Pigs at LLRC
Firsthand research and experience with PRRS 1-4-4
By Ernie Hansen, M.S.,
Although the LLRC-1 wean-to-finish research barn is fully filtered, the reality is that it only takes one positive case…READ MORE ›
AllBite
Options for mitigating vice behaviors
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While the pork industry is very good at gathering data on productivity to drive progress, vice behavior is one problem…READ MORE ›
Finisher Pigs
Strategies to capitalize on higher market prices when facing summer heat and lower feed intake
By Henrique Cemin, Ph.D.,
It is well-known that hog prices in the United States have a predictable seasonal pattern, with prices peaking in the…READ MORE ›
Swine Finishing Barns
New challenges and opportunities for pork production in 2021
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Remember when you could not wait for 2021? Our expectations were that life would return to normal and the disruption of…READ MORE ›
Dr. Bents with family and baby pig
Farrowing barn tips for more pigs
By Dr. Andrew Bents,
At Hubbard Feeds, we get to work with a wide variety of producers across the country. From large integrators to small…READ MORE ›
Research barn
Thanksgiving, statistics and what they mean for you
By Ernie Hansen, M.S.,
As we near the end of 2020 — a year whose outcome no one could ever have predicted — I want to take a moment to…READ MORE ›
Fundamentals don't change
Focus on the fundamentals to prepare for future success
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Without a doubt, 2020 will go down in the record books as one of the most challenging years ever for the livestock…READ MORE ›
piglet
Meeting customer needs during challenging times
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Pork producers face new challenges every day — and often several at the same time. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, much…READ MORE ›
Nursery Pigs
POWERSTART Solo and the impact of feed budgeting on performance
By Henrique Cemin, Ph.D.,
POWERSTART™ Solo is a single-phase diet designed to be fed from weaning until 25 pounds of body weight. It was…READ MORE ›