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National Hog Farmer January 2013

Stretching Feed Dollars - Breaking out of the corn-soybean meal diet mindset is not easy, but the drought-induced feedgrain shortages have pork producers using some unconventional alternatives to stretch swine diet dollars.

From My Perspective

  • From my perspective.
    Jan. 15, 2013
    Article

    ‘Game Changers’

    With its roots in broadcasting, the term reportedly gained prominence during the 2008 Democratic primaries when Hillary Clinton noted that wins in North Carolina and Indiana would be “a game changer.”...More

Stretching Feed Dollars

  • Jan. 15, 2013
    Article

    Tweaking Aids Producer’s Survival 1

    Bill Tentinger, 63, laughs heartily when he thinks back to an interview he did earlier this year, when he expressed some doubt about the survival of his small hog operation in northwest Iowa. When Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) officials heard about it, they were surprised that he would speak so openly about his possible fate....More
  • The once dominant corn-soybean meal diet has given way to a more diverse list of
    Jan. 15, 2013
    Article

    When Corn Runs Short 1

    Swine nutrition is changing. The once dominant corn-soybean meal diet has given way to a more diverse list of ingredients that few could have imagined just five years ago. Some changes have been dramatic, even painful, but ultimately essential for survival. But the use of “non-traditional” ingredients in swine diets is more complicated than simply bringing them to the feedmill and asking a swine nutritionist to have a go at developing a new generation of diets....More
  • Jan. 15, 2013
    Article

    Fine-Tuned Feed 1

    A research study conducted at New Fashion Pork in Jackson, MN, tested a new concept of fine-grinding either the corn portion or the whole diet when the diet contained higher levels of by-products in addition to corn to improve the energy value....More
  • Jan. 15, 2013
    Article

    Fixing Feed Efficiency

    A recent survey by Kansas State University (KSU) has found that despite decades of Extension education emphasizing the importance of feed efficiency in swine, pork industry participants still fall short in knowledge and production applications....More
  • Planning ahead can help control feed costs as well as help avoid making rash dec
    Jan. 15, 2013
    Article

    Managing Forward Profitability

    Hog producers face another challenging landscape in 2013, with costs projected to remain high through the balance of the current crop year. As most producers are well aware, feed expenses have been the principal driver behind soaring production costs over the past few years....More

Environmental Stewards

  • Jan. 15, 2013
    Article

    Environmental Stewards Nominations Due March 31

    Application and nomination forms for 2013 Environmental Stewards of the Pork Industry awards are now available. Each year, National Hog Farmer magazine and Pork Checkoff co-sponsor this national recognition program to recognize pork producers’ ongoing commitment to protect and enhance the air, water and land in the proximity of their pork production farms....More

Business

  • Measuring the color of loin samples.
    Jan. 15, 2013
    Article

    Understanding Improvest

    Branded as Improvest in the United States, the generic name for the active ingredient is gonadotropin releasing factor analog-diphtheria toxoid conjugate. Its mode of action is to temporarily and immunologically block gonadotropin releasing factor (GnRF), which reduces the levels of androstenone and skatole in mature male pigs — the primary source of “off odors” in pork....More

Mortality Management

  • Jan. 15, 2013
    Article

    Estimating the Cost of Mortality Management

    The practice of composting to manage on-farm swine mortalities has increased from 10.5% in 1994 to nearly 36% in 2006, according to data supplied by USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Traditionally, the most popular method of composting has been the open static pile (OSP) in bins, piles or windrows, managed by primary, secondary and curing stages. More recently, in-vessel (IV) systems have become increasingly used. The most popular system is rotating drums....More

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Veterinarians on Call

  • Jan. 15, 2013
    Article

    Mycoplasma Vaccine Failures Suspected

    Infection of the pig by the tiny bacteria, Mycoplasma pneumonia, has been a problem for years. The bacteria teams up with other pathogens, especially porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus or swine influenza virus (SIV), to wreak havoc in the lungs of pigs....More
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