Taking a Bite Out of Food Scarcity: Pork’s Power Across the Globe
In a time when every country is seeking to advance its market and workforce, the question of how to feed populations continues to appear. As an industry dedicated to real pork for real people, pork has an important role to play across the globe in bringing protein to populations looking to develop industry on the […]
Developing the Dykhuis Way: Navigating Research-Based Growth
As any hog farmer knows, managing a facility is no easy task. From feeding to cleaning, it takes a village. That’s why sharing the workload and passing down the tricks of the trade are staples that have sustained family-owned operations for so long, and Dykhuis Farms, while perhaps not a traditional version of working through […]
Studying Solutions from Abroad: Immigration and Pork’s Labor Shortage
As with countless other industries, it’s the unfortunate truth of American agriculture that farmers across the country are struggling to find enough employees to meet the demands of their profession. Pork, of course, is not an exception. There are a variety of reasons behind the labor shortage, including high costs of investment and real estate, […]
Founding Success: The Tale of Tosh Farms
Photo provided by Farm Journal, which writes more on Tosh here. In an age where technology and farming are ever-evolving to mechanize so many of the processes that have been around for generations, it can be easy to lose sight of the soul inherent to agriculture. Livestock farming has supported America for centuries, and the […]
The Aussie Way: Innovation and the Sustainability of Australian Pork
Around the world, conversations about sustainability regarding livestock farming are constantly evolving. Especially with buyers growing ever opinionated on how they expect their protein to be provided, industries from all countries are considering how to improve their processes to benefit consumers, producers, and animals everywhere. It’s not a simple undertaking, but Robert van Barneveld of […]
The Pork Industry’s Pandemic: African Swine Fever
It’s an uncertain world we live in, as everyone has learned in the last two and half years while grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic. However, coronavirus is not the only disease the world is facing. African Swine Fever (ASF) has devastated pork production facilities across the world, leaving even experts in the field feeling disheartened […]
Team Building in the Great Resignation: How the Pork Industry Can Cultivate Quality Labor
“Acting your wage.” “Quiet quitting.” Even “quiet firing.” Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic popularized working from home, employees have formed a stronger, more decisive stance on what foot they’re prepared to set forward for their job. This and the shifting expectations of the workforce at large have led to a national labor force participation rate […]
People, Pigs, and Planet: The State of Sustainability in the Pork Industry
In recent years, debates over how to maintain the environment have become increasingly heated. From energy consumption to food production to even clothing manufacturing, society’s consumers are becoming ever more concerned with how to preserve the earth for future generations. In America alone, studies show that 61% of consumers rate sustainability as an important purchase […]
Can Agriculture Be a Digital Enterprise? SwineTech’s PigFlow Says Yes.
Farming has always been the crucial backbone of a successful nation, especially one as large as the United States, and it’s also always been a field built through hard work, a careful eye, and the ability to adapt. It makes sense, then, that such a key industry needs innovators looking to streamline its responsibilities. SwineTech® […]
Organizations That Can Do This Will Sustainably Win Key Talent
Five critical measures to win the tug-of-war battle with other employers in the swine industry and the geographical market.