Some more thoughts about Argentinian pork production as I head home. As I wrote, the growth rate is astounding. I ate lunch with producers with 1000 sows who were expanding to 3000, 1500 to 3000, 1000 to 2000, etc. All … Continue reading →

This week I’m writing my blog from a convention center in Rosario, Argentina. This is my second day in Rosario working with pork producers and I will be here until Sunday evening when I return to the US. The pork … Continue reading →

Have you paid attention to the cull sow market lately? A lot has been written about the very good prices (relative to seasonal expectations) the industry is receiving for market pigs but I’ve seen no comments regarding cull sows. According … Continue reading →

Fall is in the air and for northern Iowa and southern Minnesota the ‘air’ includes the familiar smell of land application of stored manure. While I live in the community of North Mankato, this weekend I was constantly reminded that … Continue reading →

Last week I was on the program for the Western Nutrition Conference in Winnipeg. Much of the meeting dealt with such topics as the intestinal tract biomass, how enzymes can improve availability of nutrients, standardized ileal digestible phosphorus and application … Continue reading →