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Smithfield plans $9 million expansion at Curly’s plant Smithfield Foods is investing $9 million to expand its production capacity at its Curly’s facility in Sioux City, Iowa.

Track and Improve Your Sow Herd Performance Learn how to automatically track sow gestation through farrowing, provide individualized feeding curves and optimize piglet weaning weights.

BLOG: Useful advice for feeding sows Ioannis Mavromichalis: The two most useful pieces of advice when it comes to feed management of breeding sows are rather contradictory. So, what can be done?

Practical, financial considerations for home breeding The subject of home breeding is a much-debated topic, between those who have always been strong advocates and those who believe it is an unnecessary risk.

Register today for World Pork Expo, June 3-5 2015 Join 20,000 pork producers at World Pork Expo to check out the trade show, learn new production practices and network with colleagues. Don’t miss it!

Cherkizovo Group buys pork complex in Lipetsk Region Cherkizovo Group, Russia’s largest vertically integrated meat manufacturer and processor, recently purchased a pork complex in the Lipetsk Region with breeding facilities for 2,500 head of pigs.

Hog Blog: Improving performance and profitability AB Vista’s Technical Manager Dr Casey Bradley takes a look at topical issues in the swine industry and offers nutritional advice for producers.

Olymel, union agreement ends strike at Quebec pork plant Union employees at the Olymel hog slaughterhouse and butchering plant in Vallée-Jonction, Quebec, have reached an agreement with their employer, ending a strike at the plant.

Smithfield Foods breaks ground on bacon slicing plant Smithfield Foods has broken ground on a new $12 million bacon slicing plant at its Cudahy, Wisconsin facility.     Hilton hotels to serve cage-free eggs, crate-free pork Hilton Worldwide is planning to transition into using cage-free eggs and crate-free pork at its hotels, the company announced on April 6.

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