Study Tracks Feeder Settings' Impact on Growth Performance
Feed intake and daily gain increased as feeder openings increased, but feed efficiency improved......
Feeder Design Impacts Growth Performance, Carcass Traits
Wet-dry feeders improved finishing pigs' feed intake by close to 9% and growth rate by 6-7% compared to conventional dry feeders in two recent Kansas State University research trials...
Ways to Control Costs
Tough times call for producers to conserve resources and capitalize on profit opportunities. Producers can take advantage of these 10 steps to control...
Crude Glycerol May Fit in Lactation Diets
Use caution when feeding this byproduct of biodiesel production. Initial research conducted at the University of Minnesota indicates crude glycerol can...
6 Steps to Lower Feed Costs
Kansas swine nutritionist Joel DeRouchey presented a fast-paced lesson on swine nutrition research findings, feeding recommendations and industry trends...
Marketing Grain Through Hogs
Adding value to grain through hogs hit a snag when corn prices escalated, but this Grundy County, IA, cooperative is in it for the long haul. In the mid-90s,...
Pork-Soybean Groups Unite For Research Collaboration
The rise in soybean meal prices and other protein products has driven livestock and poultry producers to work toward maximizing the nutrient value of those sources...
8 Tips for Tough Times
Steve Meyer, founder of Paragon Economics, Inc., Des Moines, IA, led off acknowledging that the challenges facing pork producers are different than they've...
Plan Survival Strategies
Glenn Grimes, University of Missouri professor emeritus of agricultural economics, began his outlook talk at World Pork Expo with a stern warning: If...
It's All About Corn
Corn the real thing or any reasonable facsimile that could serve to replace it. Cost and availability was top of mind. How high do you think corn will...
