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05/18/2013 9:45:00 AM
The USDA’s Farm Service Agency is assessing what it can do to help farmers whose land and property was damaged by recent floods in the Midwest. FULL STORY »

USDA says has detected virus in Iowa hog population
05/17/2013 3:56:39 PM
USDA's National Veterinary Services Laboratories has detected porcine epidemic diarrhea (PEDV), a virus associated with outbreaks of diarrhea and vomiting, in the Iowa hog population, a USDA spokesman said on Friday. FULL STORY »

Oil rallies for third day, shrugging off firm dollar
05/17/2013 3:55:30 PM
Oil rose for a third straight session on Friday, supported by a raft of strong economic data from top oil consumer the United States that also boosted U.S. equities, even as the dollar hit a multi-year high. FULL STORY »

Ag markets diverged significantly Friday afternoon
05/17/2013 3:52:33 PM
The equity and U.S. dollar markets proved quite strong again Friday, but commodity traders seemed to pay more attention to the negative demand aspects of the greenback rally than to the economic strength implied by stock gains. FULL STORY »

Hog Outlook: Retail prices up 2.4 percent over the last 2 years
05/17/2013 2:30:00 PM
The average price of pork in grocery stores during April was $3.458 per pound. That was down 0.8 cents from March and down 0.1 cents from April 2012. FULL STORY »

Premium Standard Farms now Murphy-Brown of Missouri
05/17/2013 2:00:34 PM
Premium Standard Farms, LLC, a unit of Smithfield Foods, Inc. hog production subsidiary, Murphy-Brown, LLC, announced recently it has changed its name to Murphy-Brown of Missouri, LLC, effective immediately. FULL STORY »

Lower Q1 live swine imports
05/17/2013 1:35:00 PM
First-quarter U.S. imports of live swine from Canada, at 1.3 million head, were almost 8 percent lower than in the same period last year. FULL STORY »

Canada to target U.S. products in meat labels dispute
05/17/2013 12:49:14 PM
Canada will put forward a list of U.S. products that it will target in retaliation over a dispute with its largest trading partner about country of origin labels on meat, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said on Friday. FULL STORY »

Vilsack: Food, Farm and Jobs Bill critical for U.S. producers
05/17/2013 11:44:24 AM
This year, passage of a long-term, comprehensive Food, Farm and Jobs Bill is critical to providing certainty for U.S. producers. This includes the continued availability of conservation programs that give our farmers, ranchers and private foresters the means to conserve the soil, protect our water and sustain America’s natural resources. FULL STORY »

Ag markets decidedly mixed on Friday morning
05/17/2013 11:05:34 AM
The equity and U.S. dollar markets proved quite strong again Friday, but commodity traders seemed to pay more attention to the negative demand aspects of the greenback rally than to the economic strength implied by stock gains. FULL STORY »

Workshop to discuss nutrient application, management, stewardship
05/17/2013 10:40:00 AM
Legal issues regarding manure hauling, as well as issues surrounding equipment inspections and highway safety, will be discussed by Ohio State University experts and others during a joint workshop and meeting of the Midwest Professional Nutrient Applicators Association June 11 in Findlay, Ohio. FULL STORY »