Spring 2025
Graham Dyer, President & CEO
While there have been many hurdles to overcome this past year, we know that those who have remained steadfast in the industry are Set for Success.
As always, our goal with Benchmark magazine is to provide those of you who work on swine farms every day with information you need to succeed - to help you tackle issues that have an impact on your business.
We believe that data, particularly PigCHAMP benchmarking data, can assist in making better strategic business decisions for your swine operation.
In this magazine, we are fortunate to have leading university researchers from Iowa State, Kansas State, and North Carolina, as well as leading industry organizations, share their research data with our readers on important and sometimes complex issues to provide insights for practical improvements on your farm.
The 2025 issue of Benchmark magazine features articles on acidifiers for nursery pigs and the essential nutrient choline, both of which promote sow efficiency, as well as how many pigs a sow should optimally nurse.
We also look at enhancing piglet nutrient access and practical improvements in sow robustness, as well as the missing link between feed outages and feed conversion ratio.
As always, we here at PigChamp are here to help you keep track of the information and analyze the data to see what is the best way to set you up for success!