SOS™ Oral Drench Gets Sows Back on Feed Faster
Natural drench supports overall health and immunity after farrowing and other stress
Pork producers now have a new tool to help support sow health …
Creating a Swine Nutrition Plan That Doesn\’t Rely on Fat for Energy
Swine diets should be carefully crafted to meet the dietary needs of pigs. Knowing that fat is the most calorie-dense source of energy, it takes some …
Finding the Right Amount of Soybean Meal for Swine Diets
Soybean meal is a great source of dietary amino acids for pigs. But it’s also known that too much soybean meal gives an excess of protein above what …
What Are High Fat Prices Costing Your Swine Diets?
Like many other inputs in the agriculture sector, supplemental fat prices have recently skyrocketed. Over the past two years, soybean oil has …
High Energy Swine Diets in Today\’s Market
Fat is the most energy-dense nutrient used to build swine diets. In general, fat sources have about two and a half times more energy than grain …
Why is Fat So Important in Swine Diets?
Of the nutrition needed to build a pig’s diet—vitamins, minerals, protein, fat—the most energy-dense is fat. Most fat sources on the market have about …
How to Store Hay: Dry, Wet and Chopped Plus Costs
Some people look at this picture and can the smell of fresh-cut hay. Some people look at this picture and think it is probably 100 degrees outside, …
Managing Fescue Toxicity in Cattle: What You Need to Know
When it comes to grass with both benefits and drawbacks, tall fescue takes the cake.
Introduced to the United States from England in the late …
Feeding the Herd: Pasture Management and Getting Hay in the Barn
Feed costs account for 80% of a beef producer’s cost of production, and off-farm feed purchases can contribute significantly to that. Grazing animals …
How Ingredient Availability and Pricing Can Impact Your Swine Nutrition Plan
The pandemic created challenges for much of the agriculture industry. For pig producers, a major concern is the availability and pricing of feed …