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WEBThis Week in Agribusiness, August 31, 2024. Highlights from Farm Progress Show, markets, and more featured this week. This Week in Agribusiness, August 10, 2024. Mike Pearson gets a check on Midwest crops, harvest equipment and a look at propane for this this fall’s harvest season.
Breaking down manure application logistics — rate and cost
WEBNov 1, 2017 · If we figure a five-year equipment life and that 1.75 million gallons is about 10% of the total gallons they apply every year, then our cost for manure here would be about $37,500 or about $0.02 a gallon of manure applied or about $0.36 per pound of N applied.”. In closing, Andersen suggests that producers get a …
This Week in Agribusiness - National Hog Farmer
WEBThis Week in Agribusiness, August 31, 2024. Aug 31, 2024. 46 Min View. This Week in Agribusiness, August 10, 2024 - Checking the corn. Market News.
Smithfield Foods reportedly closing 37 sow farms in Missouri
WEBCompiled by staff. May 1, 2023. 1 Min Read. A Northern Missouri news outlet reported over the weekend that Smithfield Foods plans to close 37 sow farms starting May 1. According to KTVO News, the farms are located in Putnam and Mercer counties. An employee who requested anonymity told KTVO that the company …
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WEBResearch has shown there is a difference in soybean meal net energy and productive energy in commercial swine diets versus book values. Joining us to talk about how this improved understanding impacts formulation strategies for nutritionists and economic considerations are Dr. Aaron Gaines of Ani-Tek and Dr. Bart Borg of Passel Farms.
Management of the gilt for breeding and in first gestation for …
WEBApr 16, 2015 · Management of the gilt for breeding and in first gestation for longevity. April 16, 2015. 15 Min Read. The goal of the breeding herd is to consistently meet pig production targets by ensuring farrowing facilities are fully utilized. To achieve predictable pig flow, groups of mature females are bred within a defined timeframe.
Cash Hog Prices Top $100 for First Time Ever - National Hog Farmer
WEBJun 23, 2011 · The Iowa/southern Minnesota cash hog market broke $100/cwt. carcass for the first time ever on Tuesday at $100.69, up $5.22/cwt. from Monday, then went even higher on Wednesday reaching $101.65.cwt., says Steve Meyer in CME Group’s Daily Livestock Report (www.dailylivestockreport.com).“The top of the range paid for pigs in Iowa-Minnesota was a whopping $106.00 yesterday,” he says.
U.S. sow mortality trends continue to climb - National Hog Farmer
WEBDec 12, 2023 · Sow mortality trends. Below is a 10-year chart for average U.S. sow death loss from 2014 thru November 2023. This graph should be quite alarming to see the 6.9% (76.7% change) increase from not only 2014 to current, but also the 1.5% increase from just last year. To put the 15.9% average for 2023 into perspective, 318 …
The mystery of the CME Lean Hog Index - National Hog Farmer
WEBNov 14, 2022 · The CME Lean Hog Index is a two-day weighted average of the weighted average of the average value of hogs purchased through Negotiated and Swine/Pork Market Formula (SPMF) reported each day in USDA’s “Prior Day Slaughtered Swine” report. That’s a mouthful, but it means that the index includes the number of hogs, average weight of hogs ...
FDA Approves New Pig Castration Option - National Hog Farmer
WEBApr 22, 2011 · The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved IMPROVEST (gonadotropin releasing factor-diptheria toxoid conjugate), an option for farmers to use for safe and effective castration and to reduce boar taint in intact male pigs intended for pork. IMPROVEST is a protein compound that uses the pig’s own immune system to …
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