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A Life with Swine: One farmer’s plan for staying high on the hog
Everyone loves hearing that the pork they ate was once a happy hog. But what about the farmer? Chad Rensing is a 37-year-old, second-generation hog farmer. Things have never been easy on the 300-acre farm in New Douglas, Ill., that... (Continue reading)
New State FFA Officers and Awards Announced
Written on 17 Jun, 2013 at 6:20 in Illinois Swine News | 0 Comments
The results are in! New FFA officers were elected at the State FFA Convention, held Wednesday in Springfield. President – Sam Detwiler from Flanagan, IL Vice President – Rachel Hawk from Aledo, IL Reporter – August Schetter from Brighton, IL... (Continue reading)
Cargill Joins Scaling Up Nutrition Movement
Written on 10 Jun, 2013 at 6:12 in Animal Health, Illinois Swine News, Minnesota Swine News | 0 Comments
Cargill announced today it has joined Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) as a member of the SUN Business Network. The SUN Movement currently unites the governments of 40 countries and civil societies, the United Nations, donors, businesses and researchers in a... (Continue reading)
New phytase effective in improving phosphorus, calcium digestibility in pigs
Phosphorus is a vital nutrient for pig growth, but the majority of the phosphorus in common plant-based feedstuffs is bound to phytate and therefore is unavailable to pigs. Diets fed to pigs can be supplemented with microbial phytase to improve... (Continue reading)
ADM Alliance Nutrition Announces Management Chanage
ADM Alliance Nutrition, Inc. (ANI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM), has announced new management for its North American operations. Effective immediately, Chuck Loefer has been named vice president for Alliance Nutrition North America. Loefer... (Continue reading)
Illinois Farm Families® Field Moms Tour 2nd Farm
Written on 27 May, 2013 at 6:32 in Illinois Swine News | 0 Comments
Our second Illinois Farm Families® farm tour of 2013 took place Saturday, May 18. The Field Moms toured Paul and Donna Jeschke’s Farm in Mazon. Conversations with the Field Moms centered on crop farming, biotechnology, farm chemicals and fertilizer. The... (Continue reading)
Jorgensen Promoted to Senior Brand Manager in BIVI Swine Marketing
Written on 14 May, 2013 at 6:17 in Animal Health, Featured Indiana Swine News, Illinois Swine News | 0 Comments
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI), announces the promotion of Sarah Jorgensen to senior brand manager for the company’s U.S. Swine Business. Jorgensen, who joined BIVI in February 2007, was a swine sales representative servicing key accounts. In her new role,... (Continue reading)
Illinois Pork Leadership Institute
Written on 13 May, 2013 at 6:58 in Illinois Swine News | 0 Comments
The Illinois Pork Leadership Institute (IPLI) is an opportunity for youth of the Illinois pork industry to meet with others like themselves and learn more about their industry. IPLI focuses on leadership, citizenship, and communication skills through hands-on experiences. Youth... (Continue reading)
Vote for the 2013 Farm Mom of the Year
Written on 6 May, 2013 at 6:37 in Illinois Swine News | 0 Comments
Five regional finalists have been selected and are competing for votes for America’s Farmers Farm Mom of the Year 2013. Voting for the finalist runs from May 1st through May 10th. You can read about the regional winners and vote... (Continue reading)
Illinois Flood Resources
Written on 29 Apr, 2013 at 7:00 in Illinois Swine News | 0 Comments
Information is gleaned from NOAA websites, assembled by Illinois Farm Bureau® Information is gleaned from NOAA websites, assembled by Illinois Farm Bureau® Updated flood projection charts are available at NOAA online sites. Click the tab labeled “Rivers and Lakes”,... (Continue reading)
Improving survival of pig sperm
Although U.S. cattle genetics are exported all over the world in the form of frozen semen, the same is not true for pigs because boar semen does not freeze well. In an attempt to improve semen storage and pig reproduction,... (Continue reading)
From the President: AFBF Farm Bill Proposal
Written on 15 Apr, 2013 at 6:58 in Illinois Swine News | 0 Comments
From the Desk of Illinois Farm Bureau President Philip Nelson: AFBF Farm Bill Proposal A farm bill proposal offering a mix of risk management and safety net tools was approved by the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) board. The proposal... (Continue reading)
Alltech Symposium Extends Early Registration to April 25
WHAT: Registration for Alltech’s 29th Annual International Symposium at an early discount price of $599 has been extended to April 25 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Standard registration after April 25 will be $850. WHEN: May 19-22, 2013 Lexington,... (Continue reading)
