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Ceva Swine at Asian Pig Veterinary Society Congress

Ceva swine team shines in Asia - APVS This short video report details pig producers enthusiasm for this growing expert forum.... More ›

Moving newly weaned piglets using low-stress handling techniques

Hog farmer Lucas, from the RM of De Salaberry, took this footage of newly weaned piglets (about three to four weeks old) being moved from a farrowing room to a nursery room. The video shows a great animal handler who knows how to move his pigs using low-stress handling techniques. Notice how cal... More ›

Sows in heat are stimulated by boar during artificial insemination

Hog farmer Hardy, from the RM of Lorne, submitted this video of a group of sows in the breeding barn. Artificial insemination (AI) is the most common method to help sows achieve a successful and healthy pregnancy. AI protects sows from potential injuries that could occur using the natural method... More ›

Pork Poducers! Take a look at this custom Featherlite Double Deck Pig Trailer

This custom Featherlite double deck livestock trailer is one of several built for pork producer Reicks View Farms to haul wean pigs from their sow farms to their nursery locations safely efficiently. Made from durable lightweight aluminum, the trailers will provide decades cost saving service. B... More ›

What to feed pigs: Complete feeds

Choosing pig food is as important for your pigs as choosing healthy food is for your family. In this video you will learn what to feed pigs and why to choose a complete feed as a balanced and convenient diet.... More ›

Herding Geese with the Drone & Moving Pigs

As winter keeps moving in, Erin adds an odd request to the project list. Get her geese to come home. We show a little ingenuity as we use the drone to herd them and bring them in, then get to work setting the pigs up for winter and get them some bedding in their new stall.... More ›

African Swine Fever Virus

K-State livestock feed safety specialist, Cassandra Jones, talks about K-States role in researching this deadly virus.... More ›

Patrick Bane - 2018 America's Pig Farmer of the Year

Raising pigs has been a life-long passion for Patrick Bane, whose family has been raising pigs for three generations. Bane raises 74,000 pigs on his farm in west-central Illinois, where he focuses on public health, hiring the best people and maintaining herd health.... More ›

Taking Care of the Pigs Basic Needs

Tending to their basic needs, we clean their stall, add new feeders and build and teach them how to drink from a new water system.... More ›

Sows mingle in group housing with electronic sow feeders

Hog farmer Kenny, from the RM of Springfield, took this video of his pregnant sows using electronic sow feeders in free-access stalls. Computer-controlled feeders allot each sow a specific amount of feed, dropped into the feed bowl over a limited period of time. Sows are able to decide when they... More ›

Socializing with piglets in a Manitoba nursery barn

Hog farmer Hardy, from the Rural Municipality of Lorne in Manitoba, submitted May 2018's winning video of his piglets socializing. The video shows an animal care provider in a nursery barn interacting with young pigs, also known as weanlings or nursery pigs. These piglets are about 4 weeks old a... More ›

African swine fever – What You Need to Know

African swine fever is spreading through China and other countries. U.S. pork is not affected by the outbreaks of African swine fever in other countries. African swine fever virus is a highly contagious viral disease impacting only pigs and not people – so it is not a public threat or food-sa... More ›

African swine fever – Pork producers urged to ask questions of feed suppliers

As African swine fever continues to spread across China, the National Pork Board, along with the National Pork Producers Council, the American Association of Swine Veterinarians, the Swine Health Information Center and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, are working even more closely together to... More ›

2018 America's Pig Farmer of the Year Finalist - Brad Lundell

Being a good caretaker for the pigs is what drives Brad Lundell’s passion. Learning from the five generations of a family farming, Lundell hopes consumers see why pig farming is family-oriented. With the help of his wife Sarah, and four children Jonathan, Ally, Jacob and Jett, they also raise tu... More ›

Midwest Gains New Hog Packing Plants

By early next year, Iowa hog producer Rick Chipman should be able to point his livestock trailer in any direction.... More ›

Swine Muscle Fatigue From Transportation To Finishing Plant

Millions of dollars are lost each year by muscle fatigue in swine during transportation to finishing plants. Dr. John Gonzalez, Kansas State Animal Science, is conducting research on how to reduce this loss for producers.... More ›

2018 America's Pig Farmer Of The Year Finalist - Patrick Bane

2018 America's Pig Farmer of the Year Finalist - Kevin Rasmussen

Employee care is important to providing a safe product at KLR Pork, where Rasmussen markets 26,000 pigs a year from his farrow-to-finish farm. As a fourth-generation Iowa farmer, he believes the employees who work for him are family – and that makes all the difference in the product they produce... More ›

Distance Running + Pig Farming: Meet the Real Pig Farmers of America

In running and farming, there's one word that matters: Integrity. The Stevermers are hard working pig farmers from Minnesota, who run marathons in their free time. See how those two worlds collide in this video.... More ›

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