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Leslie McCuiston - 2017 America

Leslie McCuiston - 2017 America's Pig Farmer of the Year

Focusing on people is McCuiston’s main goal as a senior production manager for The Maschhoffs, LLC. McCuiston believes in equipping employees with the right tools to provide the best animal care every day. She oversees 70 employees who care for more than 18,000 sows in central Nebraska and surro... More
Pigs on Pasture: Moving Our American Guinea Hogs

Pigs on Pasture: Moving Our American Guinea Hogs

A few days ago I began retraining our pigs to electric fence so that I can get them into a rotational grazing system on pasture. The pigs seem to respect the Premier One Pig Quick Fence powered by the Intellishock 120 solar energizer.... More
SFY Alumni Get Checkoff Update at SDSU Swine Unit

SFY Alumni Get Checkoff Update at SDSU Swine Unit

South Dakota soybean farmers that participated in past See for Yourself Programs got an update on soybean checkoff funded research at South Dakota State University. They toured the SDSU Swine Unit, the SDSU Greenhouse and Prairie AquaTech to see how this research is supporting domestic... More
GREAT FARM Pig Breeding Technology Series --- Pig birth and conservation stage

GREAT FARM Pig Breeding Technology Series --- Pig birth and conservation stage

This video briefly describes a series of necessary measures and equipment used for the piglets from birth to the nursery.... More
2017 America

2017 America's Pig Farmer of the Year Finalist - Leon Sheets

Raising pigs has been a life-long passion for Leon Sheets, who has been around pigs since he was a young boy. Sheets raises 33,000 pigs in modern barns on his farm in Northeast Iowa. With the help of his employees, son and wife, Sheets also raises corn, soybeans, hay and cover crops.... More
Hog Market Analysis - Ron Plain

Hog Market Analysis - Ron Plain

Ron Plain, University of Missouri emeritus professor of ag and applied economics, describes the slide in hog market prices. Ron also talks about U.S. pork exports, profit margins and overall production.... More
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2017 America's Pig Farmer of the Year Finalist - Maria Mauer

Providing sows with a clean, comfortable environment is step No. 1 for Maria Mauer at Smiley Brothers, Inc., where they market 18,000 pigs per year from the farrow-to-finish farm. Mauer also believes in the importance in teaching her six-year-old son life lessons by bringing him to the barn with... More

Experts to Judge 2017 America’s Pig Farmer of the Year Finalists

Experts to Judge 2017 America’s Pig Farmer of the Year Finalists

In its ongoing effort to build consumer trust and foster greater transparency about U.S. pork production methods, the National Pork Board today announced its expert judging panel for the 2017 America’s Pig Farmer of the YearSM. The award, now in its third year, recognizes a pig farmer who best r... More
World Amazing Modern Intelligent Technology Smart Farming Pig Breeding Insemination Feeding Mating

World Amazing Modern Intelligent Technology Smart Farming Pig Breeding Insemination Feeding Mating

Intelligent technology smart animal farming. Modern technologies, Pig Breeding, Insemination, Mating, Feeding, Cleaning, Washing. Farm, latest technology. World Amazing Modern Agriculture Equipment and Mega Machines. Watch!... More
Effects of ZnO and microbial phytase on digestibility of Ca and P in diets fed to growing pigs

Effects of ZnO and microbial phytase on digestibility of Ca and P in diets fed to growing pigs

Adding pharmacological doses of zinc to post-weaning diets helps prevent diarrhea and promotes growth performance in pigs, but zinc can interfere with the absorption of calcium and phosphorus. Dr. Laia Blavi, a postdoctoral research associate in the Stein Monogastric Nutrition Lab, presents the ... More
Good ventilation for pig farming

Good ventilation for pig farming

Ventilation specialist Tim Miller and AHDB Pork’s Emma Slater visit the Focus Farm in a new video to highlight how to check and maintain an effective ventilation system.... More
Hog Market Analysis - Lee Schulz

Hog Market Analysis - Lee Schulz

Lee Schulz, Iowa State Extension livestock economist, explains why hog prices continue to charge higher even though the USDA expects more pork production in 2017.... More
 Inside A Pig Barn - The Farrowing Room

Inside A Pig Barn - The Farrowing Room

Here is an opportunity to see inside a farrowing room. Farrowing means "the birthing of piglets."... More
Key ingredient for new, sustainable asphalt – pig poop!

Key ingredient for new, sustainable asphalt – pig poop!

With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), civil engineer Ellie Fini and a team at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical (NCA&T) State University have designed a sticky binder made from pig manure that can be used to make asphalt. At a cost of 56 cents per gallon to process, th... More
Topigs Norsvin Canada to build state of the art research facility!

Topigs Norsvin Canada to build state of the art research facility!

Cam McGavin, General Manager at Topigs Norsvin tells us about some of their newest genetics as well as the exciting news about the new state of the art research facility that will be built in Manitoba utilizing the latest research technologies giving Canadian producers access to the best genetic... More
Unique protein solutions for piglet diets

Unique protein solutions for piglet diets

Scott Moore, President of Hamlet Protein US tells us about their commitment in educating producers with the ongoing support of the "Feed the Brain' seminar and about their specialty soy proteins with a patented bioconversion process which minimizes the anti-nutritional factors naturally present ... More
The new evolution for feeding lactating sows

The new evolution for feeding lactating sows

Dr. Hyatt Frobose, Swine Nutrition Specialist at JYGA Technologies tells us about their new GESTAL QUATTRO lactating sow feeder that make sow data management easier, saves on electricity, enhances the sows performance and much more.... More
Topigs Norsvin introduces the TN70 Sow

Topigs Norsvin introduces the TN70 Sow

Darwin Tilstra, Genetic Improvement Director at Topigs Norsvin tells us about their newest sow the TN70 that produces large litters of strong, uniform piglets that excel in fast, feed efficient growth and carcass quality.... More
Topigs Norsvin Canada to build state of the art research facility!

Topigs Norsvin Canada to build state of the art research facility!

Cam McGavin, General Manager at Topigs Norsvin tells us about some of their newest genetics as well as the exciting news about the new state of the art research facility that will be built in Manitoba utilizing the latest research technologies giving Canadian producers access to the best genetic... More
New swine vaccine is first U.S.-approved PRRS-Mhp combination

New swine vaccine is first U.S.-approved PRRS-Mhp combination

Dr. Tom Fangman, Senior Veterinarian at Boehringer Ingelheim tells us about their new FLEXMycoPRRS vaccine which combines the efficacy of their industry leading Mycoplasma and PRRS vaccines now in a single dose providing safe, long-lasting protective immunity against two of the most common respi... More
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