Hogs Housing - Facilities
How does manure pumping affect disease onset in wean-to-finish pigs? A team of researchers is trying to identify practices related to manure pumping that can be managed to decrease incidence of disease onset.
For years, livestock producers have been regulated under EPA’s CAFO Rules, which enforce a strict “zero-discharge” standard for managing manure. Adding unnecessary paperwork will provide no water quality benefit.
Why have so few swine operations implemented anaerobic digester systems? Economic challenges and the vertically integrated nature of the industry are two obstacles that prevent adoption of AD systems on farms.
Hog operations of many sizes and in various locations have successfully implemented anaerobic digesters and are reaping financial renewable energy benefits. Here’s a look at three examples.
When the workday is over for Wen Murphy, more often than not, he continues to think about his job and what he will leave for his family members and others who will someday walk the path of those who went before him.
Properly functioning ventilation systems are vital to pork production facilities, and following a regular process for maintaining their operation can pay big economic dividends. Now’s a good time to get barns ready.
It costs a lot of money. It takes a lot of work. And if you do it perfectly, the result isn’t even visible at first. It’s no wonder it’s hard to convince people to do the right thing and follow biosecurity protocols.
When you consider the number of stressors wean pigs face, it’s no surprise that starting pigs in the nursery can be challenging. So, the question becomes, what can you do to help? Here are eight tips to reduce stress.
JYGA Technologies has launched a new product, GESTAL L-Track, that provides a solution to monitor the level of feed in bins in real time.
A central Missouri county health board faces lawsuit after violating the state’s open meetings laws when making rules regarding CAFOs.
A new cooling pad technology for hogs is coming to North America in spring 2024.
As extremely hot weather settles in across much of the country, proper temperature control and ventilation are essential in swine barns to help protect animals from heat stress that can compromise health and performance.
The swine industry’s future was once filled with optimism, expecting a turnaround that would bring back profitable times. However, the first half of 2023 has proven to be the most arduous period in the careers of many.
Phones, iPads, computers, Ring doorbells, all have become a part of our lives and it’s hard to imagine life without them. Iowa State is looking at how cameras can help producers recognize sickness and behavior changes.
New Jersey must “adopt rules and regulations concerning the confinement, care and treatment of breeding pigs and calves raised for veal,” according to legislation signed into law by Governor Phil Murphy on Wednesday.
Pork processor Triumph and others dispute legality of a Massachusetts law about sow housing regulations.
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.
A fire broke out on May 23 at Blunier Farms in Forrest, Ill. The fire destroyed one of the farm’s five barns. Nobody was hurt and only 10 pigs were lost in the fire.
How will California’s Prop 12 impact the U.S. pork industry? Barry Goodwin, economist at North Carolina State University, predicts dramatic changes—including further consolidation—as a result of compliance costs.
Before long, Proposition 12 will impact hog producers all across the country not just in California, said AgriTalk host Chip Flory on Thursday.
The Supreme Court has denied a petition to review California’s Proposition 12, which requires the sale of meat products in California to conform with the state’s animal housing standards.
California’s Department of Food and Agriculture’s proposed rules for implementing Prop 12 will create a burdensome, bureaucratic labyrinth of regulatory provisions, NPPC said in comments filed Monday.
The Meat Institute submitted comments to the CDFA, claiming proposed rules for Prop 12 are not only burdensome, complex and unworkable, but most importantly, they provide no food safety or animal welfare benefit.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit declined the National Pork Producers Council and American Farm Bureau Federation’s petition to strike down Prop 12 as unconstitutional under the dormant Commerce Clause.
U.S. District Judge C.J. Williams dismissed a case brought before an Iowa court challenging Proposition 12.
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) told AgriTalk host Chip Flory she thought she’d seen it all. But banning bacon is ridiculous.
After losing an appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in July, NPPC and the American Farm Bureau Federation are petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to take their case against California’s Prop12.
No one denies there’s a lot of “gray” to interpret when it comes to California’s Proposition 12 regulations.
The California Department of Food and Agriculture revised and submitted for public comment proposed regulations to implement Proposition 12.
The pork industry is still waiting to see if the Supreme Court will take NPPC and AFBF’s case against California’s Proposition 12. NPPC CEO Bryan Humphreys shares an update on what this means for pork producers.