AMES, Iowa — From mullets in the 1980s to bowl cuts a decade later, bad haircuts have caused humans plenty of stress. But Iowa State Universit…
Editor’s note: The following was written by Lee Schulz, Iowa State University Extension economist, for the Ag Decision Maker newsletter.
ESSEX, Iowa — It’s a muggy day in southwest Iowa, with storm clouds on the western horizon, as Dennis Liljedahl wraps up his daily chores.
COLUMBIA, Mo. — When feed prices go up, swine producers usually see profits go down. That’s not the case in 2021.
After a two-year hiatus caused by foreign animal disease concerns and the COVID-19 global pandemic, the World Pork Expo returns to the Iowa St…
While the world’s attention focuses primarily on African swine fever, there are plenty of domestic diseases for U.S. pork producers to battle.
HIGGINSVILLE, Mo. — On his Lafayette County farm, Mike Williams displays the skeleton of a Hampshire boar called “Roughneck,” an example of wh…
LEWIS, Iowa — Mike Marshall certainly did not think he would end up making a career in the pork industry. He planned to enlist in the Marines …
Emmalee Haege is no stranger to pigs.
With high feed prices, swine producers are looking to maximize feed efficiency.
A Pork Checkoff webinar May 19 took a look at potential supply chain disruptors, as well as the overall demand outlook for pork. Jayson Lusk, …
“Optimizing animal comfort will maximize animal productivity."
Nearly 50 years ago, in September 1973, Everett Forkner sold a Duroc boar that made history, bringing a record $38,000 in the sale at the Nati…
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As more Americans receive their COVID-19 vaccination and some local restrictions begin to ease, the food service industry is starting the proc…
ACKWORTH, Iowa — While Iowa is dotted with century farms, the numbers shrink when 100 years of raising livestock factors into the equation.
“I think it’s a fantastic opportunity for the students – to have that hands-on learning and feel there is a place for them to go to work in in…
Editor’s note: The following was written by James Mintert for the Purdue University Center for Commercial Agriculture website March 16.
Just like marketing their pigs, or planting and harvesting their field crops, soil and water conservation efforts are part of the yearly plan …
Spring brings new life to the farm. For many, it’s also time to empty manure pits. The process is dangerous, so certain protocols should be fo…
Key performance metrics for swine production include feed conversion, litters per sow per year, pigs per litter, and pounds of pork produced p…
Production costs will take a large bite out of any profitability in the hog market this year.
Pat Bane, a central Illinois pig farmer, found support from his family and his employees when he faced a series of challenges in 2020.
Delegates still made the trek to the annual meeting of the Iowa Pork Producers Association Jan. 26, but a major winter storm the day before li…
The past few months have seen increased volatility in the hog market, which may signal the need to adjust risk management strategies.
For a long time, researchers would use rats when it came to determining the digestibility of certain proteins in humans.
Agricultural Research Service scientists at the Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC) in Orient Point, New York, have made two important a…