﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:18:49 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>PigCHAMP.com - 2020</title><link>https://www.pigchamp.com:443/news/benchmark-magazine/articles/ctl/RSS/mid/2128/ev/1/CategoryID/15/CategoryName/2020</link><atom:link href="https://www.pigchamp.com:443/news/benchmark-magazine/articles/ctl/RSS/mid/2128/ev/1/CategoryID/15/CategoryName/2020" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperUser Account]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[A Benchmark Welcome]]></title><link>https://www.pigchamp.com/news/benchmark-magazine/articles/ArtMID/2128/ArticleID/205/a-benchmark-welcome-2020</link><description><![CDATA[   
 Through the Looking Glass: Past~Present~Future.  We know that knowledge of the past helps us today and leads us to be better in the future.  Today, the swine industry is fighting a global ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2020 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.pigchamp.com/news/benchmark-magazine/articles/ArtMID/2128/ArticleID/205/a-benchmark-welcome-2020</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperUser Account]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Technology Opportunities PigCHAMP’s Perspective]]></title><link>https://www.pigchamp.com/news/benchmark-magazine/articles/ArtMID/2128/ArticleID/204/technology-opportunities-pigchamp-s-perspective-2020</link><description><![CDATA[ by Donna Hover 
 Over the years, there have been many changes on how swine operations obtain knowledge of their herd’s performance, as well as the resources used for production management. In the ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2020 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.pigchamp.com/news/benchmark-magazine/articles/ArtMID/2128/ArticleID/204/technology-opportunities-pigchamp-s-perspective-2020</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperUser Account]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Should Swine Producers Care About Marketing]]></title><link>https://www.pigchamp.com/news/benchmark-magazine/articles/ArtMID/2128/ArticleID/203/should-swine-producers-care-about-marketing-2020</link><description><![CDATA[ by Denise Faguy 
 In ancient times, the first marketing pieces were very likely to have been food related and painted on a wall, directing where travelers could go to get a good meal. In days gone ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2020 19:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.pigchamp.com/news/benchmark-magazine/articles/ArtMID/2128/ArticleID/203/should-swine-producers-care-about-marketing-2020</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperUser Account]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Big Pig Data is Changing the Industry Insights from Inside]]></title><link>https://www.pigchamp.com/news/benchmark-magazine/articles/ArtMID/2128/ArticleID/202/big-pig-data-is-changing-the-industry-insights-from-inside-2020</link><description><![CDATA[ by Carlos Piñeiro 
 It’s a new scenario for pig production because of two major factors, African Swine Fever (ASF) and Covid-19. Market prices are volatile, knowing how global prices will evolve ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2020 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.pigchamp.com/news/benchmark-magazine/articles/ArtMID/2128/ArticleID/202/big-pig-data-is-changing-the-industry-insights-from-inside-2020</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperUser Account]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Looking at the Past and Trying to Predict the Future of Feed]]></title><link>https://www.pigchamp.com/news/benchmark-magazine/articles/ArtMID/2128/ArticleID/201/looking-at-the-past-and-trying-to-predict-the-future-of-feed-2020</link><description><![CDATA[ by Doug Riese 
 PAST 
 Most rural acreages were single-family farms that raised multiple grain crops and different livestock species. Feed manufacturing consisted of local feed mills where a ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2020 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.pigchamp.com/news/benchmark-magazine/articles/ArtMID/2128/ArticleID/201/looking-at-the-past-and-trying-to-predict-the-future-of-feed-2020</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperUser Account]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Weathering the Storm]]></title><link>https://www.pigchamp.com/news/benchmark-magazine/articles/ArtMID/2128/ArticleID/200/weathering-the-storm-2020</link><description><![CDATA[ Past, Present and Future of the Hog Industry 
 by Maurizio “Moe” Agostino 
 Raising pigs for food began over 9,000 years ago, yet the biological fundamentals have not dramatically changed.  
 ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2020 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.pigchamp.com/news/benchmark-magazine/articles/ArtMID/2128/ArticleID/200/weathering-the-storm-2020</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperUser Account]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Breeding Goals and Technologies]]></title><link>https://www.pigchamp.com/news/benchmark-magazine/articles/ArtMID/2128/ArticleID/199/breeding-goals-and-technologies-2020</link><description><![CDATA[ Past, Present and Future of Swine Production 
 by Tom Rathje, Ph.D. MBA 
 The landscape of genetic suppliers has changed dramatically over the past 30 years.  There are many reasons behind these ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2020 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.pigchamp.com/news/benchmark-magazine/articles/ArtMID/2128/ArticleID/199/breeding-goals-and-technologies-2020</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperUser Account]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[US 2019 YEAR END SUMMARY]]></title><link>https://www.pigchamp.com/news/benchmark-magazine/articles/ArtMID/2128/ArticleID/198/us-2019-year-end-summary-2020</link><description><![CDATA[ Total number of farms: 365 
 
 
 ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2020 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.pigchamp.com/news/benchmark-magazine/articles/ArtMID/2128/ArticleID/198/us-2019-year-end-summary-2020</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperUser Account]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[The Evolution of Swine Artificial Insemination]]></title><link>https://www.pigchamp.com/news/benchmark-magazine/articles/ArtMID/2128/ArticleID/197/the-evolution-of-swine-artificial-insemination-2020</link><description><![CDATA[ by Phil Burke 
 THE PAST 
 The use of artificial insemination (AI) in livestock has been utilized for nearly a thousand years. Records suggest that Arab Chieftains experimented with AI on horses ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2020 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.pigchamp.com/news/benchmark-magazine/articles/ArtMID/2128/ArticleID/197/the-evolution-of-swine-artificial-insemination-2020</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperUser Account]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[The Twists and Turns of the Food Animal Industry]]></title><link>https://www.pigchamp.com/news/benchmark-magazine/articles/ArtMID/2128/ArticleID/196/the-twists-and-turns-of-the-food-animal-industry-2020</link><description><![CDATA[ by Mike Faga 
 Having started in the swine industry at a very young age, I have seen many changes over the years. Growing up on a mid-sized diversified farm, in southwest Iowa in the 1970s, I was ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2020 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.pigchamp.com/news/benchmark-magazine/articles/ArtMID/2128/ArticleID/196/the-twists-and-turns-of-the-food-animal-industry-2020</guid></item></channel></rss>