More hog farm buyouts 

By: Business of buying

Smithfield Foods surprised the livestock industry by announcing intentions to purchase Tyson Foods' hog operations held in a wholly owned subsidiary called...

Hog Jeopardy 

By: the staff of Farm Industry News

Answer: $460 million.Question: What is the price of the country's second largest hog operation?Smithfield Foods recently offered $460 million for the...

Putting animals at risk 

By: Karen McMahon

Proposed FDA regulations would eliminate nearly all drugs for livestockSomeday, when a cattleman or pork producer goes to the refrigerator for a bottle...

Bargains in manure 

By: Karen McMahon

Two firms help growers find sources of manuerCrop farmers looking for a bargain may want to apply manure on their fields this spring. Crop experts estimate...

High-rise house for hogs 

By: Jodie Wehrspann

New design in building handles hog manure as a solid commodityA new design in hog housing dries manure with fans to produce a low-odor, high-value solid...

Livestock 

Auto-fill syringe Neogen says that its new Pro-Pistol 5-cc backfill syringe lets livestock producers deliver precise doses of 1 to 5 cc without needing...

For the farm 

Strap holderKeep loads, big and small, securely strapped with Hi-Lift's new Slide-N-Lock bed rail system.The system consists of two aluminum rails, four...

Process feed in the field as you harvest 

Make your forage work harder for your dairy and beef herds with a harvester that cracks corn kernels while harvesting. Dion Machineries just introduced...

Livestock 

Continental crateThe Continental cattle-handling crate from Ritchie Farm Equipment has been updated to offer an easier-to-operate, quieter model.The new...