Release the Pigs! Plus More Barn Upgrades
In this video I finally get my piglets moved out into their big pen. After that it’s off to the ranch to fix a sagging roof on the barn and get everything ready for the new round bale feeder!
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Agriculture
#50 – Alleviating transportation stress in pigs with alginate hydrogel beads – Dr. Arlene Garcia
Transporting pigs between locations may expose them to various stressors, such as food and water deprivation, physical control, and combination with unfamiliar pigs. Such stressors can disrupt the natural balance of the animals, resulting in non-ambulatory or injured pigs – and even death. In this episode, Dr. Arlene Garcia discusses some research she's been working on that investigates the effectiveness of providing pigs with electrolytes and a source of glucose […]
Integrating Hogs In A Cover-Vegetable rotation: Seeding The Cover Crop
This video from our Integrating Hogs In A Cover-Vegetable rotation series demonstrates our cover crop seeding process, we use before moving the hogs between subplots. Special thanks to the Naut'sa mawt Tribal Council and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada for supporting this research. Integrating Hogs In A Cover-Vegetable rotation: Seeding The Cover Crop © 2021 by The Institute for Sustainable Food Systems is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0
Cleaning Out The Hogs Hoop Building
Cleaning out the hogs hoop building before we got 12 inches of snow.
John Prestage, Swine Web Hall of Fame induction interview on behalf of Bill Prestage
John Prestage from Prestage Farms joins us to honour his dad the late great Bill Prestage as we welcome him to the Swine Web Hall of Fame. We discuss Bills journey/career from his beginnings and how he built Presage. We learn about Johns's role in the company, and what this recognition would mean to Bill and the Family. We learn about stand out memories, best teaching moment, key to longevity […]
USDA Announces Approval of D-SNAP for Arkansas Disaster Areas
WASHINGTON, April 24, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that low-income Arkansas residents in three counties (Cross, Lonoke and Pulaski), recovering from the impacts of tornadoes and severe storms beginning March 31, 2023, could be eligible for a helping hand from the USDA’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP).
Soybeans are emerging in Missouri
A few of Missouri’s crops are starting to break through the soil. In the last week, USDA says 2% of Missouri’s soybean are emerged and 16% of the state’s soybeans are planted. That compares to 5% planted the previous week. Corn planting nearly doubled in the last seven days, now shy of 60% complete. USDA says that’s well above average for this time of the year and 11% of Missouri’s […]
New dairy collaboration focuses on climate
Dairy organizations in North and South America are joining forces to promote how agriculture has a positive impact on climate. The National Milk Producers Federation, the U.S. Dairy Export Council, and national agricultural organizations from Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile, Bolivia, and Colombia have agreed to a set of principles that will be used to engage world leaders on livestock, climate, and trade issues. In a statement, the groups say […]
Peanut planting, alfalfa hay cutting begin in Arkansas
Arkansas farmers made significant planting progress last week. As of Sunday, the USDA reports more than half of the corn crop is planted at 68% complete, ahead of the 5-year average of 53%. The crop is rated 66% good to excellent with 39% emerged. Soybean planting reached 34%, more than double the average pace for this time of year, with 16% emerged. 51% of rice is planted, ahead of the […]
