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Cold weather is quickly approaching. Being prepared will help your livestock winter a little easier.
Pork supplies should be only modestly higher in 2016 and provide prices which cover all costs of production.
Specialty markets in pork production are cropping up across the U.S. in response to a growing interest in pasture-raised pigs.
Extra care is needed to avoid accidents while pumping hog manure from pits. Experts have developed recommendations to help producers deal with the potential for danger and keep everyone (and every pig) safe this season.
UMN Extension has developed a new web-based calculator to determine the value of manure.
Public comments are accepted on a draft environmental impact statement until Feb. 2.
The University of Missouri has built a small-scale anaerobic digestion system to produce biogas from pig manure.
After reaching never before seen prices the hog and pork markets have come back to reality.
Workshops in Salina and Dighton, Kan., will cover preparation, risk management, and high mortality.
Dramatic increases in propane costs have many pork producers wondering if it’s more profitable to turn down the thermostat.