The Pipestone Management is celebrating 25 years since the first contract for the first Pipestone Management barn – Hiawatha Gilts — was signed. There are lots of ways to talk about the growth of the business model, from number of barns and animals to number of employees and shareholders. However, the best measurement is not…
Month: October 2015
Synergize vs. Accel Trial
It’s no secret that trailers can act as a means of virus transport, moving it from one barn to another. With PRRSv virus, and especially when PEDv hit hard in 2013, Pipestone has put enormous focus on our livestock trailer sanitation protocol. Historically Pipestone chose to use Synergize as a disinfectant when washing trailers. The…
Filters and Employee Focus Combine to Fight PRRS Virus
As the weather cools, the pork industry increases its vigilance against PRRSv. Over the past 20 years, PRRS has emerged as the most economically important disease for U.S. pork producers. Dennis Wiebbecke has been on the front line of the fight against PRRS for the past three years. As the Filter Compliance Technician at Pipestone…