Hog Management
It’s always hard to prove the disappearance of something, says National Pork Board’s Chris Hostetler. But just because you can’t always see it happen, doesn’t mean it’s not. Feed wastage and spillage is a great example.
Ventilation systems that function at their best are critical for pork operations. IPIC is now offering a seasonal approach to checking the various components in an easy-to-use checklist format to help producers.
Did you attend the National Pork Industry Conference? From animal activism and consumer demand to swine health and Prop 12, here are some insights and perspectives that stood out during the discussions.
Is Question 3 worse than Prop 12? That’s a question on many producers’ minds. A Massachusetts judge has signed an extension of the current stay on implementation of Q3. Here’s what that means for the industry.
The six-week long rally in fed cattle prices pulled feeding margins to within $20 of breakeven last week, while pork producer margins saw only slight change.
Katelyn Gaffield wants to provide applied research that nutritionists and producers can use to optimize efficient diet formulation. Here’s how this up-and-coming leader in the pork industry is making an impact.
In southwestern Minnesota, Preston Maurer works alongside his dad, Rick, on their family farm where they raise corn, soybeans, wheat and hogs. After he returned home from college, they found themselves stretched thin.
The Prop 12 implementation modification and conflicting media reports have raised confusion among producers who want to know, “What’s in it for me?” NPPC Chief Legal Strategist Michael Formica sets the record straight.
A bipartisan Agricultural Labor Working Group, focusing on the workforce issues faced by the nation’s agricultural producers, was announced on Wednesday.
Productivity tends to drop in the summer with reduced feed intake, lower finishing weights and increases in mortality. We have to provide other ways they can cool themselves. Here’s a checklist to prepare your barn.
The National Pork Producers Council filed comments asking the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service to scrap or rewrite a proposed rule on labeling meat “Product of USA.”
The hot summer months are upon us, and a team at USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and university scientists recently announced a new smartphone application, HotHog, to help predict heat stress in pigs.
Challenging. Resilient. Bearish. Introspective. These are four ways that industry leaders describe the pork industry in 2023. However, the most interesting word that came forward was “seatbelts.”
Why did those three young people choose the swine industry? I think it starts with people they met, network they developed and opportunity they had to tie a career to an industry they benefited from as a kid.
Outside perspectives can breathe fresh life and insight into your business. Ten industry leaders in technology, economics, nutrition and health share advice for producers during a pivotal time in the pork industry.
From profit margins to FADs, there are a lot of things on producers’ minds. Five pork producers weigh in on topics ranging from what they’d like to change about their operation to the messages lawmakers need to hear.
The USDA FSIS recently announced updates to its voluntary guideline for federally regulated swine slaughter and pork processing establishments to control Salmonella in market hogs.
Terry Wolters was one of a handful of pork producers who watched Supreme Court justices grill attorneys with questions during oral arguments on Oct. 11 in NPPC v. Ross challenging the constitutionality of Prop 12.
Jacob Peak oversees 13 production partner sites for The Maschhoffs, all of which are close in proximity. In October, disease pressure surged through the area creating an overwhelming complex and complicated situation.
Robots, sensors, connected devices, virtual reality and even artificial intelligence have become a daily presence in healthcare. As we face our own digital transformation as pork producers, what lessons can we learn?
Another California law could have major implications for hog producers, consumers
What’s taking place in the pork industry in California and Massachusetts is not something the rest of agriculture can ignore, AgriTalk’s host Chip Flory said during a conversation with Terry Wolters, NPPC president.
Proposition 12 sets the industry backwards in terms of animal care, says pig farmer Scott Hays. Ironically, what was done in the name of improving animal welfare, could do the opposite.
SCOTUS will hear oral arguments in a case by NPPC and AFBF against California’s Prop 12, which bans the sale of pork from hogs born to sows that weren’t raised by the state’s “arbitrary” production standards.
Everybody wants to know what’s going to happen next with California Proposition 12. NPPC’s Michael Formica shared an update at the Iowa Pork Congress.
For Victor Ochoa, the TN visa process isn’t just something he talks about. It’s something he’s lived.
Illinois pork producers are seizing a unique opportunity on May 3 to educate legislators about the pork industry and discuss the issues currently facing pig farmers.
Competing for talent is the most concerning human resource matter for agriculture and food employers, followed by recruiting difficulties.
As an Iowa pork producer, Trish Cook realizes she is fortunate to have many opportunities to talk with peers at events nearby. But for Cook, one reason she attends national events is to grow her circle even wider.
Even though hog farm wages increased more than 21% from 2021 to 2022, the pork industry struggles to find domestic labor. Here’s why IPPA created a resource guide to help producers navigate hiring international workers.