Never Settled: The competitive advantage your competitors can’t copy

The pork producers who thrive over the next decade won’t simply own better technology. They’ll build better teams.

New World screwworm: Why every wound deserves a second look

High-risk groups, including recently processed piglets, newly farrowed sows and injured animals, should receive additional scrutiny.

Turn to Data-Driven Management for Improved Outcomes

Producers can quickly become overwhelmed trying to turn large volumes of data into something meaningful for their operation. In some cases, that complexity is enough to discourage them from using data at all.

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.