biofuels

SwineCast 0281 Show Notes:

• Paul Jeske at Pigski reports his experience with the new upper midwest strain of PRRS his practice is investigating
• Iowa Select's Joe Kerns shares important pricing knowledge and the possibility of another marketing opportunity
• Iowa State's fuels and feeding info
• Exploring feedstock alternatives in Canada
• Manager's minute with Sarah Fogelman...

SwineCast 0256 Show Notes:

• Mo Agastino, Senior Risk Management Consultant at Farms.com Risk Management, shares some advice on how to prepare for the unexpected
• Let's proactively manage odor before our neighbors and our government teach us how to
• Tom Elam, FarmEcon.com, explains the economics of biofuels 

SwineCast 0250 Show Notes:

• Bioconference update - fungi is your friend
• NAIS hurdles
• Liz Wagstrom looks at the NAIS swine program
• Scott Patton of Ipsos Reid talks with Bruce Cochrane about a recent Canadian consumer food safety and quality survey

SwineCast 0244 Show Notes:

• Hytek buys Springhill Farms slaughter plant in Manitoba
• Dr. John Clifford on traceability
• Groups oppose extension of Renewable Fuel Standard (read grain-based ethanol)
• Feed, fuel, carbon credits with Dan Murphy
  

SwineCast 0192

• Tyson hooks up with Conoco to produce ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel from animal waste. More such partnerships out there according to David Kaluzny with the National Renderer's Association.
• Bruce Cochrane talks with animal handling expert Temple Grandin.
• HSUS says Cargill 'phasing out' gestation crates. Cargill disagrees.
• CEO of Validus discusses growth of on-farm assessments.
• "Building A Civilized Workplace" author Robert Sutton. Link to "Jerk" test. Link to book.

SwineCast 0187

• Additional freight cars on order as railways prepare for more corn than ever
• Potential for U.S.-Brazil ethanol agreement, dare we call it a 'corntel'?
• Farm Futures analyst tells Commodity Classic crowd how it is with biofuels impact on markets
• NCSU Ag Engineer Garry Grabow with a review of manure handling equipment

SwineCast 0185

• Link to story on Netherland research identifying antimicrobial agent against food borne pathogens found in poultry gut.
• Pork industry representative before House Ag Committee subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry. How BioFuels initiative is affecting the swine industry.
• Optimum weaning ages and why with Dr. Steve Dritz of K-State
• Dr.

SwineCast 0178

• Fiona Boal of RaboBank discusses alternative fuels' impact on livestock
• Dr. Moira Gunn talks with Phil Luton of the UK's Health Protection Agency about the first non-US research organization to be approved for biodefence and bioterrorism since the events of 9/11.

SwineCast 0177

• Dr. Larry Martin of the George Morris Centre discusses the impact of U.S. ethanol policies on Canadian swine producers.
• Likely grain market scenarios with Bill Holbrook of Holbrook Consulting.

SwineCast 0170

• President Bush supports biofuels in State of the Union address.
• and two days later connects with officials at DuPont to acknowledge the stress this policy is placing on livestock producers.
• Canadian think tank George Morris Centre president Larry Martin looks at the effects of current ethanol policies.
• What feeding substitutes to corn are available and what problems may they present? Dr.