Rabobank Report: PEDv Set To Cause Significant Shortfall In North American Hog Market

March 26, 2014 Rabobank

Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDv) has impacted about 60% of the US breeding herd, 28% of the Mexican herd and is beginning to develop in Canada, according to Rabobank's latest report This Little Piggy Cried P-E-D-v All the Way Home: Estimating the Impacts of PEDv in North America.

Pricier Beef 'Here To Stay' As Food Costs Seen Higher: USDA

March 26, 2014 Ros Krasny, Reuters

U.S. food prices are expected to rise more rapidly this year after a very tame 2013, led by gains in beef, poultry and egg prices, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday.

Mariano's Selling Game Meat At New Chicago Store

The newest Mariano’s grocery store, set to open on Tuesday, will be the growing chain’s first location to sell game meats such as bison, boar, pheasant and rabbit.

New Jersey Ag Secretary Celebrates National Agriculture Day At Alexander Hay Greenhouses

Marking National Agriculture Day, New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher toured Alexander Hay Greenhouses in North Haledon to view a variety of Easter, foliage and flowering plants, as well as tropical and dish gardens. Started by the Agriculture Council of America in 1973, National Agriculture Day aims to increase awareness about how food and fiber products are produced, help people appreciate the role agriculture plays in providing safe, abundant and affordable products, value the essential role of agriculture in maintaining a strong economy, and acknowledge and consider career opportunities in the agriculture, food and fiber industry.

Nursery Brands Tout Success Of Patent & Trademark Monitoring Program

Proven Winners Color Choice®, Encore® Azaleas, Endless Summer Collection®, First Editions®, The Knock Out® Family of Roses, Drift® Roses, and Southern Living® Plant Collection are pleased to announce that the Plant Watch® nursery inspection program aimed at protecting their plant patents and branded programs has completed another successful year. In 2013, over 250 inspections were carried out from New York to California and from Ohio to Louisiana.