With summer heat upon us, sale weights are dropping. The Iowa-Southern Minnesota average weight for the week ending July 17 was 267.3 pounds, down 0.9 pounds from the previous week. Last year at this time, weights were actually increasing due … Continue reading
While we know that feed is the largest expense in a wean-finish barn, and we all strive for a low feed cost per pound of gain, I don’t think we realize how important our investment in a feeder is. A … Continue reading
While it has been ‘warm’ in the Midwest this past week, it is nothing like conditions on the east coast. As I write this weeks blog, it is currently 89F in Clinton, NC with a dew point of 71F and … Continue reading
While much has been written about the progress of this year’s corn crop, I can attest that I saw a field of corn tasseling in southern Minnesota on July 4, with many more just at the edge of shooting a … Continue reading