Hog Production
Students from non-traditional and STEM fields alike gained hands-on experience using precision livestock farming and AI to solve critical challenges in swine production.
By turning a routine farm reality—sow mortality—into a fast, low-stress diagnostic tool, one student hopes her 2-minute surveillance method will bring Minnesota and the wider industry one step closer to complete Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae eradication.
Learn how automated AI video classification tracks scavenging wildlife around farm deadboxes to prevent mechanical pathogen transmission and improve swine biosecurity.
Despite tightening inventories and a decade-low breeding herd, softening domestic and export demand is projected to pressure hog prices and squeeze producer margins into 2027.
In an industry flooded with high-tech claims, Alltech’s Andy Rash shares why true innovation only matters when it solves an economic challenge inside the barn.
New research reveals RVA, RVB and RVC are actively transcribing in swine lung tissue, raising questions about airborne spread and respiratory coinfections.
A smaller breeding herd and reducedpig crop reflect how producers are pulling back amid rising input costs and weaker hog prices.
Surging corn futures could push 2027 swine finishing feed costs up nearly 10% over 2026 levels.
New research shows that subtle sow behaviors and the gap between the first two piglets can flag high-risk labor before stillbirth rates climb.
What do surveillance test volumes mean for U.S. swine health? USDA’s Lynn Wachtman shares how national sample collection is critical to protect the domestic swine herd.
Veterinary leaders evaluate the diagnostic frameworks and odds of success required to eliminate PRRS, PEDV and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae from the U.S. swine herd.
Chad Groves of Seaboard Foods challenges the supply chain to stop chasing volume at the expense of value and put the consumer back at the center of the plate.
A recent study shows washing and disinfecting swine trailers—even without the standard 160°F full drying procedure—eliminated detectable PEDv and Delta-CoV, offering pork producers a low-cost winter biosecurity alternative.
Join other swine producers and industry leaders to hear new university research updates and presentations on commercial technology adoption on Nov. 19.
Swine expert Hyatt Frobose says precision feeding and barn automation empower producers to manage by exception—enhancing individual animal care rather than replacing it.
U.S. pork leaders argue that shifting focus from pure on-farm production metrics to consumer eating experiences is the key to expanding domestic protein market share.
Rethinking everyday workflows and retiring ‘sacred cows’ can protect your values while driving sustainable efficiency
Installing filters is only the starting line, says Phil Hord of Hord Family Farms. Protecting your herd requires an ongoing operational culture, daily maintenance and strict biosecurity discipline.
After watching his team’s morale get “completely destroyed” by a virus they couldn’t control, Phil Hord decided he was done taking punches. He shares his family’s journey with barn filtration in an area where PRRS wasn’t supposed to run rampant.
Turn your manure into a high-value fertilizer asset with simple testing and application strategies.
Before reaching for medication when pigs go off-feed, discover why your water system may hold the simplest, lowest-cost solution for herd health and performance.
Instead of envying the success of beef and chicken in the U.S., agricultural economist Glynn Tonsor challenges pork producers to stop fighting over a shrinking slice of the protein market and start building a high-quality product that grows the entire pie.
As fast-mutating variants outpace traditional biosecurity, Dr. Gustavo Silva urges swine producers to embrace secure, real-time data sharing to forecast and intercept the virus.
The United Soybean Board’s new Swine Advisory Team is finding solutions to directly boost pork producers’ bottom lines.
Discover how targeted, post-farrowing care can protect your 43-week gilt investment and secure long-term herd productivity.
Three targeted research initiatives aim to deliver actionable, science-backed solutions to U.S. pork producers.
Trial attorney and pork producer Jackie Bowman Ponder shares why passive complacency is the greatest threat facing modern farmers—and how to fight back.