News
Today’s agriculture headlines and expert perspectives serving farmers, ranchers, crop consultants, livestock nutritionists and the entire U.S. ag community.
$100 Ideas - Mower shield, front-mount baler guard, and corral gate wagon.
SMITHFIELD, Va., Sept. 8, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Smithfield Foods, Inc. (NYSE:SFD) today reported fiscal 2011 first quarter results. Highlights -- Net income was $76.3 million, or $.46 per diluted share, an improvement of $184.0 million, or $1.21 per diluted share, from the first quarter of fiscal 2010 -- Consolidated operating profit improved $252.4 million versus a year agoPork segment operating profit increased $12.3 million, or 12% -- Fresh pork operating profit improved $51.0 million -- Packaged meats results remained strong at $67.3 million, or $.11 per pound -- Pork segment produced record first quarter earnings for the fourth time in a rowHog Production returned to profitability, improving by $244.0 million Other segment results rose $5.8 million -- Generated first quarter cash flow from operations in excess of $100 million -- Repurchased more than $52 million of debt subsequent to the end of the first quarter -- Protein supplies tightened in the U.S.; July pork freezer stocks at 72% of previous year levels -- Domestic meat prices rose to keep pace with higher grain costs
Visit the NEW AgWeb Mobile site! Check markets and weather with faster loading times!
Share your views on today’s agriculture news and start a conversation
The 2010 Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour kicked off this morning, with crop scouts leaving Sioux Falls, S.D. on the western leg and Columbus, Ohio on the eastern leg
University of Illinois researchers identified the mutation causing Contractural Arachnodactyly (CA-formerly Fawn Calf Syndrome), a genetic abnormality affecting Angus and Angus-derived cattle.
Winds reaching 70 mph knocked over three barns being renovated Wednesday at the state’s largest egg farm, killing two workers, authorities said.Two construction workers who were laying concrete blocks at Ohio Fresh Eggs were killed in one of the barns, said Bill Schwaderer, a spokesman for the Ohio Department of Agriculture. Three other workers escaped with minor injuries.
With the last few years of high corn prices, continuous corn rotations are becoming more common. But, using a corn-on-corn system brings a new level of challenges.
TwinLine™ fungicide and Caramba™ fungicide provide unsurpassed activity on major cereal diseases
The four finalists for the 2008 Ag-Chem Operator of the Year program have been chosen.
There’s a new way of talking tractors at John Deere.
Dixie Chopper has a new CEO for the first time since the company’s beginning.
Trimble Agriculture announced its acquisition of Tru Count, Inc.
While crop protection and plant breeding still could provide some growth for agriculture, BASF board member Stefan Marcinowski says future gains will rely primarily on biotechnology. (Source: AgriNews-Pubs; 5/27/08)
An audit finds funds helped pay for lobbying and trips for chief’s wife.
BASF helps growers get the most out of every acre
The 2009 World Ag Expo in Tulare, Calif. provides attendees with the “Map Your Show” tool on their website.
Three John Deere tractors from the Landmark Equipment dealership in Maryland will pull floats in Barack Obama’s inaugural parade.
Pre-booking Headline for greater peace of mind
BASF researchers and specialists discuss effective role of fungicides in the global crop market. (Source: BASF.com-"Chemistry of Innovations"; 5/20/09)
WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Food & Drug Administration issued the following press release:A Pennsylvania dairyfarm has agreed to abide by federal regulations that protect meat from illegal drug residues caused by the unapproved medication of cattle before slaughter, as part of a consent decree of permanent injunction obtained by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
DENVER, Aug. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Humane Association’s prestigious farm animal welfare program has added two respected scientific authorities to serve on advisory committees for its American Humane Certified welfare certification program, the nation’s oldest and fastest-growing third-party animal welfare label.(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070521/LAM095LOGO)