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What a difference a week makes! Allan Bentley, sales with Genesus Genetics Inc., shares the Genesus Global Market Report for week of July 31, 2020.

Agriculture officials are warning American citizens to be wary of unsolicited packages of seeds mailed to them.

When Matt Wheeler got the call on a Sunday morning in March – just two days after US Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker issued his first stay-at-home order – he wasn’t expecting to launch an experiment that could save count…

Canada's Minister of Agriculture announced the members of the new Canadian Agricultural Youth Council.

US lean hog futures fell on 30 July, pressured by softening cash hog values and falling prices for pork products and hams.

The Health Economic Assistance Liability Protection and Schools (HEALS) Act, introduced earlier this week in the US Senate, would provide an additional $20 billion to the USDA to aid farmers and ranchers.

US lean hog futures declined on 29 July, facing pressure from large hog supplies and trader worries about export demand for US pork.

The ambitious $36.5 billion import target for US farm goods to China is falling further out of reach after seven months of disputes.

Scientists have identified a new way to detect the presence of live African swine fever virus (ASFV) that minimizes the need for samples from live animals and provides easier access to veterinary labs that need to diagno…

Researchers from the USDA Agricultural Research Service have been able to quickly detect the African swine fever virus with a commercially available cell line.

US lean hog futures closed narrowly mixed on 28 July, with the front two contract months closing lower on increased hog supplies.

June US Sow Slaughter was 294,500, up from last year's 241,900 - that’s 52,000 more sows gone to market in June compared to a year ago.

The slowdown in coronavirus cases at meat plants could indicate that industry control efforts are working, but decreased COVID-19 testing seems more likely.

The USDA has warned farmers against planting unsolicited packages of seeds arriving from China, citing environmental concerns.

US lean hog futures ended mixed on 27 July.

For the past 18 months Scott Dee, DVM, director of research at Pipestone Veterinary Services, has been investigating whether feed mitigants can protect against the transmission of certain swine viruses.

DAVIDSON JOINS OSBORNE SALES STAFF

US lean hog futures pulled back on 24 July after three straight sessions of gains.

Smithfield Foods says that workers cannot be socially distant in all areas of its plants after US Senate testimony.

US farmers could face $5 billion in losses as hogs continue to back up on farms.