Staff vet for Country View Family Farms, Dr. Jessica Clark, discusses her journey follow the food animal career path and offers thoughts on filling the pipeline for the future large animal practitioner.
Conversation on the prudent use of antibiotics featuring Dr. Scott Hurd, Former Deputy Undersecretary Food Safety, USDA and Associate Professor in the Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine at Iowa State and Carthage Vet Service' Dr. Sarah Probst-Miller.
Swine Vet Service's Mike Eisenmenger joins us from Boehringer-Ingelheim's Carolina Health Seminar with thoughts on how management of PRRS has changed over the past decade and top issues for control.
The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) at the U.S. Department of Agriculture is working on a a major regulatory re-write as part of the 2008 Farm Bill. As economist Steve Meyers shares, those changes and additions could significantly alter the nature of the livestock production industry in the U.S. The comment period is open and can be entered here or send an email to comments.gipsa@usda.gov
The Year of Pigs is going strong at the Indiana State Fair. Mike Platt, Executive Director of the Indiana Pork Producers Association, shares how innovative product promotion efforts are paying off in Indiana.
Prairie Swine Centre's Dr. Harold Gonyou shares findings on sows seeking solitude... some like it snug. He talks with Bruce Cochrane about recent research and finding the best solution for the sow, not the activists.
Estate taxes are in limbo as American Farm Bureau Federation Tax Policy Specialist Pat Wolff explains. Yes, we may still see action but if not, the tax clock roles back ten years come January 1. You need to talk to your congressman because you really don't want that to happen.
AgriBank's Credit Economist Jim Kielkopf logs on with his economic
overview. Where are interest rates going? How is agriculture
positioned to grow? Will the world continue to bid for U.S. exports?
The University of Manitoba is partnering with Acushot to evaluate how needle free injection systems distribute the product and which testing methods will reveal the most useful information. Correspondent Bruce Cochrane reports.
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