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Winter 2004-2005
		FAST II Alley Design Saves Illinois Producer Retrofitting Cost and Time   When Ron Ness heard about Farmweld's FAST II Alley Design he was immediately intrigued. Even though several buildings on his farm weren't in need of new equipment he, could see the advantages of sorting technology.
		Automatic Sorting and FAST II Earning High Marks at Belstra Milling   PIC gilt multiplier, Belstra Milling and its customers have seen a remarkably positive impact on animal behavior in it's barns equipped with automatic sorting.
		Belstra Growers Say Scale is Durable, Easy to Use   They like the FAST II scale in particular because it is durable and easy to use, both for them and the pigs.
		Hormel Foods' Exec Makes the Case for Uniformity   Automatic sorting technology helps producers deliver more uniform loads of pigs. That translates to more earned per pig.
		Pennsylvania Producer Feeds by Weight with FAST II   Contract grower Mark Leinbach of Perry County, PA recently installed the FAST II system in a remodeled barn. The barn is a food court style facility with two feed lines for split-weight feeding.
		Electronic ID Demonstrates FAST II's Accuracy   Looking at data from barns equipped with FAST II and electronic identification tells a lot about the scale's accuracy, according to FAST II specialist Patti Uhrich.
		New Facilities Streamline Work, Improve Sorting and Feeding   Ralph Biesterfeld of Beecher, IL says there is “no comparison” in how this new FAST II equipped facility operates versus older barns.
		Hitting Target Loin Size Increases Income for Meadowbrook Producers   Ron Ness, a Meadowbrook producer and member of its board of directors, says loads of tightly sorted pigs return more dollars per head than loads with the same average weight but more varied individual weights.
		What the Experts Say About FAST II Alley   What experts from around the U.S. have to say about FAST II Alley.