# swine — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover swine. Page: Feed: --- ## Supply chain collaboration to drive regenerative agriculture _2026-08-07 · Feedstuffs in Focus_ Four organizations can sit in the same supply chain and still act like they live on different planets. We wanted to see what changes when they stop acting alone. Sarah Muirhead talks with Paul Scheetz, Director of Regenerative Agriculture at ADM, about a new collaboration with General Mills and Walmart designed to accelerate regenerative agriculture on 40,000 wheat acres across Illinois, Indiana,… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/2435813/episodes/19614983-supply-chain-collaboration-to-drive-regenerative-agriculture.mp3) ## [Kid Beowulf Odyssey Kickstarter – LAST CALL](https://lexfajardoart.substack.com/p/kid-beowulf-odyssey-kickstarter-last) _2026-07-31 · Lex Fajardo · Kid Beowulf_ Holy Loki, the campaign ends TODAY!! ## [Episode 51: Trailer contamination at harvest facilities](https://share.transistor.fm/s/e4ba6ca2) _2026-07-28 · UMN Swine Extension · Minnesota's Swine & U_ In this podcast, Swine Extension Educator Sarah Schieck Boelke speaks with Lucas Ferreira, Master’s student in Veterinary Science in the Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, about his research on trailer contamination at the harvest plant facilities during the unloading of market hogs. The study includes two harvest facilities that Lucas and others visit regularly throughout the year to… [Listen](https://media.transistor.fm/e4ba6ca2/b6a4ba57.mp3) ## [Episode 50 – Minnesota Paid Leave for agriculture](https://share.transistor.fm/s/f4e55353) _2026-07-22 · UMN Swine Extension · Minnesota's Swine & U_ In this podcast, Swine Extension Educator Sarah Schieck Boelke speaks with Rob Holcomb, UMN Extension agricultural business management educator, about Minnesota Paid Leave for agriculture. Rob explains what agriculture employers need to participate, how to set up an account, and employer reporting responsibilities. He also shares resources for more information. Resources mentioned in the podcast… [Listen](https://media.transistor.fm/f4e55353/7a6424d7.mp3) ## What's the real cost of the U.S.-Mexico border shutdown _2026-07-22 · Feedstuffs in Focus_ A border closure can feel like a single policy switch, but the beef industry experiences it like a chain reaction. We sit down with Alvaro Bustillos, cattle rancher and founding partner of Vaquero Trading LLC, and president of the Chihuahua Cattlemen’s Association, to unpack what happens when the U.S.-Mexico feeder cattle trade stops moving, why the shutdown tied to New World Screwworm keeps… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/2435813/episodes/19533993-what-s-the-real-cost-of-the-u-s-mexico-border-shutdown.mp3) ## [Video Killed the Cartooning Star](https://lexfajardoart.substack.com/p/video-killed-the-cartooning-star) _2026-07-18 · Lex Fajardo · Kid Beowulf_ Live-streams, interviews, podcasts and more... ## [Kid Beowulf Odyssey, Siren Song (Part 3)](https://lexfajardoart.substack.com/p/kid-beowulf-odyssey-siren-song-part-b33) _2026-07-11 · Lex Fajardo · Kid Beowulf_ And Around The Chubicorn on Kickstarter! ## Setting the agenda for better swine health _2026-07-10 · Feedstuffs in Focus_ Endemic disease already steals margins, but a foreign animal disease outbreak could rewrite the rules overnight. From the World Pork Expo in Des Moines, we sit down with Marisa Rotolo, Director of Swine Health for the National Pork Board, and pork producer Paul Ayers to explain why the industry is building a National Swine Health Strategy and why it starts with one simple idea: let producers… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/2435813/episodes/19475804-setting-the-agenda-for-better-swine-health.mp3) ## [Kid Beowulf Odyssey, Siren Song (Part 2)](https://lexfajardoart.substack.com/p/kid-beowulf-odyssey-siren-song-part-5c8) _2026-07-04 · Lex Fajardo · Kid Beowulf_ Chapter 2, pgs. 4-8 ## [Kickstarter Is Live!](https://lexfajardoart.substack.com/p/kickstarter-is-live) _2026-07-01 · Lex Fajardo · Kid Beowulf_ The adventure begins... ## [Daily plans, scheduled by AI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Ikwsu9nWgLKi) _2026-07-01 · **Sponsored**_ AI-made daily plans that schedule tasks and protect focus time. ## [Kid Beowulf Odyssey, "Siren Song" (Part 1)](https://lexfajardoart.substack.com/p/kid-beowulf-odyssey-siren-song-part) _2026-06-27 · Lex Fajardo · Kid Beowulf_ Chapter 2, pgs. 1-3 ## [A Father's Day Appreciation](https://lexfajardoart.substack.com/p/a-fathers-day-appreciation) _2026-06-21 · Lex Fajardo · Kid Beowulf_ I’m taking a break from the regularly scheduled comics program for a brief Father’s Day Appreciation, of my dear old Dad – who I’m told also goes by “Salvador” but never “Sal” – and like a lot of people who are dearly loved has a string of nicknames too. ## [Episode 49 – Summer ventilation basics for swine barns](https://share.transistor.fm/s/dfa3feca) _2026-06-15 · UMN Swine Extension · Minnesota's Swine & U_ In this podcast, Swine Extension Educator Sarah Schieck Boelke speaks with Lyle Lange and Mike Walker, both of Lange Ag Systems of Willmar, MN, about summer ventilation basics for swine barns. Lyle has over 46 years of experience in the livestock industry, and Mike has 26 years of experience. With the change of season to Summer, there are some fundamental things producers should evaluate in the… [Listen](https://media.transistor.fm/dfa3feca/9d19becb.mp3) ## [Kid Beowulf Odyssey: "Swords Before Swine" (Finale)](https://lexfajardoart.substack.com/p/kid-beowulf-odyssey-chapter-1-part-7ef) _2026-06-13 · Lex Fajardo · Kid Beowulf_ "Swords Before Swine" (FINALE) ## Agribusiness under pressure _2026-06-11 · Feedstuffs in Focus_ Margin pressure in agriculture is not a headline, it is a daily operating constraint. When diesel swings, fertilizer tightens, and geopolitics disrupts supply chains, agribusiness leaders have to make decisions fast, often without the ability to simply raise prices and move on. Host Sarah Muirhead sits down with Jim Clark of Granite Creek Capital Partners to map the biggest challenges to growth in… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/2435813/episodes/19332259-agribusiness-under-pressure.mp3) ## [Kid Beowulf Odyssey: "Swords Before Swine" (Part 2)](https://lexfajardoart.substack.com/p/kid-beowulf-odyssey-chapter-1-part) _2026-06-06 · Lex Fajardo · Kid Beowulf_ "Swords Before Swine" (pgs. 5-7) ## New World screwworm alert _2026-06-05 · Feedstuffs in Focus_ A parasite the US eliminated decades ago is back on the radar, and the clock starts the moment someone notices a “not quite right” wound. We sit down with Dr. Patrick Webb, Assistant Chief Veterinarian with the National Pork Board, to unpack what a confirmed New World screwworm case in southern Texas signals for pork producers and the wider livestock industry, and why early reporting beats waiting… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/2435813/episodes/19299580-new-world-screwworm-alert.mp3) ## [Kid Beowulf Odyssey: "Swords Before Swine" (Part 1)](https://lexfajardoart.substack.com/p/kid-beowulf-odyssey-chapter-1) _2026-05-30 · Lex Fajardo · Kid Beowulf_ "Swords Before Swine" (pgs. 1-4) ## Simplifying Meat Industry Reporting _2026-05-29 · Feedstuffs in Focus_ An excessive number of questions can turn “reporting” into a full-time job. So what happens when an industry decides to cut the noise and keep only what actually drives improvement? Sarah Muirhead sits down with Kristi Block, lead for the Meat Institute’s reporting strategy, to unpack the newly updated Meat Institute Reporting framework and what it means for packers, processors, and the wider meat… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/2435813/episodes/19242042-simplifying-meat-industry-reporting.mp3) ## [Episode 48: Precision and accuracy of the doser in electronic sow feeders](https://share.transistor.fm/s/a57e03ca) _2026-05-18 · UMN Swine Extension · Minnesota's Swine & U_ In the podcast, Swine Extension Educator Sarah Schieck Boelke speaks with Samuel Berrio, who is a current graduate student in the University of Minnesota's Department of Animal Science studying Animal Science with an emphasis in Swine Nutrition. Samuel’s research involved evaluating the precision and accuracy of the doser in electronic sow feeders. Learn more about research featured in the podcast… [Listen](https://media.transistor.fm/a57e03ca/c3c77e09.mp3) ## [Browse ThreatCrush Modules (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/pwydotnpt5Iw) _2026-05-18 · **Sponsored**_ Install community-built security modules to extend real-time threat intelligence and monitoring ## Right bug, right drug, right time _2026-05-13 · Feedstuffs in Focus_ Antibiotics can save pigs and protect performance, but only when we stop treating “a problem” and start treating the right pathogen at the right moment. We sit down with Dr. Megan Hindman, swine technical consultant with Elanco Animal Health, to break down what smart antibiotic use actually looks like on farm and why so many disappointing outcomes trace back to one issue: mismatch. Wrong bug,… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/2435813/episodes/19056448-right-bug-right-drug-right-time.mp3) ## Layer immune health control programs go beyond single fix _2026-04-30 · Feedstuffs in Focus_ Immune health is one of those topics everyone agrees matters, yet it’s easy to oversimplify until a flock starts slipping in ways you can’t explain. We’re joined by William Stanley, senior key account veterinarian with Boehringer Ingelheim, to get practical about what “strong immunity” really means for layer flock health and day to day decision making on farms. We start with what Stanley calls the… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/2435813/episodes/19104978-layer-immune-health-control-programs-go-beyond-single-fix.mp3) ## Smart bets in uncertain ag markets _2026-04-24 · Feedstuffs in Focus_ Uncertainty in agriculture is hitting differently right now, not because we have never dealt with risk, but because so many forces are moving at the same time. Commodity price volatility, stubborn input costs, geopolitical shocks, tighter regulation, and fast-changing farm technology are stacking up and making it harder to know what to do next. So we sit down with Emily Sword, Vice President at… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/2435813/episodes/19070571-smart-bets-in-uncertain-ag-markets.mp3) ## Ceasefire does little to ease fertilizer market woes _2026-04-09 · Feedstuffs in Focus_ A ceasefire can change the mood overnight, but it cannot instantly move ships, lower insurance, or restore trust in a trade lane that suddenly feels risky. We sit down with Chris Vlachopoulos, fertilizer specialist and senior editor at ICIS , to unpack what the U.S. and Iran two-week ceasefire really means for the fertilizer market and for anyone watching input costs ahead of planting season. We… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/2435813/episodes/18989586-ceasefire-does-little-to-ease-fertilizer-market-woes.mp3) ## [Episode 47: Formaldehyde-based feed sanitizers in sow feed](https://share.transistor.fm/s/d762c69a) _2025-09-15 · UMN Swine Extension · Minnesota's Swine & U_ In the podcast, Swine Extension Educator Sarah Schieck Boelke speaks with Sara Williams, who recently completed her master's of science degree in Animal Science with an emphasis in Swine Nutrition from the University of Minnesota's Department of Animal Science. Sara’s MS research involved formaldehyde-based feed sanitizers in sow feed to reduce pathogens. Her research gives some promising results… [Listen](https://media.transistor.fm/d762c69a/1c9501f7.mp3) ## [Episode 46: PRRS virus Classification](https://share.transistor.fm/s/29d7b13e) _2025-07-08 · UMN Swine Extension · Minnesota's Swine & U_ In the podcast, Swine Extension Educator Sarah Schieck Boelke speaks with Drs. Kim VanderWaal and Igor Paploski about PRRS virus Classification. Both are faculty members in the University of Minnesota Veterinary Population Medicine department. PRRS virus Classification is basically naming of the PRRS virus according to the genetic sequencing of the virus. Kim and Igor explain how PRRS viruses were… [Listen](https://media.transistor.fm/29d7b13e/21934ce0.mp3) ## [Episode 45: Discussion about H5 Influenza](https://share.transistor.fm/s/895a17ac) _2025-05-09 · UMN Swine Extension · Minnesota's Swine & U_ In the podcast, Swine Extension Educator Sarah Schieck Boelke speaks with Dr. Marie Culhane about H5 Influenza. Especially as it relates to cases in poultry and dairy, and the risk of it for pigs. Dr. Culhane is a professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Veterinary Population Medicine. Her expertise is Influenza as it relates to food animals. Learn more about H5 Influenza… [Listen](https://media.transistor.fm/895a17ac/9b185db9.mp3) ## [Episode 44: Surveillance of African and Classical Swine Fevers in the U.S.](https://share.transistor.fm/s/0faf0a57) _2025-03-06 · UMN Swine Extension · Minnesota's Swine & U_ In the podcast, Swine Extension Educator Sarah Schieck Boelke speaks with Rachel Schambow who is a researcher with the UMN Center for Animal Health and Food Safety at the College of Veterinary Medicine. Rachel speaks about the analysis her and her colleagues did of USDA’s Sick Pig Surveillance component at Iowa State University and the University of Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories.… [Listen](https://media.transistor.fm/0faf0a57/b5a0eff3.mp3) ## [Note to My Readers](https://junkfoodscience.blogspot.com/2010/03/note-to-my-readers.html) _2025-02-17 · Unknown · Junkfood Science_ Dear Readers,I will continue to leave this blog up in hopes it will be of help to you and a source of information. (Please note that Google has disabled my access to the main frame and does not show the daily articles on the home pages. There are years of daily articles. You can still scroll down on the right side all the way to the bottom and search past articles by topic using the search engine ## [The man who fed the world](https://junkfoodscience.blogspot.com/2009/09/man-who-fed-world.html) _2025-02-16 · Unknown · Junkfood Science_ You can't build a peaceful world on empty stomachs and human misery. — Dr. Norman Ernest Borlaug (1914-2009) One man is credited with saving more lives than any other person in world history. Born to Norwegian migrant parents in his grandparent’s Iowa farmhouse, Dr. Norman Ernest Borlaug grew up during the Great Depression and the hunger he witnessed had a profound effect on him. He devoted ## [Ship software peacefully (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/TFXqRe24JQq4) _2025-02-16 · **Sponsored**_ Connect your repo and deploy instantly — Railway handles config, scaling, and monitoring. ## [Episode 43: Feeding hybrid rye to organic growing-finishing pigs.](https://share.transistor.fm/s/2322fa62) _2025-01-06 · UMN Swine Extension · Minnesota's Swine & U_ In the podcast, Extension Swine Educator Sarah Schieck Boelke speaks with Gabriella Lima who recently finished her Master of Science degree in the Department of Animal Science. Gabriella speaks about a research project she worked on. The research project was very comprehensive in what it all looked at, but specifically, Gabriella looked at the effects of growth performance and carcass… [Listen](https://media.transistor.fm/2322fa62/8478c763.mp3) ## [Episode 42: Identifying the tail biter in a pen of growing-finishing pigs with intact tails.](https://share.transistor.fm/s/c24efb5d) _2024-12-13 · UMN Swine Extension · Minnesota's Swine & U_ In the podcast, Extension Swine Educator Sarah Schieck Boelke speaks with Courtney Archer who is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Animal Science. Courtney speaks about a research project she completed to identify the tail biter pig in a pen of pigs with intact tails. She shares how her findings can help identify pigs responsible for tail biting behavior at an early stage so farmers can… [Listen](https://media.transistor.fm/c24efb5d/5129cc82.mp3)