The American Association of Swine Veterinarians installed its new officers during the 53rd annual meeting of the organization. Michael Senn, DVM, is serving as AASV’s president.

With competing interests and a finite amount of dollars, most lobbyists don’t expect more than one or two successes among the dozens of “asks” they make around the various spending bills. But not NPPC. Not now.

Pigs eat crops, pigs leave nutrients in manure, manure is used to fertilize crops, and pigs eat crops – it’s a sustainable operation that puts pork on tables throughout the the world. But the system can be improved.

Carlo Vittorio Ferrari runs a 2,000-head pig farm with his brother in northern Italy. He fears for the future of his fourth-generation enterprise because of the conflict in Ukraine prompting a shortage of feed.

Random Bolda, a second-year student at Kansas State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, was awarded the David A. Schoneweis Scholarship during the American Association of Swine Veterinarians Annual Meeting.

Whether you are converting an existing herd or populating a barn utilizing ESF systems with new gilts, it can be a long road to get the herd comfortable with a new system. TriOak Foods’ Tanner McCulley shares three tips.