While I assume a large majority of the readers of this blog are US producers in the upper Midwest, I know of several frequent readers located in other countries of the world. For many of the readers of this blog, … Continue reading
This week I had the unpleasant experience (once again) of talking with a contract grower who was faced with a bill for pig death loss due to a ventilation failure. It’s not a lot of fun talking thru the sequence … Continue reading
When I ended my 2 year Army enlistment and began graduate school 38 years ago swine nutritionists were just beginning to talk about lysine as a critical nutrient in swine diets as opposed to crude protein. The 1974 version of … Continue reading
On Wednesday I was on the program at the Passion For Pigs meeting in Columbia, Missouri. Dr Ron Plain from the University of Missouri was the last speaker of the day. We are all familiar with Ron and his knowledge … Continue reading