Reducing Pig Transport Losses
A comprehensive study of over 9,600 trailer loads carrying over two million market hogs helps identify the causes and the costs associated with pig transport...
Ways to Lower Pig Transport Losses
Periodically check the transport losses from your hog operation and/or sites. Be sure your truck drivers are certified under the Transport Quality Assurance...
Safeguarding Your Health and Safety
It is no secret that farming is a dangerous occupation. Here are five health hazards to guard against on your farm. Twenty-three percent of pork producers...
What is a Certified Safe Farm?
The CSF program is a research initiative launched in 1998 at the University of Iowa, with a goal of reducing the number and cost of injuries and illnesses...
Employee Management Conference is Nov. 6
The National Pork Board has scheduled an Employee Management Conference for Nov. 6 in Cary, NC, to address the challenges of managing human resources...
Tapping into the Hispanic Workforce
Understanding cultural diversity can give you a competitive advantage in today's swine industry. Hispanics make up about 15% of the United States population,...
Smile! You're on Video Camera
Video monitoring supports employee training and troubleshooting efforts in sow farms. Bill Beckman suffers from a common plight facing production supervisors...
TQA: What's In a Name?
The pork industry extends its hog-handling focus from truckers to a broader Transport Quality Assurance program. To minimize pork quality losses during...
The Ties that Bind
Show ring competition offers common ground for young and old...
U.S. Pork Center Adds Feature
The U.S. Pork Center of Excellence has launched a new program, PIG Opportunities, within the Pork Information Gateway Web site ...
