by Staff Editor | Jul 9, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The National Pork Board recently completed an extensive research project focused on consumer segmentation. David Newman, the senior vice president of market growth at NPB, discussed the objectives behind the initiative, highlighting its aim to better understand the...
by Staff Editor | Jul 9, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig is encouraging Iowans to take advantage of the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship’s free, searchable online directory for hay and straw. This resource aims to facilitate connections between Iowa farmers looking...
by Staff Editor | Jul 8, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
In 2022, a University of Wisconsin study claimed that U.S. farmers had converted several million acres of pristine grassland and other “semi-natural areas” to cropland. Researcher Tyler Lark said that was in response to the Renewable Fuel Standard and ethanol...
by Staff Editor | Jul 5, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The U.S. inventory of all hogs and pigs on June 1 was 74.5 million head. USDA says that was up one percent from June 1, 2023, and up slightly from March 1, 2024. Breeding inventory, at 6.01 million head, was down three percent from last year and down slightly from the...
by Staff Editor | Jul 4, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Smithfield Foods will close its Altoona, Iowa, ham boning facility and consolidate the production volume at other locations to improve the efficiency of its manufacturing platform. Smithfield says it will provide transition assistance to the 314 employees at the...
