Feed Quality Archive
Purdue Specialist Advises Testing Corn Before Feeding to Hogs
Pork producers should test the new corn crop before feeding it, according to a Purdue University Extension swine specialist...
Sow, Pig Dietrary Adjustments Can Lower Costs | Tailor Feeding To Fit Your Pigs, Budget
Focus on feeding sows more efficiently and not overfeeding certain diets and special ingredients. There are two critical points to address when trying...
Corn, Soybean Harvests Projected as Recordsetters
A record U.S. soybean crop is in the making, and U.S. corn producers are on the way to producing the second largest crop on record, according to USDA’s August 12 Crop Production report. The report was based on conditions as of August 1 and is the first survey-based report of the year...
Feed Alternatives Not A Quick Nutritional Fix
Producers often get excited when they locate a source of feed alternatives at a reasonable price. But Joel DeRouchey says there's a lot to be considered...
Grain Forecasts Plummet
Robert Wisner says he's never before seen the kind of drop that occurred in grain production in South America this spring. Farmers in Argentina and Brazil...
Planting Delays Impact Feed Stocks
Planting delays in the eastern Corn Belt are expected to reduce corn yields this fall, according to USDA's June 10 Crop Production Report. Projected U.S....
State-of-the Art Feedmill Under Construction
An all-concrete, totally computerized feedmill is being built for The Maschhoffs at Griggsville in western Illinois, reports Aaron Gaines, vice president...
Optimizing Feed Manufacturing, Transport Options
Rising ingredient, energy (petroleum) and transportation costs are changing feed manufacturing practices across the U.S. pork industry. Feedmill and production...
More Efficient Use of Feed
Living through the volatility of feed prices over the last two years has heightened producers' awareness of the need for continual improvement in the...
Strive to Survive
Fifty-year-old Bob Dykhuis is taking a conservative approach to protecting his family's hog operation for future generations. He believes it's necessary...
