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Follow the Hog Farmers

Join Manitoba hog farmers, Andrea Elias and Craig Sawatzky, and learn all about how they raise their pigs and work hard to provide healthy meat for our tables... More ›

Chloe Hagen: Compensatory gain following nutrient restriction - how well can pigs recover?

Covid caused a lot of issues in the swine industry that we were unprepared for especially in regard to meat packing plants shutting down for periods of time leaving farmers with no one to sell their pigs at market weight. Hopefully something like this will never happen again, but if it does it i... More ›

Follow the Farmers - Hogs

Join Manitoba hog farmers, Andrea Elias and Craig Sawatzky, and learn all about how they raise their pigs and work hard to provide healthy meat for our tables... More ›

Improving Communication In The Swine Industry, With Chris Bomgaars

We are always trying to find better ways to understand what the pigs are telling us. Are we doing the same with our teammates? As Chris rightly points out, we need to find a common language so anyone can understand or use proper tools to translate that. What can we do to improve communication?... More ›

Wild Pigs : A threat to the Canadian pork sector. How can we reduce it - NISAW 2022

This webinar recording is one of seven webinars held during the 2022 Winter National Invasive Species Awareness Week (NISAW) from February 28 to March 4, 2022 in Canada.... More ›

Sorting Pigs & Planting Corn

First Day Of Planting Corn 2022: In this one the boys start off the day with loading up David’s planter to start on day 2 of planting. Then they head to the hog barn to do some sorting of the fallback pigs. While Tork and Sawyer do that David is finishing up planting the corn acres.... More ›

Lysine recommendations for grow-finish pigs - maybe we aren't feeding enough - Rafe Royall

Nutrient recommendations constantly need to be reviewed and updated as genetics change over the years. Lysine, being one of the most critical nutrients pigs receive, definitely deserves some special attention. In this episode, Rafe Royall and I talk about his study identifying the optimal lysine... More ›

Findings on supplementing calcium in the sow diet, with Dr. Tom Crenshaw

Dr. Tom Crenshaw is a Professor in the Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In this episode, Dr. Crenshaw shares some exciting results from his and his team's research on supplementing calcium in the sow diet and the current ratios used in the swine industry.... More ›

What grains in swine feed may be providing more energy than we predict? - Dr. Ruurd Zijlstra

Accurately defining our nutrient loadings when formulating diets is essential for nutritionists. If we are not accounting for enough enough energy from hindgut fermentation, we may be over feeding energy during certain stages of production.... More ›

Dr. Brent Sexton: Utilizing different PEDv vaccination strategies in sow herds

Even with different types of vaccines available for PEDv, it still is a common issue that swine farms struggle with. In this episode, Dr. Clayton Johnson interviews Dr. Brent Sexton about his experiencies with PEDv vaccines and how he has been utilizing a different vaccination method to try and ... More ›

Weaning Pigs & Prepping for Corn Planting

We weaned 1360 pigs and worked on getting equipment ready for planting corn.... More ›

The Interactions Between Pig Birth Weight And Phenotype, With Jennifer Patterson

Having worked with genetics for a long time, Jennifer brings the discussion addresses this hot topic in pig production: the relationship between birth weight and phenotype. As she says, it’s critical to look at the efficiency of good gilt development to pay attention to birth weights and identif... More ›

Hog Barn Fixing

Hog Barn Fixing: In this one the boys do some hog barn fixing on one of the feedlines out under the bin. The pigs are hungry and there’s only one thing that’ll get it going… a new anchor bearing!... More ›

Targeting specific digestion kinetics to optimize nursery pig performance and health

Zinc oxide is a wonderful tool for nursery pigs. However, there have been concerns about the environmental impact ZnO can have. Several research studies have been performed to identify potential alternatives to ZnO that are more environmentally friendly.... More ›

What does this new PRRSV classification tool provide for swine producers and veterinarians?

Disease classification is a very important aspect for both swine producers and veterinarians. It helps provide a roadmap for how to manage viruses within herds, and PRRSV has been a major problem for the swine industry for many years.... More ›

Chris Bomgaars: Integration and execution - advancing technology in the swine industry

The swine industry is in need of applied & novel technologies to save money for both producers and consumers. In this episode, we have the pleasure of speaking with Chris Bomgaars about different ways we can begin to implement technology into the barns and ways we can use it to get the most out ... More ›

What technologies are available for swine professionals? With Aidan Connolly

Aidan Connolly is the Founder and President of Agritech Capital, a resource for new and established companies working at the interface of agriculture and technology. With tremendous experience in applied technology in pig production, Aidan highlights the main tools available to help us with our ... More ›

Sorting Pigs On An Iowa Family Hog Farm

Sorting Pigs On An Iowa Family Hog Farm: In this one the boys sort and thin out all the pigs left over after overstocks went out to make sure all the pigs are even with space.... More ›

Feeding Piglets, Moving Manure & The Renovations Continue

Morning chores on a slow day, moving manure home from another barn and the sow barn renovation continues.... More ›

Can essential fatty acid supplementation during lactation increase piglet average daily gain?

During lactation the sow prioritizes her litter and will mobilize nutrients from her own body to adequately provide nutrients to her litter if she doesn't receive the proper amount of nutrients in her diet. That is why it is critical for nutritionists to formulate a diet to minimize weight loss ... More ›

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