A practical framework for measuring labor productivity, SOP adherence, and management leverage in sow farm operations.
Step 1
Wage anchors follow USDA/NASS April 2025 gross rates. Ratio bands are planning defaults from our whitepaper. If needed, replace them with your own production and payroll data.
Farm Technician $18–$25/hr · 2:1 to 6:1
Farm Manager $27–$42/hr · 4:1 to 8:1
Production Manager / Veterinarian$85k–$130k/yr · 6:1 to 10:1
Step 2
PigFlow typically returns 45 to 90 minutes per person per day. Narrow the range if you have your own measurement.
The hour ledger
The full bar is one day of scheduled labor across your team. The pink block is the share PigFlow gives back.
Additional Value May Exist. The number shown here reflects recovered labor time only. It does not account for potential improvements in stillbirth rates, pre-wean mortality, sow mortality, treatment compliance, or other production outcomes. Because better use of time can contribute to those results, adding them directly could overstate the return. They are best evaluated as separate areas of opportunity.
Learn more about how this calculator outlines the framework, the math, and the operational evidence behind the gains.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Productivity overview: labor productivity compares output growth with hours worked; BLS publishes productivity data across sectors and industries. https://www.bls.gov/bls/productivity.htm
USDA/NASS, Farm Labor, May 2025: gross wage rates and definitions for livestock workers and supervisors. https://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/Todays_Reports/reports/fmla0525.pdf
BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers: 2024 median pay, duties, and management role. https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/farmers-ranchers-and-other-agricultural-managers.htm
BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, Veterinarians: 2024 median pay and farm/travel practice context. https://www.bls.gov/ooh/Healthcare/Veterinarians.htm
USDA Economic Research Service, U.S. Hog Production: Rising Output and Changing Trends in Productivity Growth, 2022. https://ers.usda.gov/sites/default/files/_laserfiche/publications/104437/ERR-308.pdf
University of Missouri Extension, Farrow to Finish Swine Planning Budget, revised 2025: cost and return planning for swine operations. https://extension.missouri.edu/publications/g688
National Pork Producers Council, U.S. pork industry economic impact: 2023 hog marketings, gross cash receipts, GDP value added, and jobs supported. https://nppc.org/the-pork-industry/
