Osborne Industries to unveil ‘Single Source Swine Solutions’
Services include farm design, building construction, one-of-a-kind training and support, and management and professional services for the industry worldwide.
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Consult your veterinarian when developing biosecurity plan
Biosecurity risks are unique to each farm and the best plans are developed by working with a swine veterinarian who has extensive knowledge of the farm, workers and local risk factors.
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Brumm Speaks Out: SEW prices and new nursery designs
Pork producers are beginning to act nervous about profit prospects this fall. SEW prices continue to decline, both on the contract and spot market as the Chicago futures continue to gradually decline in value.
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Increase energy efficiency with new swine ventilation publication
Proper management of furnace and ventilation controller settings in hog buildings can reduce propane and electricity costs. A new publication from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach illustrates the impact controller settings can have on furnace run time and energy consumption in swine production facilities.
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Free-access stalls provide sow-housing option
With more restaurants and food service companies demanding that gestation-stall sow housing be eliminated, U.S. pork producers are under growing pressure to find viable alternatives.
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Housing P1 sows with gilts improves welfare, performance
Aggression among group-housed sows is a widely recognized problem as well as a threat to animal welfare and performance. At the American Society of Animal Science meeting in Des Moines this week, Yuzhi Li, assistant professor of swine production, University of Minnesota, offered insights on improving performance and welfare of young sows in a group-housing system.
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Swine Day returns to Iowa State June 28
Each program topic provides essential information for today’s pork producers and others in the industry, and speakers were selected for their knowledge and understanding of those topics.
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Iowa Gov. signs 'ag protection' bill
Iowa becomes the nation’s first state to approve legislation intending to criminalize individuals who gain access to agricultural facilities under false pretenses.
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NPB commits $2 million to ‘pig adventure center’
The National Pork Board has decided to contribute $2 million to help fund the Fair Oaks Pig Adventure Center. The decision was made in NPB’s board meeting, held in conjunction with the National Pork Industry Forum in Denver.
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Brumm Speaks Out: Should you consider air filtration for PRRS?
In the past two weeks I’ve been involved in working with producers, veterinarians and allied industry on a number of filtered sow unit issues. In addition, I’ve spoken with a large number of people on the issue of filtered air for sow units and program planning for future conferences with filtration on the agenda.
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Iowa State University releases animal-ag research report
An annual report of research related to animal agriculture at Iowa State University is available online.
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- Help for flood affected farmers
- USDA says has detected virus in Iowa hog population
- Oil rallies for third day, shrugging off firm dollar
- Ag markets diverged significantly Friday afternoon
- Hog Outlook: Retail prices up 2.4 percent over the last 2 years
- Premium Standard Farms now Murphy-Brown of Missouri
- McDonald’s replaces Angus burgers with new burgers, more bacon
- Insects. They’re what’s for dinner!
- Tyson selects panel to monitor animal welfare program
- NPPC: America’s hog farmers urge Christie to veto bill
- World food supply depends on character, virtuous leadership
- Pot Pigs: Marijuana and vodka fed to hogs
