Farm Science Review Includes New Hog Ventilation Trailer
Pork producers attending Ohio State University’s (OSU) Farm Science Review Sept. 16-18 can learn more about managing the environment in their hog barns that can help improve production efficiency and save money...
Survey Finds Many Are Unprepared
Arecent survey of pork producers, conducted to identify environmental concerns, has revealed that some don't understand key issues. The National Pork...
A Producer's Perspective
This southern Minnesota producer chips away at his highest input costs sow and pig diets. One of the best in the nation is how AgStar's Mark Greenwood...
Searching for Hidden Dollars
Editor's Note: Skyrocketing feed prices and the everyday uncertainties in the hog market have veteran pork producers and newcomers alike scratching their...
A Lender's Perspective
If you don't currently have a risk management strategy, you'd better get up to speed really quick to learn how to develop one. That's the best advice...
A Producer's Perspective
When markets move to extremes, fallout is assured and business fatalities become a reality. Norlin Gutz has been raising hogs for over 35 years. In the...
Manure Value Grows As Fertilizer Costs Rise
The increasing march of fertilizer prices higher has given farmers a new appreciation for the value of manure, says the director of environmental services...
State Livestock Rules Are Good for State
There were many observers, inside and outside of agriculture, who thought that the Illinois Livestock Management Facilities Act (LMFA) couldn't please...
Illinois Pork, Packers, Politics and Mini-Building Boom
If there were a contest to name the ideal place to raise hogs, longtime Illinois pork producer Art Lehmann believes his state is as competitive as any...
Illinois profile
Despite some dips in production during the last few decades, Illinois showed a bit of a resurgence in recent years and retained its 4th ranking in U.S....
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