Disease Alert: PED Jan 8, 2025
Swine Health Ontario is spearheading the Ontario initiative to improve disease prevention, detection, response, containment and elimination, leading to better decisions and added value at the farm and industry levels.
By Jim Eadie – Swine Web Foreign ownership of farmland isn’t new to agriculture. But it’s becoming something else entirely. A signal. Not of who owns the land—but of how the pork industry is increasingly being shaped by forces outside the barn. The Narrative Is Growing—Faster Than the Reality Across the U.S., foreign land ownership […]
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NOVUS to share research on piglet microbiota and mortality at ESPHM 2026. The diet of a post-weaning piglet requires a careful balance of nutrition for growth and additive solutions that can aid their young gut through a challenging transition. NOVUS will release new findings at the 17th European Symposium of Porcine Health Management (ESPHM) 2026 […]
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By Swine Web Across the pork industry, there’s a growing realization: The next generation isn’t lacking interest. They’re lacking structured entry points into leadership. And that’s where a series of recent efforts coming out of the Indiana Pork Producers Association stands out—not because of any one event, but because of the pattern behind them. This […]
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In this episode, I talk with Dyron and Kelley Brodbeck of Waymaker Farms in central Texas. They have a 142 acre ranch that includes beef and Berkshire pork. We discuss how they were able to get their sales operation up and running quickly by working with local catering and wineries to introduce their products to […]
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By Swine Web The pork industry doesn’t have a knowledge gap when it comes to meat quality. It has an execution gap. For decades, producers, genetic companies, and processors have understood the fundamentals: pH matters marbling matters stress impacts quality handling and chilling influence the final product None of this is new. And yet—inconsistent eating […]
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By Jim Eadie | SwineWeb.com There’s a tendency in this business to look for clear turning points. A bad cycle. A recovery. A reset. But what we’re seeing right now isn’t that clean. Yes—conditions have improved from where we were. Feed costs have come off their highs compared to the peak of the last cycle, […]
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Leadership in the pork industry is evolving—and increasingly, it’s being shaped by intentional investment in people. At Christensen Farms, that investment was on full display through a recent Women’s History Month event hosted by its Women LEAPP group—an initiative focused on leadership, engagement, advancement, and professional development. The event brought together team members from across […]
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Leadership continuity is becoming increasingly important in today’s pork industry—and Ontario Pork is leaning into that approach. The organization has announced that Tara Terpstra, a producer from Huron County, will continue as Chair of the Board for a third consecutive term, while TJ Murray of Oxford County returns as Vice-Chair for a second year. Both […]
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Swine Web Industry Insights Series Across U.S. swine production, many operations are seeing it—but not always recognizing it. Performance that feels just slightly off. Groups that don’t quite line up. Reproduction that’s close—but not where it should be. Nothing broken. But nothing fully optimized. For many, the assumption is: Seasonality. Heat stress. Normal variation. But […]
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A trend should be assumed to continue in effect until such time as its reversal has been signaled… […]
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