Total Utilization of Swine Waste for Crop and Hog Productivity

1998 Annual Report for FW98-063

Project Type: Farmer/Rancher
Funds awarded in 1998: $4,985.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2000
Region: Western
State: Hawaii
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Total Utilization of Swine Waste for Crop and Hog Productivity

Summary

Hog farming in Hawaii is becoming less profitable for producers due to the rise in shipping costs of grain and competitive meat prices that the mainland can offer. Using hogs’ natural abilities to root and deposit waste combined may be a practical, environmentally safe and inexpensive way to sustain hogs. Various forage crops, used as supplemental hog feed, will be tested for growth in the tropical climate of Ahualoa, Hawaii, on a rotational system. Other producers may see that vacant land once used by the dying industry of sugar plantations may be used alternatively for hog operations.