Spring 2025 www.pigchamp.com 3 Published By: Farms.com Media & Publishing & PigCHAMP, Inc. 1531 Airport Road, Suite 101 Ames, Iowa 50010 866-774-4242 Canadian Office: 90 Woodlawn Road West Guelph, ON N1H 1B2 888-248-4893 x293 Publisher & Sales Manager Andrew Bawden andrew.bawden@farms.com PigCHAMP Product & Sales Manager Jayne Jackson jayne.jackson@pigchamp.com Editor Andrew Joseph andrew.joseph@farms.com Design & Production Tanya Myers Greg Marlow Farms.com Marketing & Operations Denise Faguy denise.faguy@farms.com Benchmark Resources Online These articles, along with articles from past Benchmark magazines and additional expert information, can be found on the PigCHAMP website: Pigchamp.com/news/benchmark-magazine If you have any additional information or suggestions for future articles please contact us at swinenews@farms.com. We will post these articles on the Farms.com swine news pages, or include them in future issues of Benchmark. To receive weekly swine newsletters (free), email subscriptions@farms.com with the title Swine. Circulation info@pigchamp.com 866-774-4242 All rights reserved. Editorial materials are copyrighted. Permission to reprint may be granted upon request. Cover: modify260 – stock.adobe.com, Kim Phuong Art – stock.adobe.com PigCHAMP is proud to partner with these swine industry leaders. Our connectivity with these partners provides you with better, faster, and simpler information tools. 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! SPRING 2025 Benchmark Welcome Graham Dyer, President & CEO
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