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Detection and Interventions for Reducing Sow Lameness
Written on 4 Mar, 2013 at 7:01 in Canada East Swine Technical Articles, Iowa Swine Technical Articles, Nebraska Swine Technical Articles, Technical Articles | Comments
Sow lameness is the second most common cause of culling after reproductive failure. While good conformation and genetics contribute substantially to reducing lameness in sow herds, hoof problems commonly arise in fully slatted concrete systems. Pressure exerted from the concrete... (Continue reading)
Dr John Sonderman from Danbred North America, The Value of Post-Cervical Artificial Insemination in Multiplication
Written on 27 Feb, 2013 at 6:27 in Commentaries, Illinois Swine Commentaries, Iowa Swine Commentaries, Nebraska Swine Commentaries, Ohio Swine Commentaries | Comments
johnsonderman@danbredna.com The goal of Danbred North America (DNA) genetic program is to constantly improve the value that our products bring to the customer. DNA uses traditional genetic selection, the genetic similarities of related animals (BLUP analysis), and more recently genomic... (Continue reading)
Nominate a farming environmental leader
Written on 26 Feb, 2013 at 7:38 in Iowa Swine News | Comments
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today were joined by Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey and Director Chuck Gipp from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to announce that nominations are open for the 2013 Iowa... (Continue reading)
Validation of a lameness model in sows using physiological and mechanical measurements1
Written on 26 Feb, 2013 at 7:14 in Iowa Swine Technical Articles | Comments
The objective of this study was to develop a validated, transient, chemically induced lameness model in sows using subjective and objective lameness detection tools. Experiment 1 determined an effective joint injection technique based on volume and placement of dye using... (Continue reading)
National Pork Producers Council: EPA Releases Confidential Farm Data
Written on 21 Feb, 2013 at 12:53 in Featured Illinois Swine News, Featured Indiana Swine News, Featured Iowa Swine News, Featured Minnesota Swine News, Featured Nebraska Swine News, Featured Ohio Swine News, Featured Swine News, Illinois Pork Producers, Ohio Pork Producers | Comments
Source: National Pork Producers Council news release The National Pork Producers Council is extremely troubled by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s release earlier this month to several activist groups of personal information on U.S. hog farmers and on other livestock... (Continue reading)
Agriculture and climate: Connecting the science
Written on 20 Feb, 2013 at 13:06 in Illinois Pork Producers, Indiana Pork Producers, Iowa Pork Producers, Minnesota Pork Producers, Nebraska Pork Producers, Ohio Pork Producers, Regional Pages US/CAN, Swine News, Technical Articles, Western Canada | Comments
Rachel Hauser • February 19, 2013 | With U.S. agriculture taking a massive hit from the widespread drought of 2012, farmers and other stakeholders are hungry for guidance on how crops may fare as the nation’s climate evolves over the... (Continue reading)
Watershed Improvement Review Board approves 11 project grants
The Watershed Improvement Review Board recently approved eleven applications totaling $959,684 in grants to support projects that will improve water quality or reduce flooding in Iowa. The grant funds will be matched by recipients, who will provide $3,171,997 in funding... (Continue reading)
Farm Bureau Raises Record Food, Funds for Feeding America
Written on 18 Feb, 2013 at 8:28 in Featured Iowa Swine News | Comments
The farm and ranch families of Farm Bureau raised a record $971,235 and donated a record of more than 24 million pounds of food to assist hungry Americans as part of Farm Bureau’s “Harvest for All” program in partnership with... (Continue reading)
How to Develop a Farm-Level Crisis Plan
Written on 18 Feb, 2013 at 7:34 in Canada East Swine News, Featured Canada West Swine News, Illinois Swine News, Indiana Swine News, Iowa Swine News, Swine News | Comments
What if? This little question can have huge implications for emergency planning. The Pork Checkoff’s new Farm-level Crisis Response Plan can simplify the process—and offer you greater peace of mind. “As a pork producer, I know first-hand the implications of... (Continue reading)
Brad Forkner, Nutrient Management Specialist:Winter Pork Trade Shows, February 18th 2013
Written on 18 Feb, 2013 at 6:39 in Commentaries, Illinois Swine Commentaries, Iowa Swine Commentaries | Comments
With shows in Iowa, Illinois, and Missouri now in the books, once again I can take a few minutes to evaluate the knowledge I have gained and the relationships renewed or established. What a pleasure and joy to be able... (Continue reading)
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Announces Appointment of Farm Business Development Manager
Written on 12 Feb, 2013 at 7:32 in Iowa Swine News | Comments
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF) is pleased to welcome Nathan Katzer as their new Farm Business Development Manager. The native of Creston begins his new role February 4th. Although the average age of Iowa farmers is 57 years old, the... (Continue reading)
Neogen Livestock Water Questionnaire
Written on 11 Feb, 2013 at 16:04 in Featured Iowa Swine News, Featured Swine News, Indiana Swine News, Swine News | Comments
Livestock Water Questionnaire Take the Survey http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/9WR83ZY Neogen Corporation would like to thank you in advance for taking the time to fill out our Livestock Water Questionnaire. Be sure to fill out the contact information to be entered in the... (Continue reading)
Bio-Chemical Reactions May Be Induced Via Air Ionization using EPI Air
Written on 31 Jan, 2013 at 6:52 in Illinois Swine Technical Articles, Iowa Swine Technical Articles, Technical Articles | Comments
The following summary is taken from Paper# 918 (Session AB-7a: Advances in, and evaluation of IAQ Control) presented by Dr. Stacy L. Daniels, Director of Research, Precision Air, a Division of Quality Air of Midland, Inc., 3600 Centennial Drive, Midland,... (Continue reading)
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