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 moreVideo — page 8
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
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
VIDEO: World Pork Expo underway
Western Producer reporter Ed White is in Iowa this week attending the World Pork Expo at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines. Nearly 400 exhibitors from the U.S. and around the world will be on site, and more than 10,000 pork producers and ag professionals will be in attendance. Follow this page for daily […] Read more
VIDEO: Myths swirl around livestock sector
If animal nutritionists don’t want to see their industry ravaged by misperceptions and misinformation, they might need to embrace what is an uncomfortable place for most of them, says a leading British nutritionist. If they can’t engage with the public on issues about feed’s and livestock’s effects on climate change and environmental degradation, then the […] Read more
VIDEO: Gene editing race, illegal seed use in crosshairs at World Seed Congress
European Union pushes for alternative seed coatings in a bid to reduce microplastics
Glacier FarmMedia – Glacier FarmMedia’s John Greig is at the World Seed Congress in Rotterdam, The Netherlands this week. Watch for his daily updates on our websites and more in-depth coverage in our publications. There are now enough of the major crop-producing regions in the world with a pathway to market for gene-edited crops to […] Read more
VIDEO: World Seed Congress addresses global supply chain challenges
Glacier FarmMedia – Glacier FarmMedia’s John Greig is at the World Seed Congress in the Netherlands. Watch for his daily updates here and further coverage in Glacier FarmMedia’s publications and websites. The World Seed Congress is on in Rotterdam, Netherlands with a discussion of the major issues facing the seed and crops sector. Related story from this event: VIDEO: […] Read more
