SwineCast 0725 Show Notes:
- Last year's breakthrough conference, "Feed Efficiency In Swine" featured an international cast of speakers pulling the best information on swine feed efficiency from all around the world to Omaha in November. Just in the past month, a new book has been released and the presentation videos have been posted online for free viewing. I talked with book editor, Dr. John Patience of Iowa State University about the program and what these new releases mean for producers.
- Videos series: 2011 Swine Feed Efficiency Conference
- Book on Amazon.com: Feed Efficiency in Swine by J. F. Patience
SwineCast 0724 Show Notes:
- The dream of showcasing pork production in a world-class, consumer-friendly facility has broken ground in Indiana. Malcolm De Kryger of Belstra Milling introduces Legacy Farms in conjunction with Fair Oaks Dairy Farms.
- Fair Oaks Farms Home Page
SwineCast 0722 Show Notes:
- Dr. Bob Morrison from the University of Minnesota assembles an Olympic-caliber team to review what we know about Mycoplasma Hyopneumoniae and why it's important for your health team to get it right... on this special episode of At The Meeting!
SwineCast 0722A Show Notes:
- Previewing the next "At The Meeting" episode. This time Dr. Bob Morrison discusses the upcoming Mycoplasma Hyopneumoniae check up.
SwineCast 0723 Show Notes:
- Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO, Bob Dinneen, responds to requests for a waiver of the renewable fuels standard mandate by a consortium of livestock organizations. The groups say the grain is too important as feed in this drought-tightened supply scenario.
- Link to NPPC's release on the RFS waiver request.
SwineCast 0721 Show Notes:
- Dealing with today OK? What about tomorrow? Don Tyler of Tyler and Associates discusses some common sense steps to keeping your attitude in check for your health and those around you. This one you might want to forward to your management team.
SwineCast 0720 Show Notes:
- Dr. Bob Wisner, Iowa State University, and Joel Newman, President and CEO of American Feed Industry Association, provide some highlights of the report titled Future Patterns of U.S. Grains, Biofuels, and Livestock and Poultry Feeding. This summary was the topic of a presentation held in Phoenix, Arizona, July 17, 2012 at the Federation of Animal Science Societies meeting. The Institute for Feed Education and Research (IFEEDER) provided a grant on behalf of the American Feed Industry Association to the Council on Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics (C-FARE) in order to conduct a review on future patterns in the feed industry.
- Future Patterns of U.S. Grains, Biofuels, and Livestock and Poultry Feeding [PDF]
SwineCast 0719
Show Notes:
- The Codex Alimentarius Commission – established by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and its World Health Organization to promote food safety and fair practices in trade – has approved an international standard for ractopamine. We talk with NPPC's Laurie Hueneke, Director of International Trade Policy, Sanitary & Technical Issues, from the meeting in Rome, Italy.
SwineCast 0718
Show Notes:
- A conversation on the re-emergence of swine dysentery in U.S. hog herds and suggestions for diagnosis and treatment with Dr. Mark Hammer, Professional Services Veterinarian, Novartis Animal Health.
