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About Mike Brumm | Brumm Speaks Out - MN Pork Producers About Mike Brumm After a 27 year career at the University of Nebraska as an Extension Swine Specialist and Professor of Animal Science, Mike opened Brumm Swine Consultancy, Inc in North Mankato, MN in September of 2006 While in Nebraska, Mike was involved with producers of all sizes and types of production systems
Brumm Speaks Out | Just another WordPress weblog | Page 6 A few weeks ago MetaFarms (www metafarms com) shared with me the summary of pig performance for all batches that closed out in 2015 This record system now has summaries released from 2009 to 2015 so we have a somewhat look at … Continue reading → Posted in Brumm Speaks Out | Leave a reply
My last blog | Brumm Speaks Out Thank you for bearing with me as I rambled at this blog site for the past 9 years I only hope I’ve somehow helped you improve your production skills and or understanding of the US and world pork industry in some small way during this time This entry was posted in Brumm Speaks Out by Mike Brumm Bookmark the permalink
Brumm Speaks Out | Brumm Speaks Out | Page 19 - forum. mnpork. com COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) is a progressive disease in humans that makes it hard to breath In general, the airways to the lungs become congested, restricting air exchange As I visit swine production facilities across the Midwest, I routinely … Continue reading → Posted in Brumm Speaks Out | 2 Replies
winter ventilation mistakes | Brumm Speaks Out In cold weather when the furnaces are operating, the room temperature should never get closer than about 0 5F below the temperature at which the fan (s) on stage 1 increase their ventilation rate This entry was posted in Brumm Speaks Out by Mike Brumm Bookmark the permalink
Sizing of manure storage structures | Brumm Speaks Out Prior to the World Pork Expo I met with a group of Brazilian equipment dealers to review US swine ventilation for both curtain and tunnel wean-finish facilities Part of the presentation included a discussion of deep pit manure storage versus anaerobic lagoon storage After returning to Brazil, one of the dealers contacted me for help in understanding the sizing of our deep pits He apparently
Brumm Speaks Out | Just another WordPress weblog | Page 10 I’ve spent the majority of this week in barns doing ventilation (and feeder drinker) reviews of both new construction, 1-2 year old facilities and 40 year old facilities It’s amazing to me that the same common mistakes keep showing up While … Continue reading → Posted in Brumm Speaks Out | 1 Reply
cull sow market prices | Brumm Speaks Out Have you paid attention to the cull sow market lately? A lot has been written about the very good prices (relative to seasonal expectations) the industry is receiving for market pigs but I’ve seen no comments regarding cull sows According to this morning’s USDA slaughter sow price report, the national average for 450-500 lb cull sows is $59 65 cwt while 550+ cull sows are bringing $64 96