Katie Johnson, Author at Pipestone

Episode #96 – More People Eating More Pork, More Often

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Health

Episode #95: Beyond the Barn Visit: The Future of Swine Veterinary Service

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Employee Stories

Intern to Impact: Putting Farmers First with Nathan Nekali

For Nathan Nekali, understanding how every detail impacts the farmer isn’t just part of the job, it’s what drew him to Pipestone in the first place. As a Business Operations intern in the summer of 2024, he learned firsthand just how much goes into ensuring Pipestone puts the farmer first.

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Nutrition

Milk to Meal: Make an Impact During the Post-Weaning Transition

One of the most critical moments in a pig’s life is the transition from a liquid-based sow milk diet to a dry, cereal grain-based diet post-weaning. At this time, the young pig faces multiple stressors.

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Health

Rural vs. Well Water: Does Water Quality Impact Performance?

Water is the most important nutrient for pigs and often the most overlooked when it comes to quality. Pipestone Research conducted a study to evaluate how water source impacts pig performance. This study compared rural water and well water from the nursery phase through finishing.

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FarmPro

Episode #94: Good Barns Have Great Growers

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Management

Episode #93: When Your Team Doesn’t Speak the Same Language

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Nutrition

Protecting Sow Herds Through Feed Validation

For years, biosecurity efforts on sow farms have focused on what we can see and control—people, equipment, and airflow. However, research has pointed to a less obvious risk: feed as a potential pathway. Studies have shown that viruses like PRRSv can travel through feed, creating a hidden route into sow farms.

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Health

Sow Farm Location: Advancing the Next Generation of PRRS Biosecurity

Over several decades, the U.S. swine industry has made progress in disease control through the transition from traditional farrow-to-finish farms to multi-site production. Along with segregated early weaning, many bacterial pathogens were eliminated from large parts of the industry.

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A Little Here, A Little There

Building on Faith and Family at JRT Focus Farms. On a quiet stretch of northwest Iowa farmland, the story of JRT Focus Farms wasn’t built all at once. It came together layer by layer—slowly, intentionally, and as a family.

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FarmPro

Episode #92: Beat the Heat: Strategies to Protect Pig Performance

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Business

Shared Data, Stronger Teams: The Power of Shared Numbers

As a pork producer, you likely spend hours analyzing your farm’s key performance indicators. You know exactly how every decimal point impacts your feed conversion ratio or farrowing rate.

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Episode #96 – More People Eating More Pork, More Often

Episode #95: Beyond the Barn Visit: The Future of Swine Veterinary Service

Intern to Impact: Putting Farmers First with Nathan Nekali

Milk to Meal: Make an Impact During the Post-Weaning Transition

Rural vs. Well Water: Does Water Quality Impact Performance?

Episode #94: Good Barns Have Great Growers

Episode #93: When Your Team Doesn’t Speak the Same Language

Protecting Sow Herds Through Feed Validation

Sow Farm Location: Advancing the Next Generation of PRRS Biosecurity

A Little Here, A Little There

Episode #92: Beat the Heat: Strategies to Protect Pig Performance

Shared Data, Stronger Teams: The Power of Shared Numbers

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