We like Kevin Shultz’s title, “Time teaches biosecurity importance.” It represents the importance of collaboration and applied experiences. He reviews findings from SHIC’s Wean-to-Harvest Biosecurity Research Program. Whether producer, veterinary clinic staff or animal health representative, understanding and advocating for tightening swine farm biosecurity measures is important to overall swine herd health and producer revenue. After all, daily compliance and old habits are hard to break.
With age comes wisdom, but continued herd health issues also make us smarter — eventually.”
Source: The Farmer, September 9, 2024. Link. The newly updated map of inventory for public truck washes in the main hog-producing states provides an interesting view of where hogs criss-cross the U.S. <Link>.
Related: Time changes – NHFs Steve Meyer’s farewell, National Hog Farmer, September 9, 2024. Link.
Productivity is, to me, a moral imperative: As responsible stewards of God’s endowment, we must always accomplish more with the fewest possible resources . . . however, is not without economic consequences.” – Steve Meyer