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The basic principle is pretty straightforward, wet the pig’s skin and let it dry.  As the water evaporates, it also pulls heat from the pig’s body, providing a cooling effect.  For [...]

Click to watch a video of Free Access Stalls in use. Hog Slat’s Free Access Stall provides the animals with freedom of movement in and out of the stalls while allowing caretakers the [...]

If you haven’t priced a new confinement building recently, you may be surprised at the increase in prices. “We have seen a drastic rise in new construction costs,” said Fritz [...]

As hot outside air moves through wet cool cell pads, it loses heat by evaporating the water. The heat isn’t destroyed but instead changes to another form, water vapor. So the incoming air [...]

With rising feed costs and higher market weights, it has never been more important to choose the right feeder for your hog operation. “Our Magnum series of dry feeders give producers even [...]

Evaporative cooling is an effective tool to reduce heat stress in poultry and livestock buildings.  Evaporative pad systems represent a significant investment and require regular maintenance to [...]

The management of hot and cold weather ventilation is reasonably straightforward. Move enough air over the pigs in the summer to cool them. In the winter, we dial in the exhaust rate needed to [...]

Infrared sensing uses light beams to detect feed buildup.Infrared sensing works by utilizing small transmitters to project invisible light beams to receivers located on the opposite side of the [...]

A recent development designed to improve tunnel ventilation involves substituting variable speed fans for single-speed summer fans. These large, variable-speed fans utilize a different type of [...]

Set to take effect on January 1, 2022, California’s Proposition 12 will prohibit the sale of pork not raised according to specific production guidelines.   This restriction includes pork [...]