If you’ve heard me do a presentation at a meeting in the past few years, there is a good chance somewhere in the presentation I’ve talked about feeder design. As our sale weights increase, feeder dimensions need to increase also so the bigger pig can continue to have a ‘quality’ eating experience. Read More...

With the weather turning warmer and fields firming up, producers are turning their thoughts to field work with less attention often paid to the pigs in production facilities. In the past couple of weeks I’ve seen many dairy producers hauling manure prior to beginning any field work. Read More...

Many have written about the March 1 Hogs and Pigs report and their interpretation of why the numbers don’t appear to add up. As might be expected from these comments, there remains general confusion as to what is really happening with pig numbers going into the fall months and what the numbers will look like for next year. Read More...