As I write this week’s comments, I’m sitting in a feedmill just outside of Iowa City, Iowa. Dr Steve Pohl, extension ag engineer at South Dakota State University and I have been conducting a series of ventilation workshops in eastern … Continue reading →

I’m sitting in the London, Ontario airport following my participation in the 35th Annual Ontario Pork Congress. While many have heard about the Canadian situation, a visit with producers and allied industry really is a good wake-up call to the … Continue reading →

With daily federally inspected slaughter continually running above 400,000 pigs, there is limited evidence of a reduction in pork production in the US. On April 1, the Canadian breeding herd was down 12%, and there are lots of individual stories … Continue reading →

Blogging is a new experience for me, but in many ways it is similar to what I often did in Extension meetings in Nebraska. For many years, one of the most popular sessions I led was an annual meeting with … Continue reading →