Improved gilt retention, longevity beyond breakeven, and higher litter size and farrow rates add up.

Nicholas Edwards, Huxley: 2 Purple, 1 Blue; Grand Champion Derby Gilt, Fourth Overall Breeding Heifer, Reserve Champion Angus Breeding Heifer Carson Finch, Kelley: 2 Blue; Grand Champion Purebred ...

Market Swine — Bred and Fed, Market Swine — Bred and Fed Gilts Class 16, Cove Fries, Gibbon, Red; Market Swine — Bred and Fed, Market Swine — Bred and Fed Gilts Class 16, Jaylen Graham, Amherst, Blue; ...

An Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station study showed female pigs had better reproductive health when placed on a slow-growth diet before being bred. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Borrowing a page from the ...

Exhibiting the purple ribbon winning pigs were Madelyn Vancura (market barrow), Katherin Ihnen (breeding gilt) and Jadi Koep (market gilt). Jackson County also saw its intermediate and senior 4-H ...

The squeal of pigs echoed as well-dressed children and teens guided their animals through the show ring on Friday for the youth swine show in Barn 9, which housed the first livestock shows of the 2022 ...