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Once an Environmental Steward, always a steward.

When manure is surface applied to snow-covered or frozen ground, there is an increased risk for manure runoff and consequently nutrient runoff into waterways.

Research Review: Winter weather can be tough on hog buildings, and Canadian researchers sought potential solutions to mitigate the rapid deterioration of the buildings.

The farm’s solar array will cover approximately 75% of the farm’s energy demand and reduce energy costs by the same amount.

Decreasing space allowance of heavy weight pigs reduces growth, feed intake and final body weight.

Research Review: In this study, installation of the IWCS and ITHS and inducing stress due to moving and mixing had no considerable negative impact on pig production performance.

Producers should closely monitor the quality of the drinking water provided to pigs and make sure it is within the quality standards suggested.

This research offers a model for wean-to-finish production systems to evaluate the strategy of managing leftover finisher feed.