Hog Management
Hot summer days mean added heat stress and reduced growth performance when pigs are at their highest value. Hayden Kerkaert of Pipestone shares how to maintain or improve growth performance during the summer.
Yu Ping knew there had to be a better way to meet the needs of modern pig farming through a better building design. After years of constructing pig farms, he decided to try something new. The result? High-rise piggeries.
Producer profitability has been phenomenal lately, but how long will it last? Rob Murphy, J.S. Ferraro & Company, shared his perspective on what’s ahead in the third quarter.
For replacement gilts to be successful, the farm needs a well-established, well-managed and continually maintained plan, says Joel Sparks, DVM. The ultimate goal is to have well-prepared gilts to bring into the sow herd.
Corn is the primary energy source for most swine rations. The quality of this corn can impact animal performance and other management considerations. Here’s a tool that can help producers who grow their own corn.
The Carthage Veterinary Service Swine Conference will address labor, best practices for recruiting new employees, onboarding and retention. In addition, learn more about Prop 12 and discover how to optimize feed costs.
Prices for popular fresh pork items recently hit record levels. The National Pork Board says low inventory, sky-high foodservice demand and labor issues are fueling prices for grill-ready items this summer.
When your 91-year-old mother says a storm is coming and it’s coming fast, you better listen, says David Martin, an Iowa farmer. He shares the unforgettable story of how trees saved his pigs during the derecho winds.
At the foundation of a successful nutritional program, management of the components of a quality system requires close collaboration between team members working with animals on the farm. Here are four keys to consider.
Many economic factors are at play in the ag industry, everything from stimulus money to higher commodity prices to historically low interest rates. How will these issues impact your farm?
The U.S. inflation rate is 5.0% for the year ended May 2021. Congress is debating a spending bill and stimulus package. With more money pumped into the economy, Kent Bang says we should prepare for further inflation.
The summer of 2021 will go down as one of the most unique times in swine production with historically high feed costs and market pig prices. Try these tools to provide some clarity when making these tough decisions.
Emma Lasco says when it comes to pig care, catching issues early-on can help avoid bigger problems later. Individual Pig Care training should include a defined vocabulary for identifying at-risk pigs.
A divided Iowa Supreme Court has stopped a lawsuit from going to trial that challenges the state’s management of fertilizer and hog farm pollution in rivers and streams.
Five pig farmers share how the pandemic has impacted their operation’s future plans and weigh in on the biggest concerns and opportunities they see ahead. They also discuss how the pandemic impacted them personally.
Pharmacosmos Inc., has approval to begin manufacturing Uniferon 200 in an alternate site manufacturing facility.
Who would you hire to tell pork’s story – a Kansas State farm boy who grew up raising and showing pigs or an Emmy-winning actor in Los Angeles?
New research shows when piglets – especially males – experience a second stressor in early life, they are at higher risk of neurodevelopmental anomalies, putting them at a greater production disadvantage.
From animal disease to ghost kitchens, Purdue University professor Jayson Lusk pointed out nine issues to watch out for in the years ahead that could impact the pork supply chain following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Industry and academic swine nutritionists will gather on the Iowa State University campus on August 11 and 12 for the International Conference on Swine Nutrition.
Kansas State University officials say a new swine facility that opened in late May will give students experience with facilities that closely represent what they will see in their future workplace.
Lawsonia is a cunning enemy because of how it attacks the pig. Although knowledge has evolved greatly since Lawsonia was first identified, many questions remain about how it causes disease and infects cells.
The pressure to cut costs due to rising feed prices is undeniable these days. But experts say it’s important to resist the urge to abruptly switch from sow milk to simple feed ingredients just to save a few dollars.
The pork industry is a buzz with carbon reduction goals and even carbon neutrality. Pipestone’s Roger Cochrane shares strategies farmers can use to reduce carbon dioxide emission equivalents and improve sustainability.
China’s live hog futures fell nearly 5% on May 19, hitting the lowest level since their January launch, as weak spot prices and expectations of improved production weighed on the market.
Piglets born to heat-stressed sows may carry the burden of their mom’s discomfort later in life in the form of health complications and diminished performance, reports USDA’s Agricultural Research Service.
Retail pork prices set an all-time high in April at $4.32 per lb, up 3.8% from March and 11% higher than last year. Retail prices for Choice beef reached $6.76 per lb, up 4.2% from March and 4.8% from a year ago.
Opposing innovation, whether small steps or giant leaps forward, will only prevent further advancement, says NC Pork Council CEO Roy Lee Lindsey. Here’s a look at how two proposed bills in NC could impact pig farming.
Everyone wants to know the magic formula to reduce pig diet costs. With corn and soybean prices skyrocketing, it’s a hard question with no easy answer. Three nutritionists share their recommendations to reduce costs.
“The old adage that ‘it is sometimes better to be lucky than good’ could apply to global hog markets in 2021,” Rabobank said in its latest report. Analysts summarized six key issues driving prices this year.