This week’s blog won’t be limited to a single theme – instead I want to visit about a variety of topics that I’ve come across in producer contacts this past week.   Let’s begin with the topic of added fat … Continue reading →

In the past 2 weeks I’ve been to 2 professional meetings. After attending the American Society of Animal Science Midwest Section meetings in Des Moines and the American Association of Swine Veterinarians meetings in Dallas, Texas, I’m full of enthusiasm … Continue reading →

Many of you have noted that I didn’t write a blog last week. I was attending the annual meeting of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians in Dallas, Texas and conducting a ventilation workshop. Probably the most common topic of … Continue reading →

In the past 6 weeks, I have been a speaker at pork producer trade shows in Minnesota, Iowa, Virginia, Ohio and Nebraska. At all of these shows, a common thread of discussion was prices, both for feed grains as input … Continue reading →