Sow Management
Explore the latest news, research and practical resources pork producers need to optimize sow herd health, productivity and longevity. Stay informed on effective management strategies ranging from nutrition and reproductive performance to farrowing care and housing regulations.
Liability limits on hog farm nuisance awards passes Senate
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality had tentatively approved a new permit for a hog farm near Mount Judea.
An insatiable demand for bacon depleted frozen pork belly supplies in the U.S. to a record low level for December, but the pork industry is confident it can keep up with demand and avoid any serious shortages.
An undercover video filmed by animal rights activists has halted the purchases of pigs by Hormel from one of the company’s suppliers.
Race to save rare breed of pig hinges on eating them
According to a study no manure has leaked from an Arkansas hog farm into a river.
A judge has found that two members of the Missouri Clean Water Commission violated their duty to be impartial while considering a large hog breeding operation in mid-Missouri.
Vietnam to top China per-capita consumption as incomes improve.
Protect your herd by preparing now for potential outbreaks.
Researchers at Kansas State University are looking at ways that piglets grow during their mother’s pregnancy, hoping to reduce the incidence of runt pigs.
A new report from U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) outlines differences in the USDA’s responses to outbreaks of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) and porcine deltacoronavirus (PDCoV), known collectively as Swine Enteric Coronavirus Diseases (SECD).
A farming company is trying to set the record straight about the odor produced by a hog facility it manages in Davison County, S.D.
Travis Hood of Hood’s Heritage Hogs in Robertson County, Ky. is working to recreate an old breed of pig with the help of D’Lovely, an Andrus red wattle sow.
North Carolina’s hog industry has been getting organized this year to fight what it considers misleading information about its farming operations and nuisance lawsuits challenging their environmental practices.
Specialty markets in pork production are cropping up across the U.S. in response to a growing interest in pasture-raised pigs.
A number of management factors can contribute to poor air quality and ammonia in the swine barns, such as overfeeding nutrients as well as reduced ventilation.
Arkansas lawmakers have advanced a proposed five-year ban on new hog farms in the Buffalo National River watershed, after an effort by opponents to reject the new regulation stalled before a legislative panel.
The Ashland County Board in Wisconsin has voted to direct its staff to develop a proposal for a two-year moratorium on large animal farms amid concerns about pollution from a huge proposed hog farm just a few miles from Lake Superior.
Two federal agencies have agreed with attorneys for environmental groups on a proposed settlement for attorney fees in a lawsuit over a hog farm near the Buffalo National River.
Brazilian meat producer JBS will buy the U.S. pork division of agribusiness giant Cargill for $1.45 billion, the companies said Wednesday.
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.’s supply shortages, which led to “rolling blackouts” of carnitas in recent months, are expected to last until the end of the year, threatening to undercut the restaurant chain’s growth.
The combination of high feed costs and low prices paid to pork producers is hitting the hog industry hard. See how record losses are fueling one producer’s management decisions.
Hog producers report they have 2% fewer animals in the breeding herd than a year ago.
There is encouraging news in USDA’s June 26 Hogs and Pigs report. Listen to two experts’ commentary on the report.
May be a way to save lives and not run the risk of spreading dangerous viruses to human cells.
High wean-to-finish mortality continues to trouble the pork industry. While lowering rates is possible, it’s not easy, reported Ryan Strobel, DVM, and Chris Sievers, DVM, with Swine Vet Center, St. Peter, Minn.
K-State researchers to present findings during annual Swine Day.
Ohio will require group sow housings by 2025. As a result, Ohio pork producers are preparing for a to deal with more fights between sows as they create a social hierarchy.
Recognizing herd health is a constant concern, Hanor uses a robust sire line in sow farms that have been more challenging in terms of pig performance.
U.S. swine production has seen gains in sow productivity, measured by piglets weaned per sow per litter farrowed. But it has accompanied by an increase in the number of total born piglets that are alive at weaning.