Originally printed in The LAND - as October 15/October 22, 2021 Swine & U column
October is a busy and favorite time of year for all of us in agriculture. Harvest is happening and there’s a lot to be done...
Source: PigHealthToday.com
New gilts entering a farrowing room face some big demands for animals still maturing while supporting their first litters.
“We can be pretty demanding as far as what we ask from gilts, especially once they get ramped up in...
Swine Production Data
Data has driven the swine production business for several decades. We have learned that if we collect data and measure results we can affect change for the positive. The impacts can be seen in improvement in performance...
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
China's financial losses are high. We took the last quarterly reports of four publicly traded swine companies and then divided the amount to what they report as their sow numbers. The four companies...
Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics
Our first week, as we reported last week, was at Figan the major livestock exhibition in Spain. The second week we spent traveling to customers and prospects throughout Spain. Our observations:
Many if not...
It is hard to believe we will soon put a close to 2021. It was just a year ago that the industry faced some difficult decisions regarding inventories as numerous plants closed or scaled back on harvest numbers. What...
I have reported and read many reports about the robust demand growth in the U.S. in 2021. Demand is being fueled by more spending capacity of consumers, a rebounding economy and opening up of more foods service in the...
I thought I would give a brief overview of how our pigs are raised. Granted there are many ways to raise pigs and as long as the health and care of the animal is the highest priority, there is...
Facilities play a large role in the health of your pigs and profitability of your pig business. As assets age, it’s important to evaluate your best facility strategy moving forward: retain, replace or remodel.
Below are some considerations to take...
Reprinted from PigHealthToday.com
Sow reproductive performance drops off in the summer, and this year will be no different, according to Paul Yeske, DVM, Swine Vet Center, St. Peter, Minnesota.
“We typically see reproductive performance drop off as we get to week...