Pig producers look to future despite challenges

The PigTek company isn’t shy about confronting most hog producers’ biggest worry when it comes to building or renovating a pig barn.

“Proposition 12 Compliant,” it claims on a big sign in the front of its display area in the main building for the World Pork Expo, which was held June 7-9 in Des Moines.

“Prep for any ‘Prop’ that comes your way.”

At another floor display, the representatives of Manitoba’s Crystal Spring hog facilities manufacturing company are demonstrating their open housing systems to Mexican and German hog producers, who are at the sprawling event to pick up ideas, leads and connections.

On the next row over, several hog producers from around the world are checking out the open housing systems offered by Quebec’s Maximus, a leading provider of stalls, electronic sow feeders and barn control systems.