SwineCast 0168 Show Notes:
- Coverage from Banff Swine Seminar with Bruce Cochrane ... Using net energy to reduce feed costs with Robert Payne of Degussa
- American Feed Industry Association Tradeshow is hooking up with Interntional Poultry Exposition this year in Atlanta.
- Mycotoxins in more grain samples. Do you REALLY know where your corn is coming from?
- Eric Atkinson from Ag Today talks with Iowa State Law Professor Roger McEowen about important tax provision extensions.
SwineCast 0167 Show Notes:
- Potential Bio-Terror planning includes FMD scenario from the Department of Homeland Security. Survey found here.
- NPPC Premises registration reminder. Here's the link.
- Univ of IL economist Darrell Good talks with Todd Gleason about the corn/soybean supply and demand picture.
- New grain technologies will improve and expand utilization.
- If it walks and talks like it's "Natural", will you be able to tell the difference?
SwineCast 0166 Show Notes:
- USDA's Agricultural Research Service has announced initial results of a research project involving prion-free cattle, animals that were genetically modified to not produce the protein that has been linked to BSE
- Research into genetic link which determines litter size yielding important information and... they're looking for volunteers.
- Employee benefits and incentives discussion with Dr.
SwineCast 0165 Show Notes:
- Standardized DDGs testing with American Feed Industry Association's Richard Sellers. What and when.
- Nutrition and energy value research discussion with Dr. Hans Stein of the University of Illinois.
- Continuation of SwineCast 0164 information on Hydrogen Sulfide concerns with Bruce Cochran from FarmScape.com.
SwineCast 0164 Show Notes:
- Identifying and developing talent... Author Jim Bolt suggests how to find them and what to do with them in this fastcompany.com article.
- Eric Spell at AgCareers provides his ideas on reloading your talent pipeline.
- Air quality, always a concern in the winter months with Bruce Cochran
- Dr.
SwineCast 0163 
Show Notes:
- Actual image of H3N2 virus. Article is here.
- Cloning back on the front page after FDA report, but agency requests 90 day comment period before moving ahead.
