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Photo Gallery: Trail's End Sow Farm #2 Puts Emphasis on Forages as Part of Nutrient Management Strategy

2012 Pork Industry Environmental Steward Awardwinning Trail39s End Sow Farm 2 helps provide habitat for wildlife as part of an environmentcentered nutrient management strategy
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2012 Pork Industry Environmental Steward Award-winning Trail's End Sow Farm #2 is a large-scale sow farm surrounded by lush forages. The farm's approach to nutrient management helps provide habitat for wildlife while providing vegetative cover and haying opportunities. Jeff Mencke and Bill Barnes provide the guidance and leadership behind this successful pork production operation. 

 

Enjoy this photographic tour of Trail's End Sow Farm #2's site. Learn more about the operation by reading the story, "Wide Open Spaces," published in the Sept. 15, 2012 issue of National Hog Farmer magazine. See a video tour of the site here.

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