In the podcast, Extension Swine Educator Sarah Schieck Boelke speaks with Gabriella Lima who recently finished her Master of Science degree in the Department of Animal Science. Gabriella speaks about a research project she worked on. The research project was very comprehensive in what it all looked at, but specifically, Gabriella looked at the effects of growth performance and carcass characteristics when feeding hybrid rye to organically raised growing-finishing pigs. Gabriella does briefly share the other aspects of the research project that were studied by others, but didn’t share those results.

Learn more about research featured in the podcast

• Abstract published in the Journal of Animal Science, volume 102, Issue Supplement 2, Pages 58-59. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skae102.068
• Organic pigs & rye: The rest of the story article was originally printed in The LAND publication (July 5, 2024) and reprinted on the UMN Extension Swine blog.
• Article featured in UMN Extension's Source magazine Fall 2024 issue.
• Article featured on UMN West Central Research and Outreach Center's website, titled: Organic Pigs and Hybrid Rye.
• Summary of 2024 Organic Swine Field Day event held at the West Central Research and Outreach Center
• Article published in National Hog Farmer, November 2024
• Podcast recorded with Swine Podcasts by Wisenetix, featuring Dr. Lee Johnston

This podcast was recorded on November 5, 2024.