Iowa Pork Industry Center

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Colin Johnson shares practical insights and strategies to help pork producers navigate current challenges in disease management, labor sourcing and facility transitions.
Data-driven early warning systems are turning two weeks of lead time into higher profitability and lower mortality.
Heat stress is a multimillion-dollar problem for all stages of pork production. Here are ways to maximize reproductive performance during periods of seasonal infertility.
From managing the “summer weight dip” to forecasting 12-month returns, this data-driven tool empowers nutritionists to build feeding programs tailored to operational goals.
By including pork products in their meal and snack choices, college students can more easily and economically add protein to their diet.
Publication helps producers evaluate feed uniformity and identify ingredients that may affect herd outcomes.
Iowa State University extension swine specialist Mark Storlie says the calculator provides a hands-on opportunity to estimate pen feed allocations.
Registration for SowBridge, the distance educational series for those who work with sows, boars and piglets, and with genetic and reproductive issues, is now underway.
Just as insects can enter homes, they can enter livestock barns. It is never too early to start planning how to manage insects.
An out-of-feed event on a farm can cause major problems in just a short amount of time.