North America's hog industry is grappling with multiple issues these days, but is presently feeling better than some of the other livestock industries. That doesn't mean that everything's great, but not yet having to deal with avian flu infections is keeping hog farmers in a cautiously optimistic mood about their challenges.
Issues loom over hog farmers as they gather in Des Moines
Prop 12, bird flu, farm bill top of mind at this year's World Pork Expo
Sustainability demands pressure livestock feed industry
Farmers and the animal nutrition industry need to understand that feeding livestock today requires thinking about what comes out of an animal as much as what goes in, according to many at the Animal Nutrition Conference of Canada.
Enhanced efficiency fertilizers must pay off
The potential yield gain isn’t enough to entice farmers, soil scientist says
Glacier FarmMedia — Enhanced efficiency fertilizers work. They might even be able to pay for themselves. But right now the bottom line impact is too unclear for a lot of farmers to embrace them, University of Manitoba soil scientist Mario Tenuta acknowledged during a discussion at St. Jean Farm Days last month in St. Jean […] Read more
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