Heat mats are crucial for piglets. Heat mats help maintain piglet health, produce faster growth rates, reduce stress, improve feed efficiency, and increase survival rates.
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Morton Buildings' innovative concrete splashboard, DuraPlank is now being expanded nationally, helping to make farm buildings stronger and longer lasting.
Sean Cain, Morton Buildings president, said the patented DuraPlank concrete splashboard is the first of its kind in the post-frame...
The excessive amount of ice and snow that has fallen this winter has livestock owners concerned about snow load and potential roof collapse. The design roof snow load for residential buildings in MN is set by state statutes and...
Automated systems are revolutionizing the pig industry with innovations in feed, watering, ventilation and environmental monitoring. By optimizing barn conditions, producers can save on costs, improve efficiency, boost profit margins and enhance animal well-being. In a demanding industry where...
Clare and Drew Schilling are a brother-sister team from Illinois that manage their family’s breed-to-wean hog operation.
They recently added the EDGE 2 controller to their operation and have already seen a host of ways in which AP is using...
Bernd Meerpohl (left) will be succeeded as CEO of the Big Dutchman group by Dr. Frank Hiller with effect from 1 April 2023.
With effect from 1 April 2023, Bernd Meerpohl, long-term Chairman of the Board of Management of...
Nearly 50 industry professionals gathered in New Orleans, La., last week to participate in the American Feed Industry Association's (AFIA) annual Equipment Manufacturers Conference (EMC). Hosted by AFIA's Equipment Manufacturers Committee, this year's conference focused on two issues...
Starting a motor requires more energy compared to running it continuously, resulting in the generation of additional heat. Typically, this excess heat dissipates when the motor is idle or by the cooling fan while it is running. Short cycling...
You can’t get back time, your youth or maybe even the money you loaned your kids. But you can earn back investments in technology.
Case in point: Nedap Electronic Sow Feeding (ESF).
ESF pays you back in five ways:
Boost feed...
Prevents crushed pigs by elevating the sow while standing.
A pedal-triggered air lift system raises the sow to 10″ above creep area when she stands up.
Increases operational efficiency.
Field experience demonstrates an increase in production of 7%, or 1.5 pigs per...