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Nathan Smith from Kansas Smith Farms, Feed Mill Makeover: Amen or Oh My, September 25th 2012
Written on 25 Sep, 2012 at 5:41 in Commentaries | Comments
One word comes to my mind: Nightmare! Really We are in the third week of a Feed Mill Makeover. Our old system (Repete) was from the 1990′s. There were no replacement parts. It was also very inefficient. I was... (Continue reading)
Nathan Smith from Kansas Smith Farms:World Pork Products – Update, September 12th 2012
Written on 12 Sep, 2012 at 6:43 in Commentaries | Comments
Here is a list of products I have evaluated over the last 3 months. There are some winners and some losers. Here is a list of products I have evaluated over the last 3 months. There are some winners and... (Continue reading)
Nathan Smith from Kansas Smith Farms: The “Know-It-All” Manager, September 4th 2012
Written on 4 Sep, 2012 at 5:46 in Commentaries | Comments
One of the biggest problems at any pig production company is a “Know-It-All Manager”. Have you ever meet one? Expert of Anything! Dr. of All! PhD in Everything! Professional of Pig Universe Loser!! Are you one? I’m afraid I have... (Continue reading)
Nathan Smith from Kansas Smith Farms, The Secret Ingredient in Hog Feed, August 22nd 2012
Written on 22 Aug, 2012 at 5:33 in Commentaries | Comments
The Secret Ingredient in Hog Feed DDGS? No! Secret vitamins? No! Super cheap unknown byproduct? No! Excellence! What? That’s not an ingredient. Really! Yes, we all know that feed is the most expensive cost in raising a pig. So, why... (Continue reading)
Nathan Smith from Kansas Smith Farms, Are your Sows overweight? August 14th 2012
Written on 14 Aug, 2012 at 5:47 in Commentaries | Comments
Are your sows fat? Probably Recently, Blaine Hansen, a nutritionist at Ralco Animal Nutrition, recently visited with me about lactation intake, sow condition and sow performance. He showed me tons of data that demonstrated the connection between increased sow lactation... (Continue reading)
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