National Hog Farmer

Wet-Corn Webinar Scheduled for Nov. 18 

Nov 11, 2009

Late corn plantings, a cool summer and a record wet fall have many crop and livestock producers concerned with corn at 25-30% moisture and the presence of yeast, molds and mycotoxins...

Reversing Equity Drain in the Pork Industry | Cash for Clunkers 

Sep 15, 2009 - By Dale Miller Editor

Marketing groups called for a $200-million sow buyout. Like the $3 billion national effort to rid the roads of inefficient, gas-guzzling vehicles, the...

Phytase Helps Lower Phosphorus in Swine Manure | Dietary Adjustments Lower Phosphorus 

Sep 15, 2009 - By Karen Bernick

Dried distiller's grains with solubles (DDGS) and phytase help lower phosphorus in manure, eliminate need for supplemental phosphorus. Last year, when...

Higher Corn Yields on Same Acres Will Meet Food, Feed and Fuel Needs 

Sep 11, 2009

In separate news releases, the U.S. Grains Council and the Renewable Fuels Association cite the USDA’s World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) released today ...

Digging Deep to Capitalize on DDGS 

Aug 15, 2009

ver the course of three different research trials, more than 2,000 pigs were fed dried distiller's grains with solubles (DDGS) diets, which varied in...

Feed Alternatives Not A Quick Nutritional Fix 

Jul 15, 2009 - By Joe Vansickle Senior Editor

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 

Jul 15, 2009 - By Forrest Laws Director of Content

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 

Jul 15, 2009

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....

The Right Diet At the Right Time 

Jun 15, 2009 - By Dale Miller Editor

Diet formulation and feeding programs traditionally formulated for group averages short suits the lighter pigs and overfeeds the heavies. Driven by high...

Planting Delays Impact Feed Stocks 

Jun 11, 2009

Planting delays in the eastern Corn Belt are expected to reduce corn yields this fall, according to USDA’s June 10 Crop Production Report...

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