Hog Production
Discover the top veterinarians who took home honors from the American Association of Swine Veterinarians’ annual meeting in Atlanta.
The South Dakota Pork Producers Council recognized the Paul Brandt Family with the 6th Annual Family of the Year Award during the Master Pork Producers Banquet on Wednesday, January 15, 2020.
Although it can be scary to open up an intimate part of your life and livelihood, it is important. Whether you use YouTube videos or farm visits or talk to a shopper, being open about your operation can open minds.
Injecting hog manure about 8” beneath the soil’s surface in a trench and then closing it helps reduce nutrient runoff.
Swine facilities need constant evaluation to keep animals healthy and productive.
African swine fever strongly impacted Vietnam, but now government officials are calling farmers to rebuild.
A recent publication in the Journal of Animal Sciences reveals an important pattern of lower digestibility in gestating sows.
Much has been written about African swine fever, but here are some facts that stress the seriousness of the disease, and why it needs to stay out of the United States.
You’re responsible for giving helpful feedback to employees. Here’s advice to make awkward conversations a little less awkward.
USDA Food Safety Inspection Service says it will continue to allow inspectors to decide whether non-ambulatory disabled animals are fit for human consumption.
African swine fever has wreaked havoc on pork production in many parts of the world. This map shows the more than 40 countries that have reported outbreaks and occurrences of the disease since 2014.
The agriculture industry was pleased with the Senate vote to confirm Bill Northey for a post at USDA.
The 2018 Pork Industry Forum began with an interesting presentation by author Michael Specter and a panel of experts on gene-editing and the future of this world-changing technology.
The 2018 NIAA Annual Conference will be held in Denver, Colorado at the Renaissance Stapleton Hotel, April 10th & 11th, with the follow–up Workshop on April 12th.
Small farming infrastructure grants bolster farmers’ environmental and financial sustainability. The Food Animal Concerns Trust awarded more then $66,000 in grants recently.
Pinterest is full of cute animal pictures, and among the most popular are teacup or miniature pigs. But like we all know—pigs, however big or small, are still…well, pigs.
Researchers from across the globe -- including some from the University of Florida -- are improving a UF/IFAS-designed software system developed to help feed the world.
If you can figure out how to bridge the generational divide, your business will thrive as we approach the 2020s.
“This time of year can be especially hard on pigs and people who have endured a long winter,” says Lisa Becton, DVM, director of swine health and information with the Pork Checkoff.
Ohio will require group sow housings by 2025. As a result, Ohio pork producers are preparing for a to deal with more fights between sows as they create a social hierarchy.
Researchers at South Dakota State University found antibodies against influenza D in blood samples from horses. Cattle are the primary reservoir for Influenza D, which was first isolated from a diseased pig in 2011.
The export picture for corn continues to improve, and could give hope to increased prices coming off a record corn harvest in 2017.
Exports and domestic consumer demand for pork will be key to maintain producer profits for the remainder of 2017 and for the first half of 2018, say industry analysts.
Celebrate October—it’s Pork Month! Top 10 facts to share about the pork industry.
Recognizing herd health is a constant concern, Hanor uses a robust sire line in sow farms that have been more challenging in terms of pig performance.
If you build packer space, the hogs will come. With an unprecedented amount of packing capacity open and more slated to come, producers have been quick to respond by increasing supplies.
Machinery Pete keeps close tabs on auctions that happen across the country.
In addition, agricultural producers, as a group, tend to be very independent, do it ourselves types, and the transition into being people managers instead of maybe “livestock or crop managers” is not the easiest.
As the ‘Me Too’ movement continues to spread, animal activist groups are no longer exempt from scandals involving sexual harassment. Here, from the left, is the explanation why.