Silicon Prairie News Minute

Listen Mobile:   Jim: Ryan, I know that we have come up will all kinds of high tech gadgets to keep our kids safe, but are there now devices for little baby pigs too? Ryan: Swineguard is a company that is currently going through the Iowa Startup Accelerator, and they are trying to solve the problem of mother pigs lying down on their babies. They actually have a device that listens to particular squeals from the pigs, and it then uses a belt to lift the mother up so the piglet can escape. http://siliconprairienews.com/2015/10/swineguard-protects-piglets-from-being-crushed-to-death/ Jim: How common is this problem?