The Biggest Challenge for Prairie Farmers
CANADA - To improve water quality in Lake Winnipeg Prairie farmers are being urged to balance crop nutrient applications with crop removal and to avoid winter application, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Farm and Ranch Water Infrastructure Program
CANADA - A province-wide Farm and Ranch Water Infrastructure Program, unveiled by the Saskatchewan government is expected to help the province's farmers protect themselves against drought while helping...

Approach to Wastewater Treatment Applauded
CANADA - Officials with La Broquerie, Manitoba based Hytek Limited are applauding the cooperative approach taken by the town of Neepawa and the federal and provincial governments in the development of...

Wastewater Treat Plant Upgrade Moves Forward
CANADA - Officials with La Broquerie, Manitoba base Hytek Limited expect to complete upgrades to the wastewater treatment plant at its Springhill Farms pork processing plant in Neepawa in approximately...

Joules Before Swine
US - Family pig farms used to be as much a part of the old South as homemade sausage and red-eye gravy. What's left of swine farming in the Southeast today, however, has gone corporate — generating larger...

'What We Know about Feeding Liquid By-products'
GERMANY - Dr Jerry Shurson of the University of Minnesota, USA, gave a lecture on the advantages and challenges of liquid feeding at Big Dutchman's 5th International Agents' Meeting in Bremen, Germany,...

ACMC Tip: Review Pig Unit Water Systems
UK - A periodic review of the water system is essential on every pig unit. Borehole water should be checked at least annually as problems of salinity are seen in some aquifers, advises Paul Thompson,...

Big Dutchman Strengthens Asian Pig Business Team
THAILAND - The Big Dutchman Group announces the appointment of Marc Broadbent as General Manager for Big Dutchman Agriculture (Thailand) Ltd. effective 1 March 2009.

Industry Innovator Honoured at 2009 Banff Pork Seminar
CANADA - A Canadian pork industry innovator was recognized for his efforts to improve water conservation and reduce emissions from hog farms at the 2009 Banff Pork Seminar, held 20-23 January.

Liquid Feeding Made Simpler
GERMANY - Slim, compact and economic: with MixPump, Big Dutchman brings an innovation on the market that is well suited for feeding piglets and the final finishing period.

Drinker Design Does Effect in Newly Weaned Piglet
CANADA - During the first few days after weaning, pigs often experience body weight loss as they adapt to eating solid food. During this time period, they are also observed to drink excessively and develop...

Tips to Tap This Valuable Resource
CANADA - Water is an essential nutrient in pork production. Research reveals how we can manage this resource for best results and minimal cost. Here the Prairie Swine Centre in Saskathchewan, offers some...

New 'clean air' finishing barn pulls in the crowds
NORDHORN - Well-attended Open Day

Water, the forgotten nutrient
UK - Part of the problem with water and pigs is that they don't seem to miss what they can't have; they just grow more slowly, says environment specialist Nick Bird of Farmex.

Water Considerations Key For Intenstive Hog Operations
CANADA - Water is an important nutrient. It helps produce new tissue in growth and pregnancy and compensates for losses through respiration, evaporation and elimination of waste.

Reduced Water Use Equals Reduced Costs
CANADA - A High River Alberta pork producer says water consumption in the grower barn can be slashed by an average of about 35 percent by simply switching from standard nipple water drinkers to ball bit...

Creep feeding - the outdoor challenge!
UK - For most outdoor pig producers creep feeding of piglets while on the sow is a bane. It is so impractical that most simply don't do it. So when the pigs are weaned they are faced not only with the...

Researchers produce tail-biting guide
DENMARK - Researchers in Denmark have developed a computer program that can link behavioural observations with statistics in an attempt to find the causes of tail biting in an individual herd.

Watch hygiene when liquid feeding piglets
UK - To achieve optimum digestion of colostrum and milk, some piglets need water. Furthermore, it is well accepted that piglets which receive inadequate milk or are scouring require liquid supplements...

Drinker Adjustments Cut Water Waste
CANADA - Farm-Scape: Episode 1752. Farm-Scape is a Wonderworks Canada production and is distributed courtesy of Manitoba Pork Council and Sask Pork.

Wheelie useful medicator
UK - A bright idea that uses a Wheelie bin to save both money and pigs has been a huge success on northern pig units.