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AR Pork- Big Stone Marketing Producer Highlight

Producer: AR Pork, Jason Domeyer Location: Earlville, Iowa Pictured front row left to right: Myles Payne, Kennedy Duddeck, Kian Payne, Quinn Duddeck, Jordan Duddeck. Back row left to right: Jenna Duddeck, Ron Domeyer & Melissa Payne. About the farm. Our operation is very family involved, including my dad, myself, my two sisters and my …

SwineTime Podcast Episode 30: Meticulous Design, Execution and Analysis of Swine Research

Designed for innovative knowledge generation, Pipestone Applied Research focuses on production-driven research to develop practical solutions to relevant problems. Since 2009, Pipestone Research has been committed to providing industry-leading and relevant information on swine health, genetics, nutrition, production, and sustainability. SwineTime Podcast Host, Dr. Spencer Wayne, visits with PIPESTONE’s Director of Research Operations, Dan Hanson, …

I Wouldn’t Bet the Farm on it.

I’m an optimistic person by nature, but I’ve had to become more of a realist. This is truer than ever when preparing our business, and our clients, for the potential of a foreign animal disease entrance into the U.S. In recent months, I’ve pivoted from talking about IF an African Swine Fever (ASF) introduction will …

Feeding the Sow for Healthier Piglets

Do you think you can impact the health of your piglets in the nursery by what the sow is eating at the sow farm? We had the very same question, and set out to conduct a research trial to test the idea. If we could improve the health and performance of the pigs in the …

Behind the Label

Grocery shopping is a balancing act of buying the “best” for your family while also staying within your budget. With the large variety of food labels out there, it can be hard to know what you’re buying. When it comes to understanding food labels there are a couple points to remember. All …