Farmscape for November 20, 2024
Full Interview 9:02
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The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center suggests the H5N1 infection of a pig on a multispecies backyard Oregon farm, exposes the need to examine operational connections between...
BinSentry partnered with Hanor, one of North America’s top pork producers, on a year-long study that aimed to better understand the connection between out-of-feed events and feed conversion ratios.
From July 2022 to August 2023, 200 BinSentry sensors were installed...
n a settlement that underscores the importance of food safety, Boar’s Head has agreed to terms with a plaintiff class following allegations of false advertising. The claims arose after a Listeria outbreak prompted a recall of more than 7...
Barn management software systems are nothing new. They’ve been available for a while now to help hog producers monitor rooms, control various functions and generate reports. One of the biggest problems, however, is that many of the programs have...
Farmscape for November 18, 2024
Full Interview 6:31
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The Manager of Knowledge Transfer with the Prairie Swine Centre says, when it comes to management, little things done right add up.
Taking Care of Basics, Measuring on-farm best management practices...
As October's National Pork Month wrapped up, the emphasis on biosecurity continues into November and beyond, underscoring the daily commitment required to safeguard the U.S. pork supply. Effective biosecurity protocols are essential not just in October, but year-round, ensuring...
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The “Digestible Indispensable Amino Acid Score” (DIAAS) method measures protein quality in human foods. Animal-based products generally have high protein quality, but DIAAS values for some pork products are not available. Therefore, the objective of this experiment was to...
Across every industry, AI is creating a fundamental shift in what's possible, enabling new use cases and driving business outcomes. While organizations around the world recognize the value and potential of AI, for AI to be truly effective it...
The US swine industry is vulnerable to the introduction of emerging pathogens and routine swine disease monitoring provides early warnings of global challenges that could negatively impact US swine producers. As part of its mission to identify emerging disease...
The farmer-owned cooperative will be able to leverage the loan to expand conservation programs that enhance Iowa communities’ water quality
CoBank today announced the launch of its first sustainability-linked loan in partnership with its customer, Heartland Co-op. CoBank, a cooperative...