“We have always been trying to achieve high health,” Charlie Schelkopf said. “We watch day-in and day-out how poor health gets in the way of how profitable an operation is. It wasn’t until we had been through several years...
Written collaboratively by David A. Clizer, South Dakota State University (SDSU); Paul M. Cline, Christensen Farms and Ryan S. Samuel, SDSU Extension.Inclusion of dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) in swine diets above 20% can negatively impact growth performance...
In every size and type of pig production system, health is the utmost concern. American pig farmers have learned the fine details of recognizing, treating, vaccinating against and avoiding familiar diseases in swine. What would happen in the event...
Swine inflammation and necrosis syndrome (SINS) can appear in pigs in several parts of the body simultaneously. Newborns, suckling piglets and older pigs can be affected. This condition may be perceived as a welfare issue because skin lesions tend...
Highlights:
-June is the best month for DCE Live Hog Futures;
- Key volume driver: Cash hog price fell 2/3 in five months, then bounced 40% in a week;
- NDRC announces decision to purchase frozen pork to support price;
- Upcoming StoneX/CACDA...
The ASF virus (ASFV) is efficiently transmitted via blood and meat that is derived from infected animals. The virus is extremely stable in a wide range of environmental conditions and soil types. Field crops originating from areas with ASF...
Bloomberg News reported this week that, “China’s hog population rose 24% in the year through May and has now almost fully recovered from the recent resurgence in African swine fever, according to the country’s agriculture ministry.
“Herd sizes are close...
Pork demand has been growing stronger every month and has been phenomenal so far this year. Consumer demand for pork products has helped drive cutout prices higher. There is a lot of talk about short live hog supplies in...
Understanding the ecology and transmission of African swine fever virus (ASFV) is essential to minimizing virus spread. We have discussed previously the ability of ASFV to survive for extended time periods in animal products and decomposing carcasses (months) ....
As drought conditions worsen, livestock producers will find feed assistance from the Livestock Forage Program (LFP) administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency (USDA FSA).
“One of the improvements to the current farm bill was the addition...