Oats and More: Give Your Nursery Pig Diets a Healthy Boost
Finding the right balance between taking beneficial preventative measures and not spending an over-budgeted amount on pharmaceuticals
How well do you know ag work visas?
Finding the right balance between taking beneficial preventative measures and not spending an over-budgeted amount on pharmaceuticals
Don’t wait until summer to prep for hot-weather swine care
Finding the right balance between taking beneficial preventative measures and not spending an over-budgeted amount on pharmaceuticals
How to Save: Investigate Use and Frequency of Pharmaceuticals
Finding the right balance between taking beneficial preventative measures and not spending an over-budgeted amount on pharmaceuticals
Better Ingredients, Better Feed: One Producer’s Tale of Gains
Dustin Coleman raises wean pigs under contract on his farm in Missouri.
Data Itself Doesn’t Tell Us Anything
Producers are extremely good at several things: working hard, caring for their animals, and planning.
Think Small to Maximize Profit
All manner of pork industry advisors these days urge producers to constantly examine “the big picture” of their operations.
Search out savings — but don’t scrimp on herd-health essentials
When it comes to cutting costs for a swine operation, producers need to balance the necessity of saving money against.
Your Herd Troublemakers
One of the most common concerns I hear from producers is their young sow performance.
Establishing and Sticking With Testing Protocols to Prevent Herd Disease
There are two categories of routine monitoring of a swine herd that Carthage Veterinary Service Veterinarian Elise Toohill, DVM, recommends.