Focusing on Pigs’ True Amino Acid Needs
A key determinant of amino acid requirements is whole-body protein deposition, which is very closely associated with lean tissue growth; these two measures are essentially interchangeable, according to Kees de Lange, swine nutritionist at the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
Environmental Stewards Nominations Due March 31
Each year National Hog Farmer magazine and Pork Checkoff join forces to recognize up to four top environmental stewards in the U.S. pork industry. Applications or nominations are due by March 31, 2012.
Life Reports
The prize is, from this day forward, your bank account will be credited with $86,400, every morning, for the rest of your life. But, as with most contests,
there are certain rules that must
be followed:
Rule #1 — Whatever you do not spend each day will be forfeited.
Rule #2 — You may not transfer these funds into another account — they must be spent within 24 hours.
How would you summarize the hog business in 2011?
That’s a wrap.” Three little words uttered by a movie director when the final scene is finished have a succinct message: we’ve done all we can with the time and resources at our disposal, it’s now time to move on.
Words of Wisdom
When an industry stalwart announces retirement, I sit up and take notice.
Such was the case when George Foxcroft, reproductive biologist at the University of Alberta, presented his keynote address at the Al Leman Swine Conference recently
Flirting With 30 Pigs/Mated Female/Year Goal
Even as a young boy, Terry Hauder, part owner and manager of the Hauder-Martin PC breed-to-wean facilities near Milford, NE, had a passion for pigs. “When we came home from vacation, the first thing I would do is run out to check the pigs in the barns”
Super Swine Olympics for the Fun of It
The Land magazine, a regional agricultural and rural life weekly distributed in southern Minnesota and northern Iowa, carried a fun feature about the “Farm Chore Olympics” staged at the Dickinson County Fair in Milford, IA this summer
Designing ‘Greener’ Pig Barns
As feed costs continue to climb, pork producers are redoubling efforts to maximize pig growth and efficiency. In some cases, that means updating or reconfiguring grow-finish facilities to match breed-to-wean pig flows, while older, ill-matched facilities are being razed and replaced
Complexities of Corn
On my desk is a manila folder labeled with a four-letter word. The tab simply reads “corn,” and the file grows thicker every day. I began keeping this file when it became clear that ethanol was going to be a major player in the corn market
North Carolina Pork Industry Reboots
The industry in the nation’s second-largest pork producing state, North Carolina, can be described in many ways, but stagnant it is not. All pork producers tackle a confluence of challenges
