Environmental Resource Management
The best attributes for managing risk are experience and intuition. Ironically, both of these require experience.
What impact do later marriages have in our lives? John Phipps, a Top Producer columnist, says it is changing the generational rhythm of our lives. Here’s what that means for the future.
The labor bottleneck isn’t improving for the U.S. pork industry. As pork prices continue to rise, Nick Giordano, NPPC vice president and counsel for global government affairs, said the solution is simple.
The Minnesota Pork Board shares their new vision for more sustainable pork production with tracking by the On-Farm Sustainability Reports program.
Innovative minds could win up to $46,000 for their amazing ideas on how to tackle a pork industry challenge.
Precedent-setting mandates are coming at ag from all angles, undermining freedom of farmers. These regulations aren’t based on science. They aren’t based on experience. Many argue they aren’t based on a shred of truth.
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.
In times of tighter margins, it’s more important than ever to know that you are living within your means. Just as every farm is unique, so is every family’s needs when it comes to living standards.
Although we will never be fully prepared, we can always be more fully prepared than we are today, said Gene Noem, National Pork Board president, during his opening comments at the National Pork Industry Forum.
Using anaerobic digester technology to capture methane emissions from manure, Monarch Bioenergy converts the gas into carbon negative, pipeline-quality natural gas.
Three highly respected growers from Illinois, Iowa, and Oregon offer a string of succession factors for consideration.
What makes the pork industry’s sustainability goals different from others?
Developed by pig farmers, the effort seeks to reduce the time and data-input needs of producers while illustrating continuous improvement across six We Care® Ethical Principles.
“Our story is a great one. The only issue I see is we’ve got to quantify it. You can’t manage what you don’t measure,” Bill Even, CEO of the National Pork Board, said at the Illinois Pork Expo.
Pork production uses 75% less land, 25% less water and 7% less energy than it did 60 years ago. National Pork Board unveils its sustainability goals to pave the way for future progress. Here’s what that means for you.
Body weight measurement of pigs is essential for monitoring performance, welfare and overall production value. Here’s a quick look at how commercially available camera systems can be used to estimate pig weight.
From starting their farm, to adding a manure hauling business, to implementing conservation measures, and being active members of their community, Todd and Mary Kay Wegener earn the 2021 Environmental Steward Award.
The pork industry has arguably made as much progress as any livestock species when it comes to producing more with less. As improvement continues, can it happen in a way that allows for improvement across all metrics?
Last year was hot. It was so hot, 2021 now holds the record for the hottest ocean temperatures ever.
The pork industry can turn the table on unfounded attacks on animal agriculture by showing the efforts taken to make this industry more sustainable, says Kent Bang, director of swine lending for Compeer Financial.
Maddison Caldwell woke up on Dec. 19, 2019, with a plan for the ultimate act of finality. Death by her own hand. Here’s the miraculous story of her journey from death to hope.
A new year brought with it another attack on North Carolina’s pork industry. This one arrived in the form of a 16-minute video from an online outfit called Vox. It produced the video with money from an activist group.
A survey reveals how residents in two of the largest pig producing counties in the country feel about their local community, the impact of agriculture and renewable energy projects on farms.
Such events show just how vulnerable we are to attacks that can randomly take major portions of our infrastructure off-line without warning.
The world is transforming as the COVID-19 pandemic advances technology and cultural shifts in how business is done.
How one Minnesota pig farmer uses data to ease consumer fears and questions.
TFI shares in recent months, higher global natural gas prices have had an impact on fertilizer prices. The greatest challenge to global fertilizer production now is in Europe, where natural gas prices have quadrupled.
This winter, dive into these topics. Don’t assume; have the talk.
As the wild pig population continues to grow in the U.S. and present challenges, new research may help farmers, landowners and government agencies fine-tune their strategies for limiting crop and property damage.