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Fall 2007
		Trusting Your Team   Missourian Kenny Brinker let his staff at Harrison Creek select the farrowing equipment for a new 1,350 sow expansion project. They opted for EuroStyle Farrowing Crates and after using them in an existing facility because they like the Swinging Rump Guard and the crate’s proven durability.
		Farmweld Service Comes Through   Ross Kuper of Osage, IA, needed gates for a new 2,500-head wean-to-finish barn in a hurry. Farmweld came through without a hitch. And Kuper says Farmweld Jumbo Feeders are excellent for starting small pigs all the way through market.

Summer 2007
		Flooring Makes the Nursery   Flooring is the most important element of nursery facilities according to Wayne Dahl who recently built a 4,400-head unit in Dawson, MN. Farmweld Flooring System wasn’t the cheapest panel Dahl considered but he is convinced it is the best. “I am expecting that flooring to last a long time,” he says.
		A Good Insurance Policy   With 70 pounds of feed in the hopper, Farmweld Jumbo Feeders prevent disaster even if a feed system goes down, says Patrick Harms who operates 23,000 pigs spaces with his dad, Duke.  The Harms’ say Farmweld’s feeders are easy to adjust and clean, too.

Spring 2007
		In Search of Quality   Quality was the main objective for Francis Forst as he selected equipment for a new 2,400-head sow unit for Mowak, a contract farrow-to-wean facility for Synergy, LLC.  “No cheap stuff!” Forst told bidding equipment companies. Forst was immediately sold on Farmweld’s heavy-duty construction and craftsmanship. Employee-friendly features like the Swinging Rump Guards, quick-release gates and non-removable pins save time and hassle, too.
		Remodeling Takes Facilities From Worst to Best   Taking a 20 year old, partially slatted finisher with wooden gates to a modern automatic sorting facility was a complicated remodeling design project. But with Farmweld’s help, Kevin Schafer of Sangamon Prairie Pork in Williamsville, IL, got the job done.