Optimize Grow-Finish Pig Performance
Success in the grow-finish hog sector depends on dialing in nutrition and proactive health management to maximize growth potential. Maintaining high standards of animal welfare ensures pigs remain comfortable and thrive during this critical production phase. This success is ultimately driven by the producers and employees whose daily oversight and commitment are vital to the well-being and performance of the pigs.
As skyrocketing property taxes and construction costs stall expansion plans, contract growers are pivoting toward operational efficiencies and technological investments to protect their tightening margins.
By aligning modern economics with true partnership, Dykhuis Farms is proving that when the pig thrives, every person in the production chain wins.
A new AI-driven weight prediction model is uncovering hidden efficiencies to ensure no revenue is left on the table for Keystone’s member-owners.
Master the daily fundamentals that protect your herd, optimize feed efficiency and boost your bottom line.
Five contract growers share the barn tools and technnology that are essential in their barns and bring about the greatest return on investment.
Benchmarking provides the essential context to transform production variation into actionable patterns, driving more consistent animal health and improved system-wide profitability.
As operating costs skyrocket and contract payments remain stagnant, pork producers face a financial tipping point that threatens the future of the family-run barn.
After a devastating windstorm leveled his finishing barns in 2013, Kameron Donaldson leveraged community support and a data-driven partnership with Dykhuis Farms to secure a future for the next generation.
Is wean-to-market filtration the next leap in biosecurity for producers brave enough to challenge the current paradigms of PRRS control?
As construction costs for a standard finishing barn approach $1 million, experts discuss how today’s contract growers can protect their ROI through enhanced biosecurity, manure management and a heightened focus on the first 48 hours of pig reception.
After two decades of military service and multiple deployments, Michael Williford discovered that the discipline of a soldier and the demands of a hog barn were a perfect match for his next chapter.
Discover the critical risk factors and proven measures that can help producers break the cycle of disease infection in grow-finish operations.