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Minnesota Pork Congress – prop 12 When I attended the Minnesota Pork Congress earlier this week, I sat in on a breakout session about Prop 12. *** Just as a reminder – Prop 12 was a ballot initiative passed by the state of California which requires specific housing space requirements for sows (as well as…
Should We Scale Back the Number of Hogs We Raise? The next question may be to scale back the number of hogs. I going to be honest, that is hard. Our entire life has been about efficiencies. Making the most efficient use of our barns. Farmers are always about being efficient. To sell directly to…
Should We Scale Back the Number of Hogs We Raise? The next question may be to scale back the number of hogs. I going to be honest, that is hard. Our entire life has been about efficiencies. Making the most efficient use of our barns. Farmers are always about being efficient. To sell directly to…
You may have heard the hog industry is facing some challenges. As a pig farmer, it\’s not a lot of fun. There are many issues going on and I am going to try and break down what I feel are the main problems. Prices are Low Ouch! The market price for hogs is low. Pig…
You may have heard the hog industry is facing some challenges. As a pig farmer, it\’s not a lot of fun. There are many issues going on and I am going to try and break down what I feel are the main problems. Prices are Low Ouch! The market price for hogs is low. Pig…
CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM? And what might that be? Who Takes Over the Farm? The challenge agriculture faces is each farm is different. There is no cookie-cutter solution. Some farms have children following in the footsteps of their parents with plans to take over the farm. With proper planning, this…
Fairmont is located in southern Minnesota along the I90 corridor. Fairmont is known as the city of 5 lakes. Water channels connect all the lakes, except for one–Amber Lake. Believe me when I say, there is no shortage of water fun! If you are looking for a place to get away from all the world\’s…
If you ever plan on traveling through Indiana, stop at Fair Oaks Farm. No, really, stop there, and better yet, make your trip into an overnight stay. Fair Oaks Farm is a modern working farm and at the same time, designed for tourists to visit. The concept behind Fair Oaks Farm is to give visitors a…
As a pig farmer and selling our pigs to Hormel Foods in Austin, MN, visiting the Spam Museum takes on a different meaning. We have a long history with Hormel – having sold our pork to them for nearly 50 years. Hormel\’s history is strong as a meat packer for the hog industry. They have…
The life and business of farming is so unique and really hard to describe to anyone who is not from the farming community. I have taken the liberty to enlighten our elected officials on a few attributes about farmers. I enlisted help from a few of my farmer Facebook followers when I asked them what…