Tuesday November 28, 2023
GRAINS:
As corn pushed into fresh contract lows on what was thought to be fund selling, open interest was down over 31,000 contracts. So, it was not so much new fund selling but longs giving up and getting out ahead...
Written collaboratively by Ryan Samuel; Juan Castillo Zuniga, SDSU; Kevin Herrick, POET, LLC; and Melissa Jolly-Breithaupt, POET, LLC.
Corn-fermented protein (abbreviated as CFP) derived from dry-mill bioethanol production has demonstrated potential as a high-quality protein ingredient in weaned pig diets....
Thermal regulation of swine is essential for winter months. It is critical to productivity and should be considered as we approach winter.
Winterizing a small swine farm is essential to ensure the health and well-being of your pigs during the...
Unfortunately, summer is over and the fall season is upon us, followed soon by winter. From a disease management perspective, it is also the season when major swine pathogens get a break from the sun and heat. Typically, as...
Who doesn’t enjoy October’s sights and sounds? We marvel at harvest colors and the flurry of accomplishment across the countryside. A recent evening drive across southeastern Minnesota was colorful and warm, with a slight haze of soybean dust in...
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How much meat should you expect when butchering your hog or buying pork from local producers? How much freezer space will you...
Our swine industry is one of constant improvement, and with those improvements come unforeseen consequences. One exciting trend has been the continual increase year after year in total pigs born per litter. However, as litter sizes continue to increase,...
Source: Carolina Journal
Hog-waste management in North Carolina has become a subject of increasing concern over the last two decades. Hog farming in North Carolina primarily utilizes the open-pit lagoon system for waste disposal, which has raised substantial environmental and...
Unreliable connectivity, or no connectivity at all, is nothing foreign to pig farmers. In a world of data, instant gratification, and glamorous technology, the swine industry shouldn’t feel distant from experiencing these same amenities.
Technology is being created to ensure...
We all have our own stories on the farm. But sometimes its the little things that make us laugh and/or frustrated. Here are a couple things that happened in the last week.
Incident #1
Hearing this secondhand and imagining in my...