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Category: Swine

DDGS Breakeven Price in Swine Diets – Feb 22, 2022

February 24, 2022

  The table below was generated using current pricing for amino acids, fat, and mineral supplements.  DDGs are a good […]

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Biosecurity – Keep Your Swine Herd Healthy and Productive

February 16, 2022

Hog futures prices have been hitting over $100/cwt, meaning every pig on your farm is very valuable.  In addition, grain […]

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Combatting Gut Health Challenges in Growing Pigs

July 28, 2021

Gut health challenges can present themselves in a variety of different ways in pigs.  Physical causes of gut disturbances, such […]

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Help Your Hogs Beat the Heat This Summer

June 2, 2021

Swine producers face many challenges throughout the lifetime of raising a pig from conception, to birth, to market.  Although many […]

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Tackling High Feed Costs in Today’s Swine Marketplace – “Liberate” Yourself

March 23, 2021

Increased pig prices over the last couple of months have been a pleasant occurrence to pork producers that have dealt […]

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Essential Oils and Organic Acids: Natural Alternatives to Antibiotics

September 3, 2020

Antibiotics and medications have been important tools necessary to prevent, control, and treat diseases in swine.  By working with veterinarians […]

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Tail Biting in Pigs

June 15, 2020

Anyone that has ever walked through a pen of pigs knows that they are naturally inquisitive, using their mouth to […]

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Don’t Forget About the Water!

May 27, 2020

Although water is by far the most consumed nutrient in pork production, it almost always gets the least amount of […]

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Hog Holder 500: A New Product for Slowing Down Pig Growth

May 11, 2020

Pork producers are in unprecedented times with decreased and reduced operational pork processing facilities due to COVID-19 challenges, resulting in […]

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Options for Slowing Down Growth in Pigs

April 14, 2020

The current swine market, affected in large part by the COVID-19 crisis, is in a precarious position.  Market prices for […]

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Ingredient Update for Swine Diets

March 24, 2020

To say we are living in unique and unprecedented times currently would be an understatement.  One of the positive things […]

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New Crop Corn vs. Finishing Spaces

November 11, 2019

New crop corn promises to give pork producers challenges due to the stressed 2019 growing season.  We may have low […]

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