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There’s a Whole Barn Buried Under This Field Now

There’s a Whole Barn Buried Under This Field Now

There's old hog barns under that field now. The old hog barn site on the farm has been sitting there for decades, and this is the week it finally came out: concrete pad, burn pile, charred lumber, all of it loaded into a CAT 725C rock truck and buried in a pit we dug back in the timber. Tork'... More ›
Berry Pomace and Weaning Stress - Astrid Pilgård Rasmussen

Berry Pomace and Weaning Stress - Astrid Pilgård Rasmussen

In this episode of The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Astrid Pilgård Rasmussen, PhD student in Animal Science at Aarhus University, discusses berry pomace as a feed ingredient for newly weaned pigs. She explains how berry byproducts may support gut health, oxidative stress response, diarrhea... More ›
Your Biosecurity Plan Needs To Move With Your People

Your Biosecurity Plan Needs To Move With Your People

Employees, visitors, contractors and service providers move between farms every day. Rob Hannam, CEO of Farm Health Guardian, joins SwineWeb to discuss people biosecurity and how technology and real-time data can make established protocols easier to manage, verify and improve across production s... More ›
When Should We Assist a Farrowing Sow? - Dr. Alexander Grahofer

When Should We Assist a Farrowing Sow? - Dr. Alexander Grahofer

In this episode of The Swine it Podcast Show Canada, Dr. Alexander Grahofer, Senior Lecturer and Scientist at the Clinic for Swine, Vetsuisse Faculty Bern, examines how modern sow biology is challenging long-standing farrowing guidelines. He discusses piglet-to-piglet intervals, obstetrical inte... More ›
 Season 7, Episode 5: Understanding Hog Trailer Contamination and Re-Contamination

Season 7, Episode 5: Understanding Hog Trailer Contamination and Re-Contamination

Biosecurity and foreign animal disease preparedness extends beyond the farm. This episode looks at the risk of contamination on hog trailers as pigs move from different parts of the state to harvest plants. In this episode, Dr. Cesar Corzo, associate professor at the University of Minnesota a... More ›
We Let Dad Drive a 50,000 Pound Dump Truck

We Let Dad Drive a 50,000 Pound Dump Truck

There's old hog barns under that field now. The old hog barn site on the farm has been sitting there for decades, and this is the week it finally came out: concrete pad, burn pile, charred lumber, all of it loaded into a CAT 725C rock truck and buried in a pit we dug back in the timber. Tork'... More ›
Learning to Wrench From Dad the Hard Way

Learning to Wrench From Dad the Hard Way

Harvest is a week out and the farm picked this week to fall apart. The truck needs a battery, the barn curtain's got a problem, and the corn and beans are telling us we're out of time to get it all fixed. So it's a full day of wrenching. Tork supervises while I get the truck back running, the... More ›

Refeeding Syndrome After Weaning - Dr. Theo van Kempen

Refeeding Syndrome After Weaning - Dr. Theo van Kempen

In this episode of The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Theo van Kempen, an independent consultant with extensive swine nutrition and product development experience, explains how refeeding syndrome can affect newly weaned piglets. He discusses phosphate depletion, edema, intestinal health,... More ›
Sapovirus in Weaned Pigs with Diarrhea - Dr. Talita Resende

Sapovirus in Weaned Pigs with Diarrhea - Dr. Talita Resende

In this episode of The Swine Health Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Talita Resende, Assistant Professor and Food Animal Diagnostician at the University of Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, explains how sapovirus affects suckling and weaned pigs with diarrhea. She discusses PCR interpretation, r... More ›
Managing Severe PRRS Outbreaks - Dr. Claire Mtezankuni

Managing Severe PRRS Outbreaks - Dr. Claire Mtezankuni

In this episode of The Swine it Podcast Show Canada, Dr. Claire Mtezankuni, Swine Veterinarian at Carthage Veterinary Service, discusses the growing severity of PRRS outbreaks in sow farms. She explains how respiratory disease and sow mortality are changing outbreak response, why necropsies and ... More ›
Sow Reproduction in Free-Choice Barns - Dr. William Flowers

Sow Reproduction in Free-Choice Barns - Dr. William Flowers

In this episode of The Swine it Podcast Show Canada, Dr. William Flowers from North Carolina State University explains sow reproductive performance and behaviors in free-choice gestation barns. He discusses social hierarchy, stress responses, feeding behavior, and the influence of housing design... More ›
Nothing Slows Down on a Pig Farm

Nothing Slows Down on a Pig Farm

50 yards of concrete went down at the Manure Seperation building today. Forms set, rebar tied, gravel packed, and the trucks running one after another until the pad is poured and the crew is finishing it flat. And because nothing on a pig farm waits for you to finish one job, the semi shows ... More ›
 Managing Mycotoxin Risk: A Practical Approach for Swine Producers | Natural Performance Series

Managing Mycotoxin Risk: A Practical Approach for Swine Producers | Natural Performance Series

Mycotoxins can impact feed intake, growth, health, and reproductive performance in swine. In this Natural Performance Series discussion, we explore practical strategies for managing mycotoxin risk, from testing and feed management to understanding co-contamination and choosing the right nutritio... More ›
 Manure to Millions: 50 Yards of Concrete in One Day

Manure to Millions: 50 Yards of Concrete in One Day

50 yards of concrete went down at the Manure Seperation building today. Forms set, rebar tied, gravel packed, and the trucks running one after another until the pad is poured and the crew is finishing it flat. And because nothing on a pig farm waits for you to finish one job, the semi shows ... More ›
 Season 7, Episode 4: Using Data to Better Manage PRRSV

Season 7, Episode 4: Using Data to Better Manage PRRSV

PRRS continues to be one of the biggest challenges facing pork producers, but each outbreak can also provide valuable information about herd recovery, losses and the management decisions that follow.In this episode, Dr. Ana Paula Serafini Poeta Silva, a research scientist at Iowa State Universit... More ›
 WPX: How PIC’s Pork Chop Studio is transforming pork quality evaluation

WPX: How PIC’s Pork Chop Studio is transforming pork quality evaluation

Today's consumers expect high quality flavorful protein options in an increasingly competitive marketplace and meeting that expectation starts with better data. Clay Eastwood, PhD, applied meat scientist with PIC, was recently interviewed by The Pig Site’s Sarah Mikesell at the 2026 World Por... More ›
Lipid Quality in Swine Diets - Dr. Brian Kerr

Lipid Quality in Swine Diets - Dr. Brian Kerr

In this episode of The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Brian Kerr, Research Animal Scientist with the USDA Agricultural Research Service, explains how lipid quality influences swine nutrition. He addresses key factors such as fatty acid profiles, free fatty acids, oxidation, digestibility... More ›
What Drives Pork Eating Quality - Dr. Ben Bohrer

What Drives Pork Eating Quality - Dr. Ben Bohrer

In this episode of The Swine it Podcast Show Canada, Dr. Ben Bohrer from The Ohio State University discusses what shapes consumer experience with pork. He explains why juiciness and flavor matter, how stunning and chilling affect pork quality, what consumer research reveals about pork chops, and... More ›
Do Stress-Resilient Sows Raise Better Piglets? - Dr. Andrea Luttman

Do Stress-Resilient Sows Raise Better Piglets? - Dr. Andrea Luttman

In this special rerun episode of The Swine it Podcast Show Canada, Dr. Andrea Luttman from Michigan State University explores how gestational social stress affects sow resilience and piglet development. She explains physiological indicators like cortisol patterns, behavioral differences, and the... More ›
1,100 Pigs Just Got Delivered

1,100 Pigs Just Got Delivered

1,100 pigs showed up today, and every empty pen in this barn is full by dark. The semi backs in, the chute drops, and it's all hands sorting pigs down the aisles until the whole barn is wall to wall. And that's only half the day. The other delivery is a brand new CAT 275 skid steer, and Tork ... More ›
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