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Smithfield, Kansas City Sausage form joint venture
Last week Smithfield Foods announced that it has signed a non-binding letter of intent to form a 50/50 joint venture with Kansas City Sausage Company, including its sister company, Pine Ridge Farms.
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Deb and Jeff Hansen Foundation supports Iowa military families
Members of the 132nd Fighter Wing, Iowa Air National Guard lined up at the Des Moines Air Base on Sunday, Feb. 10, to receive 750 free smoked hams donated by the Deb and Jeff Hansen Foundation/Iowa Select Farms.
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Case IH announces new heavy-duty Farmall U tractors
Case IH has announced two new utility powerhouse tractors to meet professional livestock producers’ demands.
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Super Bowl spot kicks off Case IH, Ram alliance to benefit FFA
For more than 170 years, Case IH has recognized the important role farmers play in providing safe, quality food and fiber for people around the world. Now Case IH is teaming up with sister company, Ram Trucks, in a campaign that declares 2013 “The Year of the Farmer.”
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General Mills states support for sow housing alternatives
Minneapolis-based General Mills, one of the largest food companies in the world, on Tuesday announced the company will support "the development of pregnant sow housing alternatives." The company markets its products in more than 100 countries.
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Bayer acquires Teva’s U.S. animal health business
Bayer HealthCare LLC announced that it has received the necessary regulatory approvals to complete the acquisition of the U.S.-based animal health business of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
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Smithfield adjusted profit beats on packaged meats business
Smithfield Foods Inc's second-quarter profit beat estimates as margins rose and volumes grew in its packaged meats business, and the largest U.S. pork and hog producer said it expects the growth to continue for the rest of its fiscal year.
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Passionate about perfection
Judy Hinck's passion for animals began at an early age. She would take her homework into the farrowing barn as she monitored sows at her family's farrow-to-finish operation in Iowa. She showed animals in 4-H and FFA. And now, as farrowing manager at CD Bell in Belleville, Ill., she is one of five winners in the national Honoring Pork Caregivers program.
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John Deere introduces Mobile Farm Manager App
To help give producers easier access to important farm and field information through their mobile device, John Deere introduces John Deere Mobile Farm Manager.
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Attention to details is key
When a herd faces challenges, quick, decisive action is needed. Rosalio "Leo" Fonseca, weaned-pig specialist at New Fashion Pork in Alpha, Minn., knows the importance of good observation skills in identifying potential problems before they negatively impact pig health.
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Hillshire Brands keeps view despite first-quarter beat
Hillshire Brands Co reported a first-quarter net profit on Thursday that beat Wall Street estimates by a wide margin, but the packaged meat company stood by its full-year outlook.
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- Showers to slow U.S. corn seedings from blistering pace
- White House urges Senate to cut crop insurance in farm bill
- Swine virus confirmed in Iowa, Indiana hog herds
- Weather report: Thunderstorms dot the southern Plains
- Corn market reacted poorly to the Crop Progress data
- Pork producer margins remain positive, packers better
- Corn and soybean prices continue to retrace 2012 drought rally
- Premium Standard Farms Founder Dies Unexpectedly
- USDA says has detected virus in Iowa hog population
- Weather report: Rain spreads across the Corn Belt
- Commentary: GMOs: How do I hate thee?
- Tyson selects panel to monitor animal welfare program
