08/14/2009 07:48AM
Chuck Jolley:There is a growing activist movement that would have us do away with animal agriculture.Groups like HSUS and PETA have been very vocal and seem to be making some alarming inroads.One of the latest techniques has been quoting scripture - Thou shalt not kill, for instance - as 'proof' that
08/12/2009 09:30AM
South Korea has lifted its ban on live hog imports from North America imposed in April out of fear surrounding the H1N1 flu outbreak. According to National Pork Producers Council President Don Butler, Korea is a top market for U.S. pork exports and an important destination for swine breeding stock.
08/11/2009 07:48AM
A U.S. Beef importer filed a $250,000 suit with a Seoul court against actress Kim Min-sun for allegedly misleading the public into a boycott of their product according to The Korea Times.
A-Meat which specializes in U.S. beef filed the suit claiming that Kim’s comments along with swayed news reports
08/06/2009 01:01PM
As flu season approaches, investors are betting consumers will back away from pork purchases, according to a Reuters report. U.S. hog prices declined to their lowest levels in nearly two years on Wednesday.Even though the Type A H1N1 flu is not spread by hogs or pork, investors worry that consumers may
07/31/2009 08:59AM
After failing to reach the two-thirds margin needed to pass the “Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009,” the U.S. House, under suspension of the rules, approved the bill yesterday by a simple majority. NCBA, the National Pork Producers Council and the American Sheep Industry Association sent a letter to
06/29/2009 03:03PM
Understanding The HSUS:2008 Expenses
Total Expenses
$125,118,158
% Of Total
Campaigns, Litigation & Investigations
$28,196,200
22.54%
Fundraising
$27,533,910
22.01%
Field & Disaster Response Programs
$13,173,670
10.53%
Strategic
06/29/2009 02:32PM
Members and Constituents: 11,093,835
HSUS Online Supporters: 1,230,841
Humane Society International Online Supporters: 170,096
Staff: 470
2008 Revenues: $131,281,168
2008 Expenses:$125,118,158
Bequests Realized and Unrealized :$21,251
06/24/2009 03:48PM
Today, the Ohio House of Representatives voted 84-13 in favor of the livestock animal care bill that was proposed last week.
Click here, to read more about the Ohio livestock animal care bill.
Source: Megan Pierce, Dairy Herd Management
06/16/2009 04:38PM
ST. PAUL, Minn. —— Pork producers do an excellent job producing a safe, nutritious, and economic product. However, today’s consumers want assurances that the products that they eat have been produced in an environmentally responsible and safe manner, and that animals have received good care and welfare