Feeding for 30 - Now, Viafield has also joined Land O'Lakes Purina Feed in its ongoing commitment to animal nutrition with an industry-wide initiative to offer collaborative insights and management information to swine producers striving to achieve the industry goal of 30 pigs per sow per year. Researchers behind the program explain that meeting the benchmark of 30 pigs per sow per year has economic and herd health benefits. Sow nutrition is highlighted as a priority to meet the industry goal while maintaining longevity within herds.

The Feeding for 30 initiative provides useful insights and tips producers can use to support rebreeding rates, colostrums quality, birth weights and lactation performance for optimal pre-weaning pig growth and lifetime potential. Click here for piglet considerations when working towards 30 piglets weaned per sow per year.

Viafield partners with the Purina Pig Sourcing Team to offer a supply of weaned pigs and feeder pigs for our member customers. This team supplies pigs to fill the long-term and short-term needs of pork producers of all sizes. Additionally, they purchase weaned or feeder pig production from producers on a short term and in long term agreements.

Use the link below to learn more about Purina Pig Sourcing and how you can take advantage of their services through your cooperative.