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...
Nearly 6 inches below normal rainfall.
That is what we are experiencing in southern Minnesota. For those that follow the drought monitor, our county has a D3 rating which is an extreme drought. Rainfall has been very spotty. It can rain...
It was good to see so many pork producers and pork industry associates at the National Pork Industry Conference (NPIC) in mid-July. Compeer’s Chief Diversified Markets Officer, Mark Greenwood, and I had discussions following the meeting about all the...
As a rooster and a bull have completely different needs, so do the constituents of states across our country. Here in Minnesota, a place far different than California, we are fighting against a “one-size-fits-all” policy that will serve, when...
Reprinted from PigHealthToday.com
Eliminating porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus from a breeding herd is not a simple task, and no herd acts exactly like the next, according to Brad Leuwerke, DVM, with Swine Vet Center, St. Peter, Minnesota.
Looking...