Livestock
11Apr

Hormel Lawsuit Reveals What 'Natural' Meat Really Means

Consumers want “natural” meat—and the biggest meat companies want to sell it to them. American shoppers are reaching for healthier, more environmentally and animal-friendly meat products, with 39 percent saying “all-natural” is the most important claim when purchasing red meat, according to a recent survey by Mintel. But there’s one problem: The U.S. Department of Agriculture says that when it comes to meat and poultry, the term “natural” means only that the product has no artificial ingredients and has been minimally...

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09Apr

Perdue Answers Buzz on Hemp in Animal Feed

From fiber and oil to clothing and makeup, hemp products are hot. And now some are exploring whether hemp could be a useful ingredient in animal feed. So what’s the Secretary of Agriculture’s take? “Hemp in animal feed? I’m not aware of any uses of hemp in animal feed. I know there are other uses,” Sonny Perdue says with a chuckle. “But we're trying to determine really what those individual uses are.” While hemp currently isn’t an approved ingredient in animal feed, the...

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09Apr

U.S. Pork Industry at the Tip of the Spear

Trade issues with China can’t be resolved fast enough, said Dave Herring, North Carolina pork producer and president of the National Pork Producers Council, on AgriTalk with Chip Flory on April 4. “The indications we're seeing right now looks like we're getting closer,” Herring said. “If we could get the trade dispute settled with China, it would really open up some doors and create tremendous opportunities. And we need those opportunities.” U.S. pork is at the “tip of the spear” when it...

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03Apr

Canada Implements New Rules for Feed Imports to Mitigate ASF Risk

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) released new import requirements for unprocessed grains and oilseeds, as well as associated meals destined for use in livestock feed, sourced from countries that have reported an active case of African Swine Fever (ASF) in domestic or wild pigs within the last five years. The new requirements went into effect on March 29 for specific ingredients identified to be the highest risk based on a comparative analysis of livestock feed imports conducted by CFIA. At...

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26Mar

Japan Vaccinates Wild Boars; Classical Swine Fever Outbreaks Continue

Aichi Prefectural Government officials began vaccinating wild boars on Sunday in an effort to prevent the spread of Classical swine fever (CSF). Officials placed feed containing a vaccine on the ground at select locations in Aichi Prefecture, including a forest in Komaki. This is Japan’s first attempt at vaccinating wild animals in the country, according to an article in The Japan Times. Japan’s CSF outbreaks have occurred mostly at pig farms in central Japan since last year. They believe wild boars are...

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