Articles - Management

As you all know, manure has many benefits that help improve soil fertility. Aside from the ever-popular discussions about Nitrogen, Phosphorous, and Potassium (NPK), manure provides many other micronutrients such as Sulfur, Calcium, Magnesium, Sodium, Copper, Iron, Manganese and Zinc.

PIPESTONE proudly collaborates with over 30 owner-operators across 11 different states, many of whom oversee additional drivers under their authority. This cohesive and dedicated team—from logistics coordinators to truckers and high bio-secure trailer washers—each played a crucial role in ensuring the safe and efficient transport of over 8 million wean pigs in 2023.

A commercial sow farm has two options when it comes to replacement gilts, the first is to raise them internally, and the second is to purchase them from another site or company. Producing replacements internally requires a very broad and intensive management style to effectively run two different populations within one farm.

The Do’s and Dont’s The Do’s Manure Application Manure is the constant byproduct of every producer operation. Continuing to be constantly aware of your manure disposal and application procedures can help to avoid last minute emergencies from popping up and leading to costly, short-term solutions.

What are the greatest factors that influence pig health? Most will say the health of the sow farm, pig density and area disease pressure. While these are all true, a common item gets overlooked: the overall design of the operation.

Facilities play a large role in the health of your pigs and profitability of your pig business. As assets age, it’s important to evaluate your best facility strategy moving forward: retain, replace or remodel. Below are some considerations to take into account when making your decision.

When evaluating the carbon footprints at the sow farms managed by Pipestone Management, we found that manure accounts for roughly 30% of emissions.  So, if your goal is to reduce your overall carbon footprint, how do you do that with manure?  One method to gain traction in the industry is methane digesters.

In 1942, Drs. E.A. Scheweim and P.A. Pinkert founded the Pipestone Veterinary Clinic. Since then, the company has continued to innovate while serving our mission of Helping Farmers Today Create the Farms of Tomorrow.

As the harvest season approaches, fall field work and manure application will follow closely thereafter. During the manure removal process, our primary objective is to elevate the ventilation in your barns and keep you and your livestock safe and comfortable.