Sometimes it's good to step back and take a look at trend lines. What's happened in efficiency and productivity and how should that affect our facility design for today and the future?
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The USDA says the total number of hogs and pigs in the U.S. on December 1st, 2021 was 74.201 million head, down 4% from December 1st, 2020. That reflects a higher slaughter pace and lower breeding rate as producers...
Source: USDA news release
The Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook for December 2021 analyzes economic impacts on animal product markets of month-to-month changes in USDA's World Agricultural Supply and Use Estimates report.
To view the complete report, click here.
Farmscape for December 14, 2021
Full Interview 13:40
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The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center says an increase in PRRS infections in breeding herds illustrates the importance of biosecurity. The Swine Health Information Center's December Domestic Swine...
Following the crowd is easy, going against the crowd requires courage and a real belief that what you are doing is correct.
Now over 20 years ago, whilst pig breeding companies were focusing on hyper prolific sows, making pigs leaner...
Source: USDA news release
The Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook for November 2021 analyzes economic impacts on animal product markets of month-to-month changes in USDA's World Agricultural Supply and Use Estimates report.
To view the complete report, click here.
Farmscape for November 16, 2021
Full Interview 16:20
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The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center suggests the eradication of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea from the United States will present a greater challenge in some regions than others. As...
African Swine Fever is the most important disease of pigs worldwide. The virus first originated in Africa, and largely remained there until 2007, when the virus made an incursion in Europe. In 2018, the virus was found in China...
We look at a different method to provide heat for weaned pigs using radiant tube heaters.
Most systems using forced air or convection heating also rely on some type of infrared or radiant heat, at least for the first...
A groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction for a multi-phase renovation by CTB, Inc. at its Milford, Indiana, manufacturing and office headquarters was held September 29. Three years of planning followed by three months of demolition work...