower today on no new news and see if the funds come after the corn market again...

Hog prices will likely be lower in the second half of this year between $44 and $48 per cwt in the third quarter, and between $43 and $47 in the fourth quarter as pork production accelerates seasonally and broiler production increases. Relatively high broiler prices right now, due to lower production, support domestic pork demand and contribute to strong hog prices. The USDA forecast for first-quarter 2007 commercial pork production was lowered 50 million pounds, to 5.325 billion pounds,...

The department warned that there are still wild pigs in the area, and that producers should be vigilant about watching their hogs for any symptoms. The swine were tested after wild pigs killed last month in Nance County tested positive for pseudorabies. Pseudorabies is a contagious viral disease that, while not considered a threat to humans, can devastate pork operations. Just enter your name and other important information and get a handful of approval values and rates in minutes....

Keith Massey, a crop farmer and hog producer from Columbus Junction in southeast Iowa, contracted the bacterial disease brucellosis from his sows that were exposed to wild pigs. Wild hogs roaming through at least 39 states are lately alarming wildlife officials by their population growth in northern states, such as Iowa and Michigan. Feral swine, numbering an estimated 4 million nationwide, can spread disease if they come in contact with domestic pigs. Under a national wildlife disease...

Wild hogs roaming through at least 39 states lately are alarming wildlife officials by their population growth in northern states, including Michigan. The swine cause crop damage, pose a serious threat to the health and welfare of domestic swine, endanger humans and wildlife populations and the environment by disrupting the ecosystem, officials say. State officials again are encouraging licensed hunters -- with either large- or small-game permits -- to shoot free-ranging wild pigs that are...

Live cattle- With the high input costs of escalating corn prices and high priced feeder cattle, feedlots and cattle producers trying to increase their marketing efforts. Weekly export sales will be of more importance as the trade will want to measure if the high price levels are curbing demand. Basis levels should remain very tight and likely will narrow further as producers have essentially completed the harvest and safely tucked the crop away in storage. Prices will work higher into the...

The 7th annual conference, to be held March 27 and 28, attracts pork producers and their suppliers from across western Canada seeking practical solutions to production challenges. The conference has international caliber speakers in the areas of maximising throughput in pig production systems and optimising the cost of production. The programme includes presentations on balancing costs and revenue within the production systems, management of large groups, impact of energy efficiency, and...