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South Dakota](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/bonhomme) ## [Creating a Safety Culture - The Modern Producer Podcast](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/creating-a-safety-culture-in-farming) ## [Regenerative Agriculture with Dan Cloutier - The Modern Producer Podcast](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/regenerative-agriculture-with-dan-cloutier) ## [ROBOTIC MILKING: Deerfield Colony Case Study](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/robotic-milking-deerfield-colony-case-study) ## [Sustainability Benefits of Variable Speed Cross Ventilation](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/sustainability-benefits-of-variable-speed-cross-ventilation) ## [Greenwald Colony: Brokenhead, Manitoba, Canada](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/greenwald-colony-brokenhead-manitoba-canada) ## [Manure Application: What You Need To Know](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/manure-application-what-you-need-to-know) ## [What is Regenerative Agriculture?](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/what-is-regenerative-agriculture) ## [Farm Accounting, R&D, & Estate Planning](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/farm-accounting-rd-estate-planning) ## [10 Tech Tips for the Farm](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/10-tech-tips-for-the-farm) ## [Smoked Pork Belly - The Perfect Appetizer](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/smoked-pork-belly-the-perfect-appetizer) ## [Safety Culture on the Farm](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/safety-culture-on-the-farm) ## [Modern Producer Summer 2022 Edition](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/modern-producer-summer-2022-edition) ## [Turkey vs. Hog Tunnel Ventilation: They are not the same](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/turkey-vs.-hog-tunnel-ventilation-they-are-not-the-same) ## [Myth of the Meltdown](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/myth-of-the-barn-meltdown) ## [Wireless Tech in Pig Barns - Where We're At](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/wireless-tech-in-pig-barns-where-were-at) ## [Small Hog Barn Project with Big Impact](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/small-hog-barn-project-large-results) ## [Colony Highlight: Platte Colony, Platte, South Dakota](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/hutterite-colony-highlight-platte-colony-platte-south-dakota) ## [Save Time, Feed, And Money](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/save-time-feed-and-money-by-pig-easy) ## [Animal Safety and Positive Pressure Ventilation](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/animal-safety-and-positive-pressure-ventilation) ## [21/22 Winter Modern Producer Kid's Coloring Contest](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/21/22-winter-modern-producer-kids-coloring-contest) ## [More Than Parts, But We Have Those Too](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/new-standard-more-than-parts-but-we-have-those-too) ## [Why We Do What We Do - The Modern Producer Podcast](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/mikael-kirk-agrisys-podcast-0) ## [ESF REMODEL: A&A Van Ginkel Farms](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/esf-remodel-aa-van-ginkel-farms) ## [2022 Show Season Schedule](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/2022-show-season-schedule) ## [Why CO2 Sensors](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/why-co2-sensors) ## [BIG NEWS FROM NEW STANDARD](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/big-news-from-new-standard) ## [Mikael Kirk with Agrisys - The Modern Producer Podcast](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/mikael-kirk-agrisys-podcast) ## [5th Freedom: Freedom from Fear & Distress](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/1st-freedom-freedom-from-discomfort-0-0-0) ## [Greenwald: Sow Stall Barn to Loose Housing Remodel](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/greenwald-sow-stall-barn-to-loose-housing-remodel) ## [4th Freedom: Freedom to Express Normal Behavior](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/1st-freedom-freedom-from-discomfort-0-0) ## [Britt Roman from Munters - The Modern Producer Podcast](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/podcast-catching-up-part-2-0) ## [3rd Freedom: Freedom from Pain, Injury, or Disease](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/1st-freedom-freedom-from-discomfort-0) ## [2nd Freedom: Freedom From Discomfort](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/1st-freedom-freedom-from-discomfort) ## [1st Freedom: Freedom From Hunger and Thirst](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/1st-freedom-freedom-from-hunger-and-thirst) ## [Season 2 - The Modern Producer Podcast](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/season-two) ## [So What's Next: Darren Sloan](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/so-whats-next-darren-sloan) ## [Increase Conception Rates with Simple Changes](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/increase-conception-rates-with-simple-changes) ## [So What's Next: Dillan Meyer](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/so-whats-next-dillan-meyer) ## [So What's Next: Tim Friedel](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/so-whats-next-tim-friedel) ## [So What's Next: Chet Mogler](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/so-whats-next-chet-mogler) ## [1910 Elementary Agriculture](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/1910-elementary-agriculture) ## [The Case of the Meishan Boars](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/the-case-of-the-meishan-boars) ## [So What's Next: Hunter Thomas](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/so-whats-next-hunter-thomas) ## [Cool Cells: More Than A Lifeline, It's a way of Barn Living](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/cool-cells-more-than-a-lifeline-its-a-way-of-barn-living) ## [Case Study: University of Alberta Barn Conversion to ESF](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/case-study-university-of-alberta) ## [Why You Need to Think About Cooling Your Birds Now: Turkey Tunnel Ventilation](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/why-you-need-to-think-about-cooling-your-birds-now-turkey-tunnel-ventilation) ## [Stall Barn to Loose Sow ESF Barn Conversion - Greenwald (Part 1)](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/stall-barn-to-loose-sow-esf-barn-conversion-greenwald-part-1) ## [Neudorf Colony: New Multi Barn Build with ESF](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/neudorf-colony-new-multi-barn-build-with-esf) ## [Born in Barn? Please Keep Your Doors Shut](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/born-in-barn-please-keep-your-doors-shut) ## [Manage People? Check Out These Must Reads](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/manage-people-check-out-these-must-reads) ## [Interview with Andrew Howerton of Reliance Pork - The Modern Producer Podcast](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/andrew-howerton-reliance-pork) ## [Borders, Beer & Bacon - The Modern Producer Podcast](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/borders-beer-bacon) ## [Catching Up Part 2 - The Modern Producer Podcast](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/podcast-catching-up-part-2) ## [Catching Up Part 1 - The Modern Producer Podcast](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/podcast-catching-up-part-1) ## [Millbrook Farms Upgrades to Fusion Barn Automation](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/fusion-barn-automation-millbrook) ## [Honey Grove Barn Facts](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/honey-grove-barn-facts) ## [Modern Pig Barns, Thoughts from a Pork Consumer](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/modern-pig-barns-thoughts-from-a-pork-consumer) ## [Honey Grove: Forwarding Technology in Hog Barns](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/honey-grove-forwarding-technology-in-barns) ## [Barn Ventilation: 71 Years of Progress](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/barn-ventilation-79-years-of-progress) ## [Reflections on 14 Years of New Standard Group](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/reflections-on-14-years-of-new-standard-group) ## [Interesting Hog Barn History](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/interesting-hog-barn-history) ## [Pause or Fast-Forward?](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/pause-or-fast-forward) ## [Starting Your Social Media Following](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/starting-your-social-media-following) ## [Kid's Coloring Contest](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/nscoloring-contest) ## [Pig & Swig: Look's Marketplace](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/pig-swig-looks-marketplace) ## [Angry at Life? Try this.](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/angry-at-life-try-this) ## [Haven Colony: The Move to ESF](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/haven-colony-the-move-to-esf) ## [Agvocating with Pipestone Vet Services](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/podcast-agvocating-with-pipestone-vet-services) ## [The Future of Hog Farms - Lessons from Europe](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/the-future-of-hog-farms-lessons-from-europe) ## [Farm Talk: 10 Tips For Every Producer](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/10-tips-for-every-producer) ## [Turkey Talk with Dillan Meyer](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/turkey-talk-with-dillan-meyer) ## [Pig & Swig Series: Brazen Hall](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/pig-swig-series-brazen-hall) ## [Matt Booth Series: Part 3](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/matt-booth-series-part-3) ## [Matt Booth Series: Part 2](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/matt-booth-series-part-2) ## [Positive Company Culture in the Pig Barn](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/positive-company-culture-in-the-pig-barn) ## [Matt Booth Series: Part 1](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/matt-booth-series-part-1) ## [Bruce D Campbell Farm and Food Discovery Centre](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/bruce-d-campbell-farm-and-food-discovery-center) ## [Activator Farrowing Feeding with Chiel van Lenthe](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/activator-automatic-farrowing-feeder) ## [Staying Positive In Tough Times](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/staying-positive-in-tough-times) ## [Now I can Laugh About It](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/now-i-can-laugh-about-it) ## [The Rising Concern of Critical Fusion Frequency](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/the-rising-concern-of-critical-fusion-frequency) ## [Take Time to Stop and Smell the Pig Sh\*t](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/take-time-to-stop-and-smell-the-pig-sht) ## [A.I. in a Hog Finisher – It Does Make Sense](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/ai-in-a-hog-finisher-it-does-make-sense) ## [Bacon selling on my Chest](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/bacon-selling-on-my-chest) ## [Benefits of Automated Farrowing Feeding](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/benefits-of-automated-farrowing-feeding) ## [The Curse of the Nibbler](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/the-curse-of-the-nibbler) ## [ESF in Europe a History with Mikael Kirk](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/esf-in-europe-a-history-with-mikael-kirk) ## [Interview with Kevin Kurbis - The Last 10 Years](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/introducing-the-modern-producer-podcast-0-0-0) ## [Interview with Chet Mogler - Pig Hill Farms](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/introducing-the-modern-producer-podcast-0-0) ## [Technology In the Barn : What's here, what's coming.](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/introducing-the-modern-producer-podcast-0) ## [The Last 10 Years: Reflection Piece](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/the-last-10-years-reflection-piece) ## [Bitcoin to Bacon: What you need to know about blockchain](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/bitcoin-to-bacon-what-you-need-to-know-about-blockchain) ## [Consumer Pressure Driving Innovation: Where We Are Today](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/consumer-pressure-driving-innovation-where-we-are-today) ## [Introducing The Modern Producer Podcast!](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/introducing-the-modern-producer-podcast) ## [California’s Proposition 12 Sets Idealistic Restrictions on Pork Producers](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/californias-proposition-12-sets-idealistic-restrictions-on-pork-producers) ## [Building Systems That Last: New Elm Spring Colony’s Transition to Microfan](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/building-systems-that-last-new-elm-spring-colonys-transition-to-microfan) ## [Bringing Tunnel Ventilation to Silver Lake Colony's New Turkey Finishers](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/poultry-testimonial-bringing-tunnel-ventilation-to-silver-lake-colony) ## [Check Out the Newest Issue of The Modern Producer](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/check-out-the-latest-issue-of-the-modern-producer) ## [The Surprising History of the Holiday Ham](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/the-surprising-history-of-the-holiday-ham) ## [Our System Just Works. Hear from Producers at WPX 2018](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/our-system-just-works.-hear-from-producers-at-wpx-2018) ## [Recipe for Pork Worstenbroodjes - with Maaike Campbell](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/recipe-maaike-campbell) ## [3 Things Great Barn Owners Do in Difficult Times](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/3-things-great-barn-owners-do-in-difficult-times) ## [Not All Group Housing is Created Equal \[Infographic\]](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/not-all-group-housing-is-created-equal-infographic) ## [A Comparison of Creep Penning Options: Steel, PVC, or PanelTIM](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/a-comparison-of-creep-penning-options-steel-pvc-or-paneltim) ## [South Dakota Turkeys Pardoned by the White House](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/south-dakota-turkeys-pardoned-by-the-white-house) ## [How Boar Pens Can Improve Your Bottom Line](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/how-boar-pens-can-improve-your-bottom-line) ## [How the Pork Industry Can Attract Younger Generations](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/how-the-pork-industry-can-attract-younger-generations) ## [Post Implantation vs. Post Insemination Re-entry for Sows: Why It Matters](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/post-implantation-vs.-post-insemination-re-entry-for-sows-which-is-right) ## [Overcome Your Fear of ASF](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/overcome-your-fear-of-asf) ## [Using the TN Visa to Staff Your Barn](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/using-the-tn-visa-to-staff-your-barn) ## [Introducing: Smartphone-Controlled Feed Sensors](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/introducing-idol) ## [The Ground Up Process of Building a New ESF Barn \[Infographic\]](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/the-ground-up-process-of-building-a-new-esf-barn-infographic) ## [The Advantages of Using PanelTIM in a Hog Barn \[Video\]](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/the-advantages-of-paneltim-in-hog-barn) ## [Olymel's Conversion to Group Housing Ramps Up with New Standard Partnership](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/olymels-conversion-to-group-housing-ramps-up-with-new-standard-partnership) ## [Onboarding vs. Waterboarding: How Janae Metzger Makes Staff Onboarding Less of a Chore](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/onboarding-vs.-waterboarding-how-janae-metzger-makes-staff-onboarding-less-of-a-chore) ## [6 Factors to Consider in Your Farrowing Room](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/6-factors-to-consider-in-your-farrowing-room) ## [The Secret to ESF Success: Gilt Self-Conditioning](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/the-secret-to-esf-success-gilt-self-conditioning) ## [Your Next Gilt Trainer Could Be Who You Least Expect](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/your-next-gilt-trainer-could-be-who-you-least-expect) ## [Making Sure Your ESF Data is Secure \[VIDEO\]](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/system-backups) ## [Hot Tips for Hot Weather: Barn Cleaning and ESF Training Pens](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/hot-tips-for-hot-weather-barn-cleaning-and-esf-training-pens) ## [Partnering With Topigs Norsvin at the Delta Canada Boar Research Center](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/topigs-norsvin) ## [Converting a Stall Barn to a Group Sow Housing Barn at Pembina Colony](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/case-study-converting-pembina-colonys-sow-barn-to-group-housing) ## [7 Surprises for a Newbie to Open Sow Housing](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/7-surprises-for-a-newbie-to-open-sow-housing) ## [5 Technologies to Include in Your Next Sow Barn Design \[Infographic\]](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/5-technologies-to-include-in-your-next-sow-barn-design-infographic) ## [Pavlov's Hogs and Classical Conditioning in Gilt Training](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/pavlovs-hogs) ## [4 Reasons Meishans are Becoming the Teaser Boar of Choice](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/4-reasons-meishans-are-becoming-the-teaser-boar-of-choice) ## [Meet The Experts - Ben Cochran](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/meet-the-experts-ben-cochran) ## [How to Follow New Standard on Social Media](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/how-to-follow-new-standard-on-social-media) ## [Arno van Brandenburg on the Rise of the ESF System](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/arno-van-brandenburg-on-the-rise-of-the-esf-system) ## [What Do Producers Really Think of PanelTIM?](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/what-do-producers-really-think-of-paneltim) ## [Why You Should Never Buy ESF Equipment](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/why-you-should-never-buy-esf-equipment) ## [Meet The Experts - Dwayne Morrow](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/meet-the-experts-dwayne-morrow) ## [9 Barn Management Habits that Tank Sow Productivity](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/10-barn-management-habits-that-tank-sow-productivity) ## [The Piggy Cafeteria](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/the-piggy-cafeteria) ## [Managing Open Rates with Automatic Heat Detection and Central Separation ](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/auto-heat-detection) ## [Sow Barn Design Done by the Sow](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/how-would-a-sow-design-her-space) ## [Forward Exit ESF Just Works, Here's Why](https://info.newstandard-group.com/blog/forward-exit-esf-just-works-heres-why) ## [Meet The Experts - 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