The Pork Checkoff’s new Farm-Level Crisis Response Plan can simplify the process of emergency planning – and offer you greater peace of mind. “As a pork producer, I know first-hand the implications of a farm-level crisis,” says Julie Maschhoff, a... (Continue reading)
Pork producers encouraged to learn about voluntary regional PRRS elimination efforts at Sept. 12 meeting Pork producers who are interested in voluntary regional efforts to control PPRS virus are invited to a Regional PRRS Elimination meeting on Monday, Sept. 12... (Continue reading)
COLUMBUS – Stebbins Farms, of Englewood, recently received the 2011 Ohio Pork Producers Council’s Environmental Stewardship Award at the Ohio Livestock Coalition’s ESA presentation at the Ohio State Fair. The annual award recognizes the many accomplishments made by family farmers... (Continue reading)
Minnesota pork producing families look forward to seeing you at the Minnesota State Fair Pork recipe booklets, handy kitchen utensils, pig coloring books and a sow and piglets can be found at the Minnesota Pork Board’s exhibits during the Minnesota... (Continue reading)
Source: Robert Aherin, (217) 333-9417, raherin@illinois.edu Agricultural safety and health are complex issues, says Robert Aherin, professor and Agricultural Safety and Health Program Leader in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering (ABE) at the University of Illinois. “We develop... (Continue reading)
Raising, feeding and marketing livestock is risky and time-consuming. That’s why FBS’s revolutionary tightly-integrated design significantly saves time and provides more comprehensive management control than traditional “piecemeal” approach. While you’d be cutting keyboard time by weeks in a single year,... (Continue reading)
The pork industry is becoming more intensively managed and competitive. Terminal crossbreeding systems, both specific crosses and rotaterminals, offer substantial benefits in terms of performance levels and profit per litter. Commercial producers operating terminal crossbreeding systems also can intensify their... (Continue reading)
Peggy D. Flax is a farm wife, food and consumer sciences professional, mother of four and grandmother of seven. She writes from her home office on her family swine and grain farm. By Peggy D. Flax As a consumer, I... (Continue reading)
Details of a new branding initiative and consumer marketing campaign for pork will be unveiled to pork producers attending the National Pork Industry Forum in Phoenix, Arizona, on Friday. The unveiling will highlight four days of activities for members of... (Continue reading)
It’s hardly news that pork producers today are facing near-record feed prices, and the outlook for the rest of 2011 does not look to reverse that trend in a positive way. However, there are always ideas to consider and techniques... (Continue reading)
Download The Complete Report Chad Bierman, MS and Darwin Kohler, DVM Babcock Genetics Inc. Rochester, Minnesota (800) 343-4940 Abstract The latest trend in moving toward loose-sow gestation housing systems and away from crated systems has created concerns regarding reproductive efficiency... (Continue reading)
The completion of a first draft of the pig genome sequence has extra meaning for Iowa, the nation’s leading producer of pigs, says an Iowa State University professor who was part of the international research team. “With Iowa’s number-one ranking,... (Continue reading)
Robert W. Wills,* Alan R. Doster, Judith A. Galeota, Jung-Hyang Sur,‡ and Fernando A. Osorio Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Science, University of Nebraska—Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0907 *Corresponding author. Present address: P.O. Box 6100, Mississippi State, MS 39762. Phone: (662)... (Continue reading)
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