The USDA’s Partnership for Climate-Smart Commodities program represents an investment of over $3.1 billion into US agriculture. The statistics for the program huge: USDA selected 141 proposals from corporations, non-profits, and universities were selected to study ways to increase...
Revenue is a key metric for a producer to be successful in their pork production enterprise. As we consider strategies for success, I’d like to highlight a few key tactics producers can adopt that, in the long run, will...
Her name is Cutie Putie (2010), symbolizing my passion and drive to do better for our sows.
As you read my thoughts on Prop-12, please remember that I have personally managed and worked in many swine systems in my career,...
At Hubbard Feeds, one of our main goals is to provide science-driven solutions to our customers. To achieve that, each year we conduct more than 20 commercial scale trials with nursery and grow-finish pigs on a diverse range of...
Under new guidance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, medically important antibiotics will require veterinary oversight beginning June 11, 2023. Courtesy: Canva
On June 11, 2023, the next step in the effort to curtail antimicrobial resistance will come from...
Management of livestock is essential for a healthy herd. Some medications can be avoided with close observation and understanding of a herd health plan, which is the main objective of the management over medication concept.
Swine management is the practice...
Take-Home Message
ASFV-like viruses can exist as a stable viable form, even in feed and feed constituents. Due to the ongoing outbreaks of ASF in Europe, Asia and most recently in the Caribbean Dominican Republic, we must now consider this...
When I started my career in commodity futures two decades ago, I took lectures from a former trader at the CME livestock pit. Mike used his favorite trade to explain the complex concept of inter-commodity spread. Here it is:
Beef...
The University of Minnesota’s (UMN) West Central Research and Outreach Center (WCROC) at Morris, Minnesota, is home to many research projects which evaluate non-conventional ag production practices. The University’s organic dairy herd, organic swine herd, and several innovative alternative...
This spring, I was happy to be invited to speak to students at different events at Indiana University and at Purdue University. I traveled to West Lafayette in February for a pork industry career panel, and then to Bloomington...
