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  1. Lean hog futures closed strongly higher on Monday. http://bit.ly/4FwpG9
  2. The government has launched a multimillion-dollar initiative in the hopes of preventing the next global pandemic. http://bit.ly/8H4cMy
  3. Iowa State U. offers information on mycotoxins. http://bit.ly/78xxLw
  4. Holiday Food Safety Web site Launched. http://bit.ly/63guYT
  5. As we give thanks for abundant food, let's also give thanks for hard-working farm and ranch families who provide it. http://bit.ly/6LZuGd
  6. Lean hog futures are higher at midday. The December contract has hit a four-month high. http://bit.ly/4FwpG9
  7. WTO will create a dispute settlement panel to review Canada's & Mexico's challenges to U.S. COOL labeling law. http://tinyurl.com/ylllmz4
  8. With the pork industry at a crossroads, an effective risk management strategy is crucial for producers. http://bit.ly/8bpKic
  9. Retail Pork, Beef Prices Fall in October. http://bit.ly/2r0JJd
  10. USDA study compared meat-price data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statis to grocers' point-of-purchase scanners. http://tinyurl.com/yf5fl7c
  11. NPPC wants pork industry workers to be at least equal to mall Santas on Novel H1N1 2009 flu vaccination lists. http://tinyurl.com/y8n8add
  12. Reports from So. Minn.: corn harvest progressing well & quickly. About 15-25% of the crop is yet to be picked. Weather expected to cooperate
  13. The first round of bids in Canada's Hog Farm Transition Program will remove 21,997 sows from production for 3 yrs.http://tinyurl.com/ybqoqyj
  14. Tyson Foods named Donnie Smith the new president and CEO, and Jim Lochner as the new chief operating officer. http://tinyurl.com/ydpvme2
  15. U of IL will present the 2009 Illinois Farm Economics Summit at five locations around the state beginning Dec. 4.http://tinyurl.com/ydgtjux
  16. China's pork demand will continue to be a wildcard, but continued purchases would lend much needed support to U.S. hog markets.
  17. China says its blue-ear disease outbreak is under control, but increased purchases of U.S. pork this fall could reflect possible shortage.
  18. U.S. pork exports to China & Russia in Sept. tallied a larger overall share than earlier this summer. Could be a positive trend for 2010.
  19. Zogby poll shows most Americ. adults won't get Novel H1N1 2009 flu vaccine, including many ID as "high priority" http://tinyurl.com/yhz49ed
  20. Country View Family Farms outlines animal care actions following video accusations from an animal activist group.http://tinyurl.com/y95twxw