Have you ever stepped into your hog building and thought it felt like a balmy beach day on vacation, only to realize that the heater and the fans were both running full blast? Comfortable, but not at all efficient...
R.L. Fehr, G. Parker, S. McNeill and D. Liptrap1
1Associate Extension Professor. Agricultural Engineering Department; Associate Extension Professor, Animal Sciences Department: Extension Specialist in Agricultural Engineering West Kentucky Research and Education Center; and Extension Professor, Animal Sciences Department.
Introduction
The increased movement...
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 summer fans. These large variable speed fans utilize a different type of motor than the...
Acquisition signals the next generation of slurry management globally
announced the acquisition of Ameram Slurry Limited’s Aeromix system with immediate effect. The deal is viewed as the strategic next step in the development of EASYFIX’s animal housing product portfolio and...
“The Crystal Spring Way: Proven Results and Proven Products”
“Prove it” ...those were the words we heard when we introduced the original Wet/Dry shelf feeder to the pork industry 40 years ago. Proving that our solutions bring value, improve production...
California law increases square footage requirements and prohibits gestation stalls.
Set to take effect on January 1, 2022, California's Proposition 12 will prohibit the sale of pork not raised according to specific production guidelines. This restriction includes pork produced in...
The BinCloud® platform is an integrated cloud foundation for data monitoring of inventory contained in bins, tanks, and silos. It enables on-site and remote workers to work via the cloud. BinCloud® is the backbone of the BinView® web application...
Faced with aging barns and regulatory change, many hog producers will remodel or make upgrades to their facilities this season. While some new barn construction is likely, the focus will be on improvements to existing structures.
That’s the expectation of...
We decided to completely rethink barn water management because we believe there is always a better way. Whether it’s a more effective way to increase gain or a simpler way to manage group housing, we are driven to create...
A few years ago, our team started discussing how we could take our feeder nipples to the next level using our innovative solutions that were already proven and time-tested. Considering the overall improvement that our wet/dry feeders provided for...