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Get hog updates for your farm and more from hog experts and other farmers. en-us Copyright Successful Farming Saturday Apr 06 05:08:14 EDT 2013 http://www.agriculture.com/images/ag-logo-150x30.gif http://www.agriculture.com 150 30 http://www.agriculture.com/rss 30 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/feed/feeding-cn-germ-to-pigs-does-not-affect_286-ar30802 Monday Apr 01 16:45:37 EDT 2013 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/feed/feeding-cn-germ-to-pigs-does-not-affect_286-ar30802 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/us-farmers-rchers-allice-reveals_283-ar29313 Monday Jan 28 10:16:31 EST 2013 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/us-farmers-rchers-allice-reveals_283-ar29313 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/one-farmer-with-big-ideas_283-ar28876 How Bob Christensen changed the pork industry. Friday Jan 11 17:11:27 EST 2013 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/one-farmer-with-big-ideas_283-ar28876 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/feed/maging-weling-pigs-without-tibiotics_286-ar27929 Here are some tips for managing weanling pigs without using antibiotic growth promoters. Tuesday Dec 04 09:52:57 EST 2012 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/feed/maging-weling-pigs-without-tibiotics_286-ar27929 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/technology/pk-production-sustainability-study_285-ar27434 Friday Nov 09 14:49:49 EST 2012 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/technology/pk-production-sustainability-study_285-ar27434 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/feed/offset-hog-feed-costs-with-efficient_286-ar27433 Looking to offset higher feed costs in your hog operation? Here are some tips. Friday Nov 09 11:49:17 EST 2012 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/feed/offset-hog-feed-costs-with-efficient_286-ar27433 http://www.agriculture.com/media-center/photos/livestock-animals/papas-hog-pin_283-26559 Hamlean is ready for dinner. Wednesday Sep 26 18:10:23 EDT 2012 http://www.agriculture.com/media-center/photos/livestock-animals/papas-hog-pin_283-26559 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/drought-fuels-feed-cost-jitters-among_283-ar26544 Tuesday Sep 25 15:46:29 EDT 2012 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/drought-fuels-feed-cost-jitters-among_283-ar26544 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/mure-in-a-drought-year_283-ar26445 Friday Sep 21 11:21:45 EDT 2012 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/mure-in-a-drought-year_283-ar26445 http://www.agriculture.com/media-center/photos/livestock-animals/btbfarming-b-bulb-farming_283-26372 Sustainability, Coming green, It si a goal of BtB-Farming brand. Monday Sep 17 23:54:55 EDT 2012 http://www.agriculture.com/media-center/photos/livestock-animals/btbfarming-b-bulb-farming_283-26372 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/feed/research-aims-to-help-pigs-digest_286-ar25235 Tuesday Jul 17 12:17:47 EDT 2012 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/feed/research-aims-to-help-pigs-digest_286-ar25235 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/all-around-expo-wpx-2012_283-ar24566 Thursday Jun 07 14:33:39 EDT 2012 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/all-around-expo-wpx-2012_283-ar24566 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/stroll-expo_283-sl24542 Take a trip around the grounds and meet a few folks at the 2012 World Pork Expo. Thursday Jun 07 10:53:53 EDT 2012 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/stroll-expo_283-sl24542 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/hogs-dig-ddgs_283-ar21436 Some hog producers are very familiar with DDGs, while others are not. But even the veterans should keep up with co-product trends that are taking place, because it's not a static industry. Thursday Jan 05 10:01:37 EST 2012 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/hogs-dig-ddgs_283-ar21436 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/south-america-2012_283-ar21017 With acreage up 4%, a trend line yield-growing season positions Brazil for a bumper corn crop in 2012. Tuesday Dec 06 15:36:18 EST 2011 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/south-america-2012_283-ar21017 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/pk-powerhouses-midwest-sows-on-rise_283-ar19461 Monday Sep 26 17:01:16 EDT 2011 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/pk-powerhouses-midwest-sows-on-rise_283-ar19461 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/red-ink-f-pk_283-ar18884 Pork producers brace for a flood of red ink for the remainder of 2011 and beyond. Wednesday Aug 31 16:21:06 EDT 2011 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/red-ink-f-pk_283-ar18884 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/niche-pk-partners_283-ar15408 Wisconsin farmers remain flexible and adapt to consumer tastes. Wednesday Mar 16 11:08:15 EDT 2011 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/niche-pk-partners_283-ar15408 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/pk-industry-walking-a-tightrope_283-ar15104 Thursday Mar 03 10:28:02 EST 2011 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/pk-industry-walking-a-tightrope_283-ar15104 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/maschoffs-buy-nebraska-farm_283-ar14436 Friday Feb 04 12:46:27 EST 2011 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/maschoffs-buy-nebraska-farm_283-ar14436 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/feed/automatic-feed-mill_286-ar14127 With less help on hand, a farmer saves time by building a system for grinding hog feed. Tuesday Jan 25 10:19:44 EST 2011 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/feed/automatic-feed-mill_286-ar14127 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/hog-market-outlook-remains-strong_283-ar7004 Expansion, corn prices remain biggest variables Tuesday Jul 13 00:00:00 EDT 2010 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/hog-market-outlook-remains-strong_283-ar7004 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/Hogs-and-genetics_283-ar5841 Genetics or environment? Nature or nurture? Before you start placing blame on genes, it's important to know the heritability of the problem in question. Tuesday Nov 03 11:05:00 EST 2009 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/Hogs-and-genetics_283-ar5841 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/pk-powerhouses-2009-big-boys-cut-back_283-ar5700 For the first time since the annual Pork Powerhouses® ranking was launched in 1994, the nation's largest 25 producers have cut sow numbers. These companies report 200,000 fewer sows than one year ago, a drop of 6.4%. Only two firms increased sows from las Monday Sep 14 15:29:00 EDT 2009 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/pk-powerhouses-2009-big-boys-cut-back_283-ar5700 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/Better-tasting-porkFat-is-where-its-at_283-ar5570 Your job as a pork direct marketer is twofold. Marketing: make the sale. Production: Raise a product with the wow factor -- a product that turns aa casual customer into a repeat customer. Wednesday Jul 29 10:48:00 EDT 2009 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/Better-tasting-porkFat-is-where-its-at_283-ar5570 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/Coming-home-to-hogs_283-ar5005 Right now, Scott Sibbel has several enterprises that bring reliable income for his family. For Niman, he farrows two groups of 16 to 18 sows twice a year, usually finishing about 500 to 600 hogs. He also finishes 20 to 30 head of cattle a year. He's been r Wednesday Feb 18 14:36:00 EST 2009 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/Coming-home-to-hogs_283-ar5005 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/The-big-squeeze-Pork-Powerhouses-2008_283-ar4443 The U.S. pork industry is squeezing down, as one producer calls it. High input costs -- mainly in feed and energy -- have made survival, not profit, the short-term goal for many companies. The 2008 Pork Powerhouses annual ranking shows total U.S. sow numbe Thursday Sep 04 11:06:00 EDT 2008 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/The-big-squeeze-Pork-Powerhouses-2008_283-ar4443 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/Pork-Powerhouses-Who-said-what_283-ar4442 Here is a collection of quotes from the Pork Powerhouses. Have fun guessing who said what! Thursday Sep 04 10:51:00 EDT 2008 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/Pork-Powerhouses-Who-said-what_283-ar4442 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/feed/Will-a-pig-grow-on-NO-feed-Take-two_286-ar4193 Gene Johnston, Successful Farming magazine Livestock Editor Tuesday Jun 17 13:39:00 EDT 2008 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/feed/Will-a-pig-grow-on-NO-feed-Take-two_286-ar4193 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/feed/Will-a-pig-grow-on-NO-feed-Lets-find-out_286-ar4159 Gene Johnston Friday Jun 06 17:14:00 EDT 2008 http://www.agriculture.com/livestock/hogs/feed/Will-a-pig-grow-on-NO-feed-Lets-find-out_286-ar4159