September 15, 2008

Cover Story

Scenic in the Sand Hills

Sep 15, 2008 12:00 PM, by Dean Houghton

Enterprise Nursery Madrid, NE Technology and a motivated team help keep this nursery site in tune with the environment. When you view a sunset from Joyce...

Wild About Wildlife

Sep 15, 2008 12:00 PM, by Dean Houghton

Oetting Hog Farms, Concordia, MO Partnering with nature is a way of life on this Missouri farrow-to-finish farm. When Steve and Sharon Oetting want to...

Nutrients on the Side

Sep 15, 2008 12:00 PM, by Dean Houghton

Veldkamp Farms. Inc. Jasper, MN Ridge-till system brings side-dressed nutrients to growing crops for this Minnesota operation. Back in 1983, Jim and JoAnn...

At Home On a Hog Farm

Sep 15, 2008 12:00 PM, by Dean Houghton

O'Neel Farms Friend, NE This family built a home and a hog farm from scratch, while enjoying the beauty of nature. Terry and Diane O'Neel like to relax...

A Message from National Hog Farmer

Sep 15, 2008 12:00 PM, by Dean Houghton

The Environmental Stewardship recognition program is co-sponsored by National Hog Farmer and Pork Checkoff. The program is for pork producers with all...

This Month's Focus: Maximizing Manure's Value

Manure Use Terms Revisited

Sep 15, 2008 12:00 PM, By Eldon McAfee Beving, Swanson & Forrest, P.C. Des Moines, IA

Escalating swine manure values have pork producers and crop farmers reviewing manure use agreements. It seems not long ago that pork producers who needed...

6 Steps to Lower Feed Costs

Sep 15, 2008 12:00 PM, By Karen Bernick

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

Manure For Sale

Sep 15, 2008 12:00 PM, By Karen Bernick

Planning to sell manure this fall? Tom Deters, marketing manager for FS Total Livestock Services, has some tips to make the transaction easier for the...

Manure Value Exceeds Expectations

Sep 15, 2008 12:00 PM, By Lorne McClinton and Suzanne Deutsch

New study reveals hog manure boosts crude protein in forages as well as improves yields. Pork producers have long known that hog manure is a great substitute...

Researchers Scramble to Solve Failure to Thrive Syndrome

Sep 15, 2008 12:00 PM, By Joe Vansickle Senior Editor

Teams around the United States are hard at work trying to decipher why healthy-looking nursery pigs are starving out. A puzzling pig-wasting problem spreading...

Marketing Grain Through Hogs

Sep 15, 2008 12:00 PM, By Karen Bernick

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,...

Tapping into the Hispanic Workforce

Sep 15, 2008 12:00 PM, By Karen Bernick

Understanding cultural diversity can give you a competitive advantage in today's swine industry. Hispanics make up about 15% of the United States population,...

Pads Radiate Warmth

Sep 15, 2008 12:00 PM, By Suzanne Deutsch

Precast concrete hot water pads are joining the short list of products designed to keep pigs snug and warm. The challenge of keeping pigs warm and cozy...

From My Perspective

COOL Rules

Sep 15, 2008 12:00 PM, By Dale Miller Editor

For the record, I still feel mandatory country-of-origin labeling (COOL) is a waste of time, energy and dollars. So, before anyone accuses me of flip-flopping...

News and Views

State Commission Vetoes Hog Permit

Sep 15, 2008 12:00 PM, By Joe Vansickle Senior Editor

Iowa agency grants county's request to deny building permit. With permit approvals by both the Dallas County Board of Supervisors and the Iowa Department...

National Pork Board Names New Chief Executive Officer

Sep 15, 2008 12:00 PM

The National Pork Board has named Chris Novak, a state commodity association executive, its new chief executive officer (CEO). Novak has served as executive...

Veterinarians on Call

Swine Flu An Ongoing Problem

Sep 15, 2008 12:00 PM, By Bill Minton, DVM Chickasaw, OH

Evolution ensures survival for this multi-species virus. Swine Influenza Virus (SIV) continues to evolve. During the last decade, many strains commingled...

Technology Watch

Vaccine Package Approved

Sep 15, 2008 12:00 PM

The circovirus-mycoplasma vaccine offers dual protection with one dose. Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI) has received approval to market the...