We're joined by Brian Martin from Martin Family Farms to talk about the implementation and execution of Proposition 12 compliant production practices within their system. Brian and team have converted a 10,000 sow breed to wean facility to Prop...
Andrea Mallea, a master student from the Stein Monogastric Nutrition lab, discusses the nutritional value of a new source of cheese co-product fed to weanling pigs. Adapted from a presentation at the 2022 ASAS Midwestern Section meeting, March 14-16.
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Illinois farm converts nursery to 1800 head finishing facility.
When presented with the opportunity to convert an existing 20-year-old nursery to a finishing facility, the owners of Probst Porkers LTD decided to move forward. Located near Sigel, IL, the partners...
Paola Lancheros, former Master student in the Stein Monogastric Nutrition Lab, talk about cell wall bound ferulic and coumaric acids in diets based on corn, and soybean meal or corn, soybean meal, and distiller dried grains with solubles are...
To “Read” Walt’s charts, keep the following in mind:
Support – this term refers to a trend line or price area under the market which is expected to hold the market from potential decline.
Resistance- a price area or trend line...
Dr. Vanessa Lagos, former Ph. D. student from the Stein Monogastric Nutrition lab, presented a talk in live in the Midwestern section meeting about requirements for calcium by growing pigs. Adapted from a presentation at the 2021 ASAS Midwestern...
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle and lean hog futures fell on Friday as sluggish slaughter rates continue to drag on prices, traders said.
"They're both facing the same fundamental music – this slaughter disruption due to weather, labor tightness and...
Reuters writer Tom Polansek reported last week that, “Seaboard Foods, the nation’s second-biggest pig producer, said on Friday it will limit sales of certain pork products in California due to a measure requiring farmers to provide more space for...
Jeff Okones, DVM, Pharmgate Animal Health
First described in the late 1980’s as Blue Ear or Mystery Pig Disease, Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) has become a perennial and expensive challenge for U.S. pork producers, costing the industry an...
Farmscape for November 29, 2021
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Research conducted on behalf of the Swine Health Information will help set the stage for more reliable detection of disease-causing viruses in feed. As part of research conducted on behalf of...