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Precision Livestock Farming is shifting swine management from subjective assessments to data-driven accuracy, offering new ways to detect disease early and automate labor-intensive tasks. Here are three emerging technologies to consider.
Better monitoring reduces risk — but only if the right questions can actually be asked and answered. Here’s how a new program is working with producers.
New research reveals that continuous camera monitoring combined with targeted feedback can reduce biosecurity violations by more than 70% on commercial sow farms. How can this data-driven shift from reactive audits to proactive surveillance provide a high-return investment for your operation?
A new guide offers water line cleaning protocols and provides the essential tools to eliminate biofilms and boost animal performance. Learn how to optimize medication efficacy and reduce production costs with these free, step-by-step management strategies.
Armed with a background in applied science and facility management, Katie Brown is focused on strengthening trust between producers and decision-makers.
Despite facing 35 mph wind gusts and rural water-supply challenges, multiple fire departments worked for hours to contain the blaze and prevent further spread of a major fire near London, Ohio.
Strike the right balance between airflow and heat to maintain air quality without driving unnecessary energy costs during the colder months of the year.
Industry experts share critical tips for maintaining barn infrastructure and pig health during severe winter weather. These strategies help producers manage ventilation, prevent transport stress and maintain biosecurity.
The House Agriculture Committee’s new farm bill includes a federal fix for the regulatory patchwork created by California’s Proposition 12. U.S. pork industry thanks Chairman Thompson for “standing up for pork producers.”
One of the best ways to tackle challenges on your swine operation is to borrow ideas and strategies from others. Four industry leaders and producers share best practices and lessons learned.
Raising pigs in the winter comes with its fair share of health challenges and 2026 is no different. Four industry experts share strategies to rally your operation now.
Moving from a “task-oriented” mindset to a “people-oriented” one doesn’t require a massive budget—it requires intentionality. Here are six small adjustments that can make your farm a place where employees truly want to be.
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As more breeding herds shift to housing sows in groups, the need for validating practical and cost-effective disease surveillance protocols in this population is greater than ever. A recent Iowa State University study offers best practices.
The next revolution in pork production won’t come from a new antibiotic or crate design—it will come from information. Every squeal, step and sip of water is data. When analyzed well, that data can tell you what your pigs need before they do.
Improved feeding, manure handling and precision applications can substantially reduce ammonia and greenhouse gas emissions, lower nutrient losses and enhance manure’s value as a fertilizer shrinking the pork industry nitrogen footprint.
KiposTech has created a non-thermal air disinfection system that cleans the air pigs breathe, creating safer ‘clean air bubbles’ around each group. The startup is one of four finalists in the 2026 Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge competing for a $100,000 prize at the 2026 National Farm Bureau Convention.
A new study evaluates the potential of a new biosecurity measure to minimize pathogen introduction through aerosols and maximize the biocontainment of airborne viruses post-outbreak.
Cameras in pig production facilities have been dramatically helpful with procedural audits, both preventive and following disease outbreaks, to help track down verified and potential points of entry.
U.S. pork and beef variety meats are winning in Mexico. Here’s why.
Artificial intelligence has emerged as a powerful and transformative tool, offering innovative solutions to improve efficiency, animal welfare and profitability across all aspects of swine production.
A study demonstrates dry fog may be a viable alternative for disinfecting supplies that will be entered into farms
In a barn remodel, you have to know where you want to be as a customer, says Stephanie Nicholson of QC Supply. What’s your end goal?
Streamlining deliveries and managing biosecurity risks that comes with supply deliveries can be narrowed down to a few key habits.
QC Supply offered customers Mike and Nick Wenger a unique opportunity to have a consignment warehouse on the farm. Here’s how it’s changing their business.
Extraterritoriality, specifically addressed by the country’s founders in the U.S. Constitution, is driving up costs for farmers and prices for consumers, NPPC says.
The industry has experienced quite an evolution in how sows are fed, says Mike Tokach. Now isn’t the time to stop finding ways to make that process better.
Finishing space shortages, regulatory burdens and high construction costs require producers to take a strategic and financially disciplined approach to sustain profitability and long-term stability.
When it comes to getting pigs started right in the barn, one area that needs talked about more is sanitation, says K-State’s Joel DeRouchey.
For pig farmer James Lamb, carrying on his farm isn’t just about the present — it’s a tribute to the legacy of generations past.