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Meet Josh Linde - 2019 America's Pig Farmer of the Year Finalist

Food safety and raising animals in a stress-free environment allow Josh Linde to provide a safe product for his family and consumers. Linde works full-time for The Maschhoffs and also owns and operates a farm, which markets 9,600 pigs annually.... More ›

Feeding pigs: effect of silage

Adding grass silage to pig feed reduces gastric ulcers... More ›

2018 America's Pig Farmer Of The Year Finalist - Patrick Bane

Raising pigs has been a life-long passion for Patrick Bane, whose family has been raising pigs for three generations. Bane raises 74,000 pigs on his farm in west-central Illinois, where he focuses on public health, hiring the best people and maintaining herd health.... More ›

Pig Welfare Symposium

The objectives of the symposium were to improve the well-being of pigs by disseminating recent research findings and recommendations, raising awareness of current and emerging issues and identifying potential solutions.... More ›

Secure Pork Supply - Classical Swine Fever

This video is part of the Secure Pork Supply series of videos. University of Minnesota Swine Extension assisted in the creation of this video. In this video Dave Wright, Minnesota Board of Animal Health Secure Pork Supply Coordinator talks about Classical Swine Fever, also known as Hog Cholera... More ›

Biosecurity on a Canadian Pig Farm

Safe food starts at the farm, and biosecurity is an important aspect of food safety. In this video, you will learn about the biosecurity protocols that pork farmers must follow to keep their animals safe from outside pathogens.... More ›

Positive Interactions with Sows Reduce Piglet Crushing

Encouraging staff to have more direct involvement with managing and handling sows can have positive impacts on herd welfare and mortality rates, say scientists.... More ›

360° Canadian Pig Farm Tour

In this 360° video tour, you’ll get to see inside a working Canadian pig farm and learn all about how pigs are cared for, what they eat, where they live, and how Canadian pig farmers keep their animals entertained and healthy.... More ›

Finishing Barn Tour With Piglets!

Chad Bell, and Illinois Pig Farmer, takes us on a tour of his wean-to-finish barn. On his farm, pigs come in around 3-4 weeks old and stay until they are market weight, around 280 pounds, in 6 months.... More ›

African swine fever – What You Need to Know

African swine fever is spreading through China and other countries. U.S. pork is not affected by the outbreaks of African swine fever in other countries. African swine fever virus is a highly contagious viral disease impacting only pigs and not people – so it is not a public threat or food-sa... More ›

Survey Says: RWA Production Adversely Affects Pig Health and Welfare

Swine producers and veterinarians responding to a national survey said pressure to maintain the raised without antibiotics (RWA) label sometimes compromises animal health and welfare, Jennifer Wishnie, DVM, assistant professor at California Polytechnic State University, told Pig Health Today.... More ›

Vet Scripts - African Swine Fever

We start with an update on African Swine Flu with Dr. Barry Whitworth.... More ›

Caring for Pigs

This video describes the level of care and attention that goes into raising pigs. From housing to breeding to nutrition, you’ll learn all about the habits and needs of growing pigs.... More ›

Meet the Real Pig Farmers of America: Doing It Better Through the Generations

The Hardin family has a motto - do it better than dad. Through seven generations, the family has sought to improve in order to better take care of their pigs and the environment.... More ›

Resurgence of ‘old’ bacterial diseases in pigs: Why?

Three bacterial diseases considered under control recently flared up creating new challenges in hog operations. The older diseases include Haemophilus parasuis (parasuis), Streptococcus suis (strep) and erysipelas.... More ›

Swine Training –Nursery Pig Care (with subtitles)

Learn about the importance of feed, water and the environment to newly weaned pigs. Jamie Pietig discusses daily pig care, gruel feeding and identifying pigs that may be undergoing health challenges.... More ›

Know the Feed Risk Factors for African Swine Fever

As African swine fever (ASF) continues its insidious spread through China and surrounding countries, the need to keep it out of US herds becomes more imperative. So far China has lost more pigs than are produced in the US, and analysts predict the death loss is likely much higher.... More ›