Challenges with Riverside Grazing

 

If you farm or graze low-lying pastures, you may have special management challenges that other producers do not have. I thought this story from the Farm Press about one livestock producer and how he manages his herd of cows on river bottom fields was really interesting. To get the cattle to move from lo-lying ground to higher ground easily, he had to rework his arrangement of pastures to make the cows move easily from one area to another. You can read more about his unique challenges here.

Video: Dr. Jay Johnson: Bioenergetics of Heat Stress in Sows

The Swine Health Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Jay Johnson from the University of Missouri explores the bioenergetics of heat stress in gestating sows and how it affects growth and fat deposition. He discusses energy partitioning, thermoregulation, and genetic strategies to improve thermal tolerance without compromising productivity. Listen now on all major platforms!

"Gestating sows under heat stress grow faster than those in thermoneutral conditions, with much of that growth going into backfat."

Meet the guest: Dr. Jay Johnson earned his Ph.D. from Iowa State University and is now an Associate Professor of Animal Welfare and Stress Physiology at the University of Missouri. His research focuses on heat stress, swine productivity, and practical welfare innovations through physiology and genomics.