by Riley Smith | Jun 16, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
At this year?s World Pork Expo, Merck Animal Health announced a new addition to its swine health product portfolio. CIRCUMVENT CML is the first and only combination vaccine shown to be effective for the vaccination of healthy swine three weeks or older against disease...
by Riley Smith | Jun 16, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Canada has formally agreed to take part in a trade dispute settlement consultation process, launched by the U.S., involving Mexico?s increasing restrictions on biotechnology product use and imports. The issue relates to President Obrador?s decree, several months ago,...
by Riley Smith | Jun 15, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Contrary to the recent export sales, this week?s report was actually positive. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride provided an update on this week?s U.S. Export Sales Report.Now, the numbers weren?t exactly excellent per se, but McBride said they are relatively...
by Riley Smith | Jun 15, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Last night, the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) announced a tentative agreement on a six-year contract. The agreement, which covers all of the West Coast ports, brings an end to a year-long negotiation that...
by Riley Smith | Jun 14, 2023 | 5 Ag Stories, News
At this year?s World Pork Expo, high input costs were among the top discussion headlines. Input costs are still as high as ever, and that makes it difficult for producers to really get the most out of their operations. Fortunately, ag lenders are working with swine...