Young butcher pigs on the Worth pig farm near Gettysburg, S.D., on March 31, 2021, are quick to learn how to use the 60-bushel self-feeders that allow feed to closed and protected from moisture ...

Breeding pigs that have larger litters, reach slaughter weight quicker and require less feed can make a big difference in a market producing almost 700 million hogs a year. Sign up here.

Cash-traded feeder pig reported volume was below average this past week, with 2,500 head reported. Cash weaner pig reported prices were $42.78, down $0.88 per head from last week.

Cash-traded feeder pig reported volume was below average this past week, with 4,800 head reported. Cash feeder pig reported prices were $97.36, down $2.81 per head from last week.

Feed accounts for around 70% of costs on pig farms but producers could trim this if they tackled wastage from inefficiencies and poor feed management. An AHDB Pork study estimates that 5-20% of ...

This DIY pig trough guide will teach you how to make a nearly indestructible pig feeder. ... Harness the Power of Self-Sufficiency One New Skill at A Time.

About 2,000 feeder pigs trapped in a crashed trailer on the flyover ramp from I-75 to I-70 will be moved to a new trailer. As many as 3 dozen are believed to have died in the accident, the driver ...

STORY: Chinese pigs are going high-tech. Or at least so is the effort to breed them. Around 100 farms there have enrolled in a state-led bid to improve the genetics of China’s hog herd. It’s ...

Lucas G's latest self-propelled feeder Although not yet commonplace in the UK, self-propelled feeder wagons are going from strength to strength in France. Sign in ...

Breeding pigs that have larger litters, reach slaughter weight quicker and require less feed can make a big difference in a market producing almost 700 million hogs a year. BGG is among about 100 ...

Tiny slivers of ear tissue snipped from hours-old piglets offer valuable clues for the team at Best Genetics Group (BGG) as it strives to improve the genetics of China's hog herd to produce ...