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Evaluating the Health of Your Farm Business

On a previous program, Rick Dehod, farm financial specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, discussed the importance of knowing if your farm is profitable or not, and some details to help in the evaluation. Today he takes a look at a couple of tools to help evaluate the financial status of the farm.

Interview with Rick Dehod (3:12 minutes) (1.46 Mb)

The Agricultural Business Analyzer and Simple Farm Ratio Analyzer can both we found on Alberta Agriculture’s website. For more information, go to www.agriculture.alberta.ca/farm-manager.

 
 
Source : Alberta Ag and Forestry

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Exploring Precision Data in Swine Production - Dr. Janice Siegford

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In this episode of The Swine it Podcast Show, Dr. Janice Siegford from Michigan State University discusses how precision livestock farming data can support pig health, welfare, transparency, and decision making. She explains why data ownership, privacy, consumer perception, and cost sharing must be addressed as technology becomes more common on farms. Listen now on all major platforms.

“Precision livestock farming data can support producers, veterinarians, certifiers, and consumers by enabling improved monitoring, prediction, and decision-making across the entire production system.”

Meet the guest: Dr. Janice Siegford / janice-siegford-24318839 is a Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Animal Science at Michigan State University. Her expertise in animal welfare, neuroscience, and zoology supports research on pig behavior, stress resilience, and precision livestock farming. Her work explores early weaning, genetics, and stakeholder perspectives on technology adoption to improve pig care, health, and productivity. Learn more from Dr. Janice Siegford on The Swine it Podcast Show, available on all major platforms.