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Capturing relative phenotypes to help us understand boar fertility

Amanda Minton, Associate Director of Reproductive Technology at Acuity Swine and Karl Kerns, Assistant Professor at Iowa State University, discuss capturing relative phenotypes to help us understand and ultimately improve boar fertility.

R&D: Understanding index distribution and accountability in competitive comparison

Justin Fix, Director of Business Development and Genetic Improvement with Acuity and Caleb Shull, Director of Research at The Maschhoffs discuss how genetic evaluation varies from nucleus to commercial production and how that variation creates a bias in data analysis.

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US Hog Inventory Shows Slight Decline

US hog inventory stands at 73.7 million, showing a slight decline. Production remains stable with steady pig weaning rates and consistent breeding and farrowing plans. Read More

Drought Resources for Livestock Producers

Currently, this is the best option for livestock producers to receive financial assistance for these losses or those to come.Read More

Veteran Farmers Get New Equipment Through Kubota Program

Kubota Tractor Corporation and the Farmer Veteran Coalition honored five military veterans transitioning into farming with new machinery via the 2026 Geared to Give program.Read More

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