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National Hog Farmer May 2012

The May 2012 issue of National Hog Farmer magazine takes a look at the current state of the U.S. pork industry, delving into topics such as slaughter capacity projections and gestation housing options. Read about the Masters of the Pork Industry. The individuals in this handpicked group of pork industry leaders share inspring stories about their career journeys. Get an update on manure pit foaming research and learn about smartphone technology targeted toward the pork industry.

From My Perspective

  • May 15, 2012
    Article

    New Digs, Old Files

    A couple of months ago, word came down that we would be moving from the third floor to a smaller space on the sixth floor in the same office building. Being a bit of a pack rat, I was faced with the daunting task of paring down the contents of a cache of filing cabinets to a “more manageable” number. So, for the last month or so, I set aside a few hours each week to pore through pork industry files that dated back to the early 1970s....More

The Masters of the Pork Industry

  • May 15, 2012
    Article

    National Hog Farmer Introduces the 2012 Masters of the Pork Industry

    The Masters of the Pork Industry are a very special, handpicked group of pork industry leaders. National Hog Farmer brings you their stories....More
  • May 15, 2012
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    2012 Master of the Pork Industry Steve Pollmann

    National Hog Farmer's Masters of the Pork Industry are professionals, entrepreneurs, and family-based men and women whose dedication and wisdom are sure to inspire young and old as they tackle the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead in an ever-changing, global pork industry. 2012 Master Steve Pollmann went from a modest FFA pig project to managing one of the nation's largest hog enterprises....More
  • May 15, 2012
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    2012 Master of the Pork Industry Dianne Bettin

    2012 Master of the Pork Industry Dianne Bettin is an unwavering advocate for the pork industry. Bettin believes her pork industry involvement has benefitted their hog operation in several ways. “When you’re involved in the industry, you have the opportunity to see and hear about how others do things on a day-to-day basis. It makes you a better person, and your hog operation will be better because of all of the things you’ve learned,” she explains....More
  • May 15, 2012
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    2012 Master of the Pork Industry Michael Ellis

    2012 Master of the Pork Industry Michael Ellis, a coal miner's son, turned his passion for livestock into a swine research career. From the north hills of England to the prairies of Illinois, Ellis journeyed far before he finally found his true niche and turned it into a 20-year career conducting swine research....More
  • May 15, 2012
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    2012 Master of the Pork Industry Paul Yeske, DVM

    2012 Master of the Pork Industry Paul Yeske, DVM, is in his element conducting research to benefit the pork industry. Since he began practicing in 1985, Yeske has diligently researched what others have done and then mapped out and implemented disease elimination schemes for a variety of swine diseases....More
  • May 15, 2012
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    2012 Master of the Pork Industry Craig Christensen 1

    2012 Master of the Pork Industry Craig Christensen is a pork producer, entrepreneur and restaurateur. Just 20 years into his still-young career, Craig Christensen has worn a number of hats....More

Marketing

  • May 15, 2012
    Article

    Slaughter Projections Will Test Packer Capacities

    Getting a handle on packing capacity in the fall was much easier, but remains troubling — if not for this fall, then certainly for the fall of 2013. The bottom line is this — there is no packing plant cavalry riding to the rescue if hog numbers get too large by the end of 2013. Producers need to factor that into any growth decisions they make for the next couple of years....More

Veterinarians on Call

  • May 15, 2012
    Article

    Battling Preweaning Mortality Challenges

    Preweaning mortality is influenced by several factors affecting the sow and her litter. These factors include disease, environment, neonatal pig care, equipment design and nutrition. If we assume the sows are healthy and located in a comfortable environment at farrowing, then the piglet becomes the likely focus to reduce death losses....More

Manure Management

  • May 15, 2012
    Article

    Pit Foaming Continues To Perplex Researchers 2

    Researchers from several Mid¬western universities have teamed up to investigate potential causes and, hopefully, solutions, to the perplexing and dangerous problem of foaming manure pits under swine buildings....More

Sow Housing

  • May 15, 2012
    Article

    Studying Gestation Housing Alternatives 1

    As the U.S. pork industry faces mounting pressure to abandon gestation stalls, we decided to take a closer look at how sows perform in three common housing alternatives — stalls, pens and pens with electronic sow feeding (ESF)....More

Tech Watch

  • May 15, 2012
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    Tackling Smartphone Technology

    More and more pork producers are turning to smartphones as a go-to tool within their operations. The dizzying array of applications, or “apps,” as they are commonly called, can seem a bit overwhelming....More
  • May 15, 2012
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    How to Make Good Use of a Smartphone 2

    Pat Thome did his homework to make sure he bought a smartphone that would be rugged and could stand up to the challenging and often dusty, dirty and wet conditions in barns and outdoors. His phone is an important tool he uses every day in his farrow-to-finish operation near Adams, MN....More

World Pork Expo Updates

  • May 15, 2012
    Article

    World Pork Expo 2012

    Experience the newest technologies in the pork industry, participate in production seminars and watch outstanding breeding stock shows and sales at the 2012 World Pork Expo. The event, scheduled for June 6-8, attracts 20,000 people to the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, IA....More
  • May 15, 2012
    Article

    National Hog Farmer Has An App for That

    Developed in a collaboration between the National Pork Producers Council and National Hog Farmer, the new World Pork Expo mobile application (app) is available to help pork producers make the most of their visit to the show....More
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