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How the corn-soy diet transformed swine nutrition

At the 2026 ASAS Midwest Section meeting, Dr. Robert Easter, professor emeritus of swine nutrition at the University of Illinois, spoke at the U.S. Soy sponsored Swine Application Symposium, offering a historical perspective on one of the most important developments in modern pig production: the... More ›

Seaweed-Based Solutions: Building Natural Performance in Modern Swine Production

In today’s pork industry, producers are under increasing pressure to do more with fewer inputs—while maintaining performance, improving animal health, and meeting sustainability expectations. In this episode, we sit down with Sylvain David and Scott Preston from Olmix to explore how seaweed-bas... More ›

Water Line System Management

Water is an essential component of swine production, but not much is known about water line system management. The Iowa Pork Industry Center and Swine Medicine Education Center at Iowa State University have teamed up to create a best practices guide for producers.... More ›

Validating Net Energy in Commercial Swine Systems - Gustavo Lima

In this episode of The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Gustavo Lima, PhD candidate at Iowa State University, explains how soybean meal net energy is evaluated using growth assays and calorimetry. He discusses caloric efficiency, validation under commercial conditions, and differences between ... More ›

What Drives Profitability in Farrowing? - Dr. Daniel Gascho

In this special episode of The Swine it Podcast Show Canada, marking World Veterinary Day, we welcome Dr. Daniel Gascho, swine production veterinarian and partner at Four Star Veterinary Service. He discusses how farrowing decisions must align with each farm's business model, why labor execution... More ›

Spring on the Farm: Lambs, Sunshine & Building a Mobile Chicken Coop

SBM catches up with Kim Jackson from Dresden, Ontario. Kim is a hobby farmer who has a flock of sheep and chickens. She had 29 lambs this spring and has recently made her own DIY mobile chicken coop.... More ›

Rapid Growth in Pastured Eggs Using Hundreds of Farms

Vital Farms is on track to sell $1 Billion dollars of pasture-raised eggs in 2026. They partner with over 600 hundred farms to spread their supply, weather and disease risk to maintain consistent production.... More ›

Improve Beef Marbling with Selection Pressure - Cow-Calf Corner

Beef cattle marbling plays a major role in carcass quality and profitability—but are your breeding decisions helping or hurting it?... More ›

Cattle Markets - Kyle Bumsted

Cattle markets have made a strong run here this spring, but we're starting to see some pressure build after testing key resistance levels.... More ›

Weekly Forecast - Eric Hunt

Fieldwork has moved for many of us, but moisture remains tight. Do we see any relief in the week ahead? Eric Hunt has the Forecast.... More ›

Does stress ruin meat quality? - Dr. Antonio Velarde

In this episode of The Swine it Podcast Show Canada, Dr. Antonio Velarde from IRTA explains how animal welfare at slaughter influences stress, handling, and meat quality in pigs. He highlights transport challenges, stunning methods, and the importance of staff training and facility design. Dr. V... More ›

What Does 20 MILLION Hogs a Year Look Like?

🐖 The Multi-Plant System Processing 20 Million Hogs Annually in the Midwest JBS USA operates multiple large-scale pork processing facilities across the Midwest, including major plants in Iowa, Minnesota, and Indiana. Combined, these facilities have the capacity to process approximately 20 mill... More ›

Medicator Set up and Orientation

Join Ashley Englin, field specialist with the Iowa Pork Industry Center, as she discusses the importance of water medicators, as well as the two most common water medicators: the piston and the diaphragm. She talks through each process and how to set them up.... More ›

Our $1,000,000 Manure System is Almost Complete

Our $1,000,000 Manure System is Almost Complete | | This'll Do Farm... More ›

BQA standards

As producers in Western Nebraska continue to work toward recovery after devastating wildfires, many cattle producers may need to find new grazing opportunities for their herd.... More ›

Improve Beef Marbling with Selection Pressure | Cow-Calf Corner

Beef cattle marbling plays a major role in carcass quality and profitability—but are your breeding decisions helping or hurting it?... More ›

Bull Semen testing done

Bulls have been tested and vaccinated for the 2026 breeding season...... More ›

Episode 115: Home on the Range

we look at how high crop prices, driven in part by rising global food demand, biofuel incentives, and risk perspective and management, are encouraging the conversion of marginal grasslands into cultivated cropland. As more hay and pastureland is turned over to crop production, wildlife habitat b... More ›

Essential Spring Management for Beef Cattle

Spring is a critical time for herd success In this segment, Rosslyn Biggs, OSU Extension beef cattle specialist, shares practical spring cattle management strategies to keep your herd healthy and productive.... More ›

Consumer Demand Jumps for Some Dairy Products

U.S. consumer demand for certain dairy products - butter, cottage cheese and yogurt among them - has taken off in recent years.... More ›

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