Pipestone Veterinary Services News

 Dr Scott Dee received the American Association of Swine Veterinarians’ 2016 Howard Dunne Memorial Award during the association’s 47th Annual Meeting February 29 in New Orleans, LA.  The award recognizes an AASV member who has made important contributions and provided outstanding service to the association and the swine industry. Dr Dee was born in Rochester, MN and gained exposure to the research...

By: Dr. Spencer Wayne The extreme profitability we saw in 2014 is by now a fond and distant memory to most of us.  2016 is experiencing a moderate start, but by most forecasts, it will likely be a year of tightening belts.  Easy to spend money on pigs carrying $30 profit per head…. Harder to spend that money when it will...

Bill Steenstra, field supervisor for Pipestone System in Independence, Iowa, was named a Master Pork Partner by the Iowa Pork Producers Association at the Iowa Pork Congress Banquet in Des Moines in January 2016.  The Master Pork Partner Award recognizes pork production company employees who have demonstrated positive impacts in their production systems and a commitment to the We Care ethical principles, but...

A new wean-to-finish barn built near Edgerton, Minnesota, has become an important tool for Pipestone Grow Finish (PGF) in providing information and services to their Nutrition customers. The barn is a 2,400 head wean-to-finish research barn managed by Pipestone Grow Finish that will allow Pipestone to conduct nutrition research with nursery and finisher pigs.  It is the fifth research barn...

Our swine sales team members are truly experts in their field, which is why producers across the Midwest trust them with questions on their swine products.  We’ve compiled a list of their Top 6 requently Asked Swine Questions Answered!  Get all the quick answers below and save yourself a call in the future.  Although we’d love to hear from you...

Turkey, ham, stuffing, potatoes, three options of pie: during the holidays many of us sit at a table with too many options to fit on our plate.  Unfortunately, there are many families in our own communities that are food insecure.  A startling fact: one out of every five kids in America struggles with hunger. November 2015, Pipestone and their employees...

“The more things change, the more they stay the same.” The old adage can apply to many things about modern agriculture. While technologies and management practices are changing many things about how livestock are raised, successful farms and businesses are still built on relationships and a commitment to animal care. That focus on customer service and animal care has been...

The old adage “Good Things Come in Small Packages” is ringing true for a number of beef producers this season, thanks to a new product that is significantly reducing stress on calves during weaning. “Weaning is a stressful time for the calf, which can often result in respiratory disease in the first three weeks after weaning,” said Dr. Larry Goelz...

As the weather cools, the pork industry increases its vigilance against the Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSv). Over the past 20 years, PRRS has emerged as the most economically important disease for U.S. pork producers. Dennis Wiebbecke has been on the front line of the fight against PRRS for the past three years.  As the Filter Compliance Technician...

The Pipestone System is celebrating 25 years since the first contract for the first Pipestone System barn – Hiawatha Gilts — was signed.  There are lots of ways to talk about the growth of the business model, from number of barns and animals to number of employees and shareholders.  However, the best measurement is not in numbers of barns or animals, but in the...