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  • Apr. 24, 2013
    News

    Spotlight Shines on MusicFest at World Pork Expo

    The spotlight will shine on MusicFest at World Pork Expo on Thursday, June 6, as the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) presents world-class entertainment by Transit Authority and Little Texas....More
  • Mar. 18, 2013
    News

    Registration Opens for Pre-World Pork Expo Tours

      The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) will offer two tours for visitors who want a first-hand look at Midwest agriculture before World Pork Expo  gets underway on June 5-7....More
  • Feb. 5, 2013
    News

    World Pork Expo Celebrates 25th Anniversary, June 5-7

      The world’s largest pork-specific trade show … a wide range of educational seminars … breeding stock shows and sales … succulent pork products … fun and fellowship — these are just a few reasons to attend the 2013 World Pork Expo. Brought to you by the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC), this year’s event marks the Expo’s 25th anniversary. It is scheduled for June 5 through 7 at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, IA....More
  • Prettiest Pig
    Dec. 28, 2012
    News

    See What National Hog Farmer Web Site Visitors Were Viewing in 2012

    During 2012, National Hog Farmer readers targeted Web site content pertaining primarily to pigs and the people who manage and care for them. Production-related content continues to be very popular at nationalhogfarmer.com....More
  • Jul. 15, 2012
    Article

    National Hog Farmer Sponsors ‘Hogs are Beautiful’ Photo Contest

    National Hog Farmer believes all hogs are beautiful, and we think our readers tend to agree. To share our pork industry enthusiasm, we invited readers to submit their favorite photo of their ugliest — or prettiest — pig in June for the first-ever National Hog Farmer “Hogs are Beautiful” Photo Contest....More
  • Jul. 15, 2012
    Article

    Producer's Choice Award: Bazooka Farmstar - Coulter Till

    Every year attendees at World Pork Expo are asked to vote for their favorite new product introduced to the pork industry within the last year. Prior to World Pork Expo, each company that will be exhibiting at Expo is asked to nominate new products for consideration by a National Hog Farmer World Pork Expo new product review panel....More
  • Jul. 15, 2012
    Article

    Master Trading - Tube-O-Mat Classic

    The Tube-O-Mat Classic wet/dry feeder from Master Trading is designed for wean-to-finish or finishing pigs. Designed in Denmark, the hopper of the feeder is made of high-density polyethylene with ultraviolet protection. The base is made up of two stainless steel compartments, one for water and one for dry feed....More
  • Jul. 15, 2012
    Article

    Clarcor Air Filtration - Model 2000-P and Model 4000-P Filter Housings

    Clarcor Air Filtration Products offers the Model 2000-P and 4000-P plastic, three-piece filter housing holding frames for swine buildings. Perry Hartmann, Clarcor sales manager, demonstrated how the compact filter housing encloses two, 24 x 24-in. and two, 20 x 24-in. single header filters. The filter housing box is designed for ceiling inlets....More
  • Jul. 15, 2012
    Article

    Automated Production Systems (AP) - Flow Hammer 1

    The Automated Production Systems (AP) Flow Hammer feed flow device is a patent-pending product that aids in the prevention of out-of-feed events in all phases of swine production. A low-frequency, high-impact design helps minimize feed bridging by having the Flow Hammer strike a bin up to 60 times per minute with 500 lb. of force when there is a feed flow problem. The Flow Hammer is mounted to the bin collar on the outside of the bin and will fit on most 16-in. bin collars on new or existing bins....More
  • Jul. 15, 2012
    Article

    Pfizer Animal Health - Fostera PRRS Vaccine

    Fostera PRRS is a new, modified-live vaccine option for porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS), respiratory form of the disease, offered by Pfizer Animal Health. Doug King, senior veterinarian, swine veterinary operations, Pfizer Animal Health, told the new product panel that Fostera PRRS is licensed for the vaccination of healthy pigs three weeks of age or older in PRRS virus-positive herds or in PRRS-seronegative pigs that are deemed to be at risk for exposure to PRRS virus....More
  • Jul. 15, 2012
    Article

    Prima Tech USA - 0.3 ml. Bottle Mount Vaccinator

    Prima Tech recently launched a new, 0.3-ml. bottle-mounted vaccinator with a dose range of 0.1 ml. to 0.3 ml. The vaccinator allows the barrel to prime at the lowest 0.1-ml. setting. It also offers a full stroke at the 0.3-ml. setting so the user can easily recognize the feel of a successful injection, according to Bob Walber, PrimaTech....More
  • Jul. 15, 2012
    Article

    ClicRweight - ClicRweight Weighing System

    The ClicRweight wireless, remote weighing system may be in the early stages of development, but the new product panel thought it offered an intriguing approach to fine-tuning feeding programs that could prove useful under the right circumstances....More
  • Jul. 15, 2012
    Article

    Ralco Animal Health - DE-Lyte 1

    DE-Lyte is a liquid nutritional supplement that helps ease pig transitions from the sow to the nursery at weaning time. Russell Fent, Ralco Animal Health, explained, “Typically it takes just over two days for 95% of pigs to come onto feed once they enter the nursery. DE-Lyte is fortified with vitamins D and E to support the young pigs’ transitioning immune system and promote healthy bone development.”...More
  • Jul. 15, 2012
    Article

    SFP – More-than-Manure Nutrient Manager

    The More-than-Manure (MTM) Nutrient Manager is a liquid product designed to be poured directly into confinement barn manure pits or lagoons....More
  • Jul. 15, 2012
    Article

    Big Dutchman - DryExact Pro

    The Big Dutchman DryExact Pro is a computer-controlled, chain-disk feeding system that gives producers the ability to deliver a different diet to each feeder. The system uses a batch mixer to blend and deliver individual feed recipes and allows for easy, multi-phase feeding. A two-loop system can feed different diets simultaneously, allowing for quick distribution of feed with one batch mixer....More
  • Jul. 15, 2012
    Article

    Bioverse - AgraSphere

    The Bioverse AgraSphere went on the market last fall after eight years of development, according to Bioverse’s Brad Carson. The product distributes beneficial bacteria into manure storage systems to reduce sludge buildup and crusting using a biodegradable sphere made of a corn-based polymer....More
  • Jul. 15, 2012
    Article

    2012 World Pork Expo New Product Tour Showcases Innovative Products

    While the 2012 National Hog Farmer World Pork Expo New Product Review Panel found there were often a number of products targeting the same need at this year’s trade show, they worked hard to make sure they brought forward new ideas for consideration wherever possible....More
  • Jun. 21, 2012
    News

    U.S. Pork Meets Growing Mexican Demand

    More than one out of every four hogs harvested in the United States is destined for international markets, and the Pork Checkoff is strengthening partnerships that put more U.S. pork on the world’s table, especially in Mexico. “Mexico has a growing middle class, and people are increasing their animal protein consumption,” says Becca Hendricks, assistant vice president of international marketing for the Pork Checkoff....More
  • Jun. 19, 2012
    News

    World Pork Expo Sets Livestock Show, Largest Burger Records 1

    The 2012 World Pork Expo attracted nearly 20,000 pork producers and industry leaders from 38 countries to Des Moines, IA, for the world’s largest pork-specific trade show....More
  • Jun. 13, 2012
    News

    Economist Offers Tips for Maximizing Pork Profits

    Despite a mixed bag of economic factors, pork producers will have opportunities to lock in profits in the months ahead, says Steve Meyer, president of Paragon Economics and author of Market Preview in National Hog Farmer’s Weekly Preview. It will pay to keep an eye on a number of issues that could influence the markets, says Meyer, who spoke at the Pork Checkoff’s Producers Opportunity for Revenue and Knowledge (PORK) Academy at the 2012 World Pork Expo last week in Des Moines, IA. These include:...More
  • Jun. 11, 2012
    News

    Pork Board Study Shows Sustainability of Today’s Operations

    A study commissioned by the National Pork Board finds that while pig farms of the 1950s may be remembered as idyllic, they were not as sustainable as today’s systems. From the 1959 baseline, today’s hog operations offer  a 35% decrease in carbon footprint, a 41% reduction in water usage and a 78% reduction in land required to produce a pound of pork....More
  • Jun. 11, 2012
    Video

    National Hog Farmer Panel Evaluates New Products at 2012 World Pork Expo

    The National Hog Farmer World Pork Expo New Product Review Panel evaluated new products on behalf of producers who cannot make it to World Pork Expo. Hear a summary of this year's hot new products....More
  • Jun. 11, 2012
    News

    Pork Board Picks New Slate of Officers

    A farmer and pork production executive from Algona, IA, has been elected president of the National Pork Board. Conley Nelson was named during the board’s meeting prior to World Pork Expo last week in Des Moines, IA. Nelson, the Pork Board’s vice president previously, owns a 4,400-head, wean-to-finish operation on a farm that has been in the family for more than 120 years. He also serves as general manager of the Murphy-Brown LLC Midwest operation that oversees 75,000 sows and markets 3.4 million hogs a year....More
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