DES MOINES, Iowa — Years ago, when Mark Soleta of Lakefield, Minnesota, brought in a load of freshly weaned Canadian piglets, he was confident those pigs would easily handle any disease challenges they faced. That confidence is gone. More World Pork Expo coverage can be found here. “Every day we’re on eggshells,” he said with […] Read more
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VIDEO: Bland outlook for rest of 2024 hog market
Most farmers were able to make money on market hogs in the first few months of 2024, but prices have weakened
DES MOINES, Iowa — It’s better than losing a lot of money, but hog producers are facing razor-thin profitability for the remainder of 2024, say two leading hog market analysts. “I don’t see us as much better than break-even,” said Steve Meyer, who gave a number of hog market outlooks at the World Pork Expo, […] Read more
VIDEO: MacAulay boosts Canada at expo
DES MOINES, Iowa — Federal agriculture minister Lawrence MacAulay gave Canadian farmers and agriculture a big boost at this year’s World Pork Expo by touring the show, meeting American industry leaders and hosting a who’s-who of Iowa business leaders at a reception. The visit by a Canadian agriculture minister to this event was the first […] Read more
VIDEO: MacAulay stresses importance of integration
DES MOINES, Iowa — On his visit to Des Moines and the World Pork Expo, Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay stressed the value of the deep integration of the U.S.-Canadian hog market and industries. In a visit arranged by the Canadian consulate in Minneapolis, MacAulay, attended by other significant Canadian representatives such as M.P. Ted Falk, […] Read more
VIDEO: Canadians prominent at World Pork Expo
DES MOINES, Iowa — The World Pork Expo is chock-a-block with Canadian innovators, manufacturers and service providers. Wherever you turn here, you run into a Canuck. In one corner of the huge trade show you find Farm Health Guardian, which is based in Guelph, Ontario and Omaha, Nebraska. (Check out our story and a video […] Read more
VIDEO: Quiet on ASF front doesn’t mean danger is gone
The North American hog industry has gone quiet on the ASF front, but that isn’t because the risk of infection from offshore is any less severe. As Dr. Anna Forseth, director of animal health with the National Pork Producers Council, tells us in this video, after years of preparation for an ASF outbreak, producers and […] Read more
Issues loom over hog farmers as they gather in Des Moines
North America’s hog industry is grappling with multiple issues these days, but is presently feeling better than some of the other livestock industries. That doesn’t mean that everything’s great, but not yet having to deal with avian flu infections is keeping hog farmers in a cautiously optimistic mood about their challenges. More World Pork Expo […] Read more
VIDEO: GPS-enabled light strengthens biosecurity
DES MOINES, Iowa — If you look at them, nothing seems new with these red rear lights for hog trailers. Hidden inside is a big difference. This light being launched here at the World Pork Expo today by Farm Health Guardian is a GPS unit that fires off data about the location and actions of […] Read more
