PigEasy vice president, Katie Holtz, was featured on a recent episode of the Popular Pig podcast. The episode was a roundtable-style discussion with swine industry professionals giving a preview of the 2023 World Pork Expo. Some of the topics include: Recent news within the industry. New technologies that will be at the World Pork…
FarmNews.com recently took the time to interview PigEasy Vice President Katie Holtz about her experiences with perceptions of modern agriculture and livestock management over the years. Holtz has taken what she’s observed and experienced of misconceptions about the pork industry and turned it into a way of promoting pork. Through listening and sharing the story…
KFI went to work looking for a cloud-based platform that was inexpensive (preferably free!) where we could all effectively communicate with each other. We began using Slack because of previous experience with the app at PigEasy.
Throughout much of my childhood, I got to wake up a few hours before school twice a week to wean pigs with my siblings and cousins. After the job was done, we’d all rush to shower and get ready for school. It never failed. Later that morning, I would be in the middle of class…
As (pig)Easy as the MealMeter makes feeding sows, we field some questions that can get a little complex. I answered the top 5 questions we typically field on the MealMeter in a previous post, but I wanted to take it further with more set up and usage questions this time around. Here are the top…
A decrease in non-productive days by optimizing feed intake in the wean row could equal huge savings for sow farms. We often look at the ROI of the MealMeter feed dispenser in easy terms. (Think feed waste and increased production.) The estimated ROI on feed waste is calculated fairly easily by estimating how much…
The World Pork Expo is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. 30 years of delicious pork, 30 years of fellowship, and 30 years of industry innovations. PigEasy is also celebrating a milestone; 5 years as a company. While we’re still considered a “newbie” in the swine industry, our products have been developed with over 50…
I get to celebrate my 3rd Mother’s Day as a Mom this weekend. My husband likes to start the day off by treating me to an “authentic” Mother’s Day breakfast in bed. This involves soggy cereal, a cup of orange juice and a mug of coffee. (Not to worry, there are usually some lovely flowers or a…
Shopping for new feeders is not as easy as it seems. You do the research on multiple feeders, and everything makes sense why they should work well. You choose a feeder that looks most promising, excited for it to make your life and your staff’s lives easier, only to find out later a design flaw…
“Keep your mouth shut, your eyes and ears open and maybe you’ll learn something.” Herbert Klocke My Grandpa Herbert passed away long before I was born, but Dad told us that while Grandpa was a man of few words, he had many one-liners or quips of advice he’d throw out when it fit…
Let’s talk breeding/gestation stall water brackets. When we set out to convert our breeding area to nipple waterers, Dad wasn’t happy with anything on the market. He had concerns about price, sow comfort, ease of installation, maintenance and longevity. With those five thoughts in mind, we developed a solution called the SnoutSpout that is built…
Over the last few years, we’ve fielded a lot of questions on the MealMeter feed dispenser. There are many I myself would ask if I was in the customers’ shoes. For those of you who are intrigued, but haven’t caught up with us at a trade show or aren’t ready to make the call yet,…
A consulting veterinarian we’ve utilized for years at Klocke Farms has the heart of a teacher. He likes to stay focused on the fundamentals and uses phrases that stick in your head long after he heads back to the office. We often catch ourselves repeating these one-liners when we talk about the MealMeter feed dispenser.…
