Skyrocketing Corn Prices
My lamentations over the future of feed costs in an "ethanol or bust" world probably have gotten on a few people's nerves -- until the past two weeks...
Ethanol Production Sparks Hog Issues
Increased ethanol production is good news for corn farmers, but that may not be the case for hog farmers, says Gary Allee, University of Missouri animal scientist....
Reducing Variation In Finishing
Kansas State University research details nutrition and management steps to bolster efficiency and producer returns. Over the last 15 years, pork producers...
Irradiating Spray-Dried Plasma Improves Nursery Pig Performance
Feeding irradiated, spray-dried animal plasma in the nursery may help get pigs off to a better start, compared to feeding them non-irradiated plasma in...
An All-Out Assault on Mycotoxins
Molds and their resultant mycotoxin residues are a global problem. However, I've never seen the likely costs of doing the preventive tasks set against...
On-Farm Particle Size Analysis Is Improved
Kansas State University (KSU) researchers devise three-screen method to add accuracy to feedgrains. KSU graduate student Crystal Groesbeck, who oversees...
Young Pig Test Shows Safety of GMO Corn
Southern Illinois University (SIU) research supports growing sentiment that genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are safe for human consumption and for...
Joint Study Probes How Corn Traits Impact Pig Performance
Researchers from Golden Harvest Seeds, Inc. and Iowa State University (ISU) have united to learn how corn kernel traits influence pig weight gain and performance....
Check New Corn for Quality, Nutrients
The abundant corn crop of 2004 carries with it a very real threat of mycotoxins. Since feed accounts for 65-70% of the total cost of raising hogs, and...
Ethanol Byproduct May Be Diet Alternative
Nutritionists at the University of Minnesota are studying a new byproduct and it's not distiller's dried grains with solubles (DDGS). Corn-based condensed...
