National Hog Farmer

6 Steps to Lower Feed Costs 

Sep 15, 2008 - By Karen Bernick

Kansas swine nutritionist Joel DeRouchey presented a fast-paced lesson on swine nutrition research findings, feeding recommendations and industry trends...

Pork-Soybean Groups Unite For Research Collaboration 

Aug 21, 2008

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...

It's All About Corn 

Jul 15, 2008 - By Dale Miller Editor

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...

Plan Survival Strategies 

Jul 15, 2008 - By Joe Vansickle Senior Editor

Glenn Grimes, University of Missouri professor emeritus of agricultural economics, began his outlook talk at World Pork Expo with a stern warning: If...

NPPC Urges EPA to Waive Ethanol Mandate 

Jun 23, 2008

Due to rising pressures on this year’s corn crop, squeezed even more from recent Midwest floods, and the chance that large numbers of pork producers could ...

Consider Feed Alternatives When Formulating Diets 

Jun 4, 2008

As feed costs have risen above historical levels of 65% to 75% of the variable costs of production for many producers, alternative feed ingredients have become more attractive...

Consistent, Targeted Nutrition Improves Efficiency 

Apr 15, 2008 - By Joel DeRouchey and Mike Tokach Kansas State University Manhattan, KS

Nutritional programs can certainly play a major role in the amount of weight variation within a common group of pigs. The ability to minimize this variation...

Computer Spreadsheet Aids in DDGS Decision 

Apr 4, 2008

An Excel spreadsheet developed at the University of Illinois helps pork producers determine the value of feeding distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) to their pig...

By-Products Spur Interest in Enzymes 

Mar 15, 2008 - By Jerry Shurson University of Minnesota St. Paul, MN

Skyrocketing feed costs has producers and nutritionists taking a closer look at enzymes to improve digestion and absorption of dietary components. There...

Aggressive Amino Acid Use Helps Offset High Feed Costs 

Mar 15, 2008 - By David Funderburke Cape Fear Consulting, LLC Warsaw, NC

Rapidly rising feed costs has everyone looking for ways to relieve the pain. Implementing technologies designed to improve feed efficiency or reduce input...

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