Progressive Pork

California Prop 12: What Lies Ahead?

California Prop 12: What Lies Ahead?

Now that the dust has settled from the U.S. Supreme Court's decision, here's a look at what pork producers can expect going forward. It has been a long road of uncertainty stemming from the 2018 California referendum that’s now known simply as Prop 12, which dictates...

Understanding Your Role in Pork Quality

Understanding Your Role in Pork Quality

Keeping pigs healthy and growing is a clear priority on hog farms; less clear is how on-farm actions impact pork quality.  Everyone on a hog farm is working toward the same end goal — to produce high quality, nutritious pork. While much pride goes into raising healthy...

How to Keep Productive Females in the Herd Longer

How to Keep Productive Females in the Herd Longer

Gilt selection and management are often overlooked as critical drivers of sow lifetime productivity. When thinking about farm productivity there are many factors across each production stage that influence the outcome. Sows in the farrowing room get a lot of attention...

Wet/Dry Feeders Offer Grow-Finish Production Gains

Wet/Dry Feeders Offer Grow-Finish Production Gains

South Dakota State University trial reveals growth and feed efficiencies, with some carcass impact The most basic elements to keep grow-finish pigs productive and healthy are feed and water. Providing enough feeder space and waterers to meet the pigs' needs as well as...

Connecting the Post-weaning Mortality Dots for the Future

Connecting the Post-weaning Mortality Dots for the Future

Research continues to develop long-term strategies to maximize pig survivability, quality and well-being. It’s no exaggeration to say that 2020 may well be the U.S. pork industry’s most challenging year ever. The unprecedented and unpredictable challenge that COVID-19...

Time to Prioritize Your People Assets

Time to Prioritize Your People Assets

As pork production faces a long-term labor shortage, employee retention is critical. Every day on every hog farm, pigs are the priority. The objective is to meet the pigs’ needs, and it’s up to the people on the farm to not just do the job but to do it well. For the...