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Commercial Swine

COMMERCIAL SWINE PRODUCTION REQUIRES CONSTANT ASSESSMENT, AN EYE FOR EFFIECIENCY, AND A SUTHER FIVE STAR PLAN

Diet Management

Professional oversight in these areas:

• Cost-effective feed formulations by season and by facility type
• Unit and genetic specific diets and feed budgets
• Processing and mixing efficiency of complete feeds

Suther’s representatives utilize multiple tools, such as best-cost formulation software, proprietary lab analysis packages, and close-out analysis to manage our clients diets.

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Performance Management

Continuous measurement and benchmarking of actual performance against projections.
Suther’s representatives utilize:

• Experience and research to create performance projections
• Repeated/Scheduled onsite visits
• Quality control analysis of feed consumption, grain processing, mixing efficiency and feed budgeting
• Monitoring and review of group close-outs

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Marketing Management

Suther’s offers in-house swine marketing services through Suther’s Swine Marketing Pool.  Nearly 20 years of experience in:

• Negotiating pricing contracts with pork processors.
• Providing producers efficient access to shackle space in load and less than full semi load lots
• Coordinating multiple producers into load lot deliveries to maximize freight costs
• Monitoring and analysis of harvest data

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Production Management

On-site professional consultation to monitor performance records, facilities, and identify conditions that may positively or negatively impact feeding performance.

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Information Management

We strive to provide our clients with the most current information, strategies, additives and technologies that are applicable and available for their success.