Proper ventilation is key to maintaining animal health
Have you ever stepped into your hog building and thought it felt like a balmy beach day on vacation, only to realize that the...
Minnesota Pork Producers Identifies C02 and Composting for Mass Depopulation of Hogs
Farmscape for April 26, 2021
Dave Preisler 5:35
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The CEO of Minnesota Pork Producers is advising hog operations to be prepared to consider all...
Buhl’s Ridgeview Farm | A Leader in Sustainability
“Utilizing the corn they grow in their on-farm feed mill, monitoring and reducing antibiotic usage and educating their communities on swine production practices, Buhl’s...
CIH Hog Margin Watch: April 2021
Margins weakened over the first half of April as a selloff in hogs combined with a resumption of higher trade in feed markets to...
U.S. live cattle futures extend slide; lean hogs rebound
ME Group live cattle futures fell on Monday, extending their slide to eight straight sessions on long liquidation and signs that surging wholesale beef...
The Hypor Libra: Sustainable and strong
The transition from balanced to sustainable breeding has already begun. This is an overarching focus in our pig breeding program, but the benefits can...
Podcast: Selecting and Preparing Gilts for Success | Ron Ketchem
About the Guest
Ron Ketchem graduated from the University of Missouri in 1973 with a BS in Animal Science and master studies in Reproductive Physiology...
Spatially Balanced Sampling Offers Reliable Disease Surveillance at Lower Cost
Farmscape for March 23, 2021
Full Interview 6:53
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A Swine Health Information Center funded study has found swine disease surveillance based on spatially balanced...
A new look at tunnel ventilation
Large direct drive fans offer energy savings and reduced maintenance.
A recent development designed to improve tunnel ventilation involves substituting variable speed fans for single-speed...
UMN Swine Influenza Research Continues
Winter has arrived and we have seasonal disease concerns, both in the pig barn and with the caretakers. For the past year we have...