Farmweld Groundbreaking State-of-the-Art Offices
June 11, 2019 – Farmweld held a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the state-of-the-art offices it’s building to continue to attract “the best and the brightest” employees to Farmweld. The social setting of the event was supplemented with pork... (more...)
Meet a Maker
Illinois business marks decades of focus on pork industry needs May 11, 2019 – Illinois Farmer Today, Missouri Farmer Today & Iowa Farmer Today – by Phyllis Coulter Teutopolis, Ill. – When Frank Brummer was 21 years old,... (more...)
PLI Offers Broad Look At Top Policy Issues
Trips to Washington DC with the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) and its Pork Leadership Institute (PLI) always offer enlightenment on current issues mixed with a comradery not seen in all industries. This spring’s trip was no exception. For... (more...)
Uniform pigs: A goal worth setting
The path to achieving full-value market hogs starts early. A group of uniform pigs is easier to manage, more efficiently utilizes inputs and broadens the opportunity to achieve full value at market. However, it’s no small achievement. From... (more...)
Richardson Holds Modern Pig Barn Open House
Livonia, Missouri – Bob Richardson recently built a new 3,600 head wean-to-finish swine barn outside of Livonia. Friends, family and the local community were invited to an open house and meal. The open house allowed visitors to get... (more...)
SLP: The Next Step in Sow Productivity Measures
Sow lifetime productivity more fully represents total farm impact. Pigs per sow per year (PSY) has become the gold standard of sow productivity measures. But what does it really tell you? If a female pig weans 12 pigs in her first... (more...)
Farmweld Donates Pork to a 2nd Food Pantry
From left Jonathan Wakefield of Farmweld, Food Pantry Director Dawn Rhodes, Freedom Ministries Executive Director Vickie Kight and Alan Kollman, District 11 Director for the Illinois Pork Producers, are shown with a freezer of pork that was... (more...)
Farmweld Rep Visits Bogotà, Colombia – Rapidly Growing Pork Market
November 20, 2018 – U.S. pork officials are always looking to expand exports into new markets, so it was an easy decision when the National Pork Producers Council, National Pork Board and U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) collaborated to arrange... (more...)
Farmweld Donates Pork to Catholic Charities
Pork Power paid a visit to the Effingham Catholic Charities headquarters Monday, delivering 500 pounds of ground pork for clients of the people-helping agency. The contribution was part of the 10th anniversary of Pork Power: Partnering to Fight Hunger... (more...)
Farmweld Strengthens Sales Support
October 31, 2018 – Farmweld is committed to providing U.S. pork producers with the highest quality equipment and services. To expand that effort, the company has hired Brent Jackson to provide field sales support in vital pig production states. “Our... (more...)
