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Tuesday, December 20, 2016
In December, PigCHAMP had the privilege of partnering with the Story County Pork Producers to...
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Tuesday, November 1, 2016
General benchmarking parameters are a good resource to help determine your operation’s strengths and weaknesses
*This article was originally posted by Farms.com and can be found here.
It’s no secret that the swine industry has become increasingly competitive and that monitoring performance trends is essential to setting your operation up for success. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), sometimes known as Key Production or Productivity Indicators, have become increasingly valuable in ...
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Monday, October 31, 2016
Ingredients:
- 5 slices of bacon
- 6-8 cups of air popped popcorn
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup maple syrup or corn syrup
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 cup pecan pieces/halves (optional)
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 250 degrees.
2. In a medium skillet, cook the bacon until crispy. Transfer to plate, crumble or chop into chunky pieces and reserve 1-2 tablespoons of drippings.
3. Spray a large bowl with non-stick spray and put the popcorn in it, along with t ...
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Friday, October 28, 2016
Ingredients:
Cupcakes:
- 4 1/2 T. butter, room temperature
- 1/2 T. bacon drippings (left in fridge to solidify)
- 1 egg
- 5 T. brown sugar
- 4 T. maple syrup
- 1 1/4 cup self-rising flour
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- pinch salt
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/2 cup of cooked and crumbled bacon
Frosting:
- 4 T. butter
- 2 T. maple syrup
- 1 cup powder sugar
- Course sea salt
Directions:
1. Cream butter and bacon drippings together.
2. Add brown sugar and maple syrup. Be ...
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Thursday, October 27, 2016
Ingredients:
- 3 T. unsalted butter
- 2 Bosc. pears, peeled, cored, quartered
- 1 lb. pork tenderloin, trimmed, sliced into twelve 1" thick medallions, seasoned
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 cup hard apple cider (or fresh apple cider)
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
- 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise and scraped
- Salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
1. Season pork generously with salt and pepper, then dredge in flour. Set aside.
2. In a large skillet (not non-s ...
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