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The calves are weaned, whats next?
2016-11-09 20:02:00| Beef
SPONSORED Profit margins in the cow calf business have become quite slim this year. Here are three main reasons that the time immediately after weaning is a great time to add condition to your cows, for very little investment. read more
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Batch farrowing interest grows with demand for larger groups of weaned pigs
2016-10-10 19:38:00| National Hog Farmer
By Ron Ketchem and Mark Rix, Swine Management Services LLC, Fremont, Neb. (Second in a two-part series) The demand for larger groups of weaned pigs to go into larger finisher sites and buildings appears to be one of the drivers for producers going toward batch farrowing. read more
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Veterinarians review latest research: SynGenX for weaned pigs
2016-02-24 15:43:29| National Hog Farmer
"Antibiotic stewardship" is a key focus of the upcoming annual meeting of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians, February 27-March 1 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Veterinarians are leading the effort to optimize antibiotic use and preserve the efficacy of current therapeutic treatments. Interest is high in research evaluating natural alternatives to promote pig health. read more
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Pigs weaned per female farrowed: How do you compare?
2016-01-04 18:24:00| National Hog Farmer
By Ron Ketchem and Mark Rix, Swine Management Services LLC, Fremont, Neb. Its important to look at pigs weaned per female farrowed to see how much variation there is in the data and how the top farms and bottom farms are performing. read more
Americans weaned themselves off oil in the 1970s. We can do it again
2015-12-11 16:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Americans are capable of dramatically changing their energy use. And our political leaders can take decisive, bipartisan action on global environmental problems. This is not just wishful thinking. We know this because they have done so before in response to the 1970s oil crisis. Before the crisis, the federal government had no real energy policy. Decades of cheap oil helped fuel the economic boom after the second world war. Until the early 1970s, few policymakers believed this would change....