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Livestock Slaughter: Pork production up 5 percent from April 2012
05/23/2013 2:25:58 PM
According to the USDA's latest "Livestock Slaughter" report, pork production totaled 1.94 billion pounds, up 5 percent from the previous year. Hog slaughter totaled 9.36 million head, up 6 percent from April 2012. FULL STORY »

Special health claim for this pork 
05/22/2013 12:38:33 PM
A Canadian pig farmer has earned a health claim for having Omega-3 fatty acids in his pork. FULL STORY »

Drop in U.S. underground water levels has accelerated
05/21/2013 10:05:00 AM
Water levels in U.S. aquifers, the vast underground storage areas tapped for agriculture, energy and human consumption, between 2000 and 2008 dropped at a rate that was almost three times as great as any time during the 20th century, U.S. officials said on Monday. FULL STORY »

White House urges Senate to cut crop insurance in farm bill
05/21/2013 8:07:34 AM
The U.S. Senate should cut crop insurance subsidies, the most expensive part of the farm safety net, by $1 billion a year before it passes the new farm bill, the White House said on Monday. FULL STORY »

Swine virus confirmed in Iowa, Indiana hog herds
05/21/2013 7:59:47 AM
Farms in two of the nation's leading pork producing states have tested positive for the potentially fatal porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV), U.S. pork industry veterinarian official said Monday. FULL STORY »

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