SwineCast

SwineCast 0221 Show Notes:

• MRSA concern from antibiotic use.. what's happened and why
• Foodborne illnesses and livestock manures
  

SwineCast 0220a Show Notes:

• Special presentation as Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns reviews House version of the Farm Bill

SwineCast 0220 Show Notes:

• In that next interview... dive deep!
  
• Dennis DiPietre looks at China pork landscape
• Jim Long says a good year for producers... if a bit anxious
• Soil quality and manure management
• Sweden's experience with manure digesters
  

SwineCast 0219 Show Notes:

• PCV-AD with Joe Connor. Carthage Vet Service Conference Info.
  
• Canadian industry outlook with Florian Possberg of Big Sky Farms.
• Maple Leaf Foods facility update.
• Product testing primer. How the universities do what they do to ensure the products do what they do.. with no surprises.

SwineCast 0218 Show Notes:

• NPPC says time to move on Farm Bill and MCOOL Legislation.  Now or never... new tool to simplify those contacts
  
• Animal husbandry is back with Don Tyler
  

SwineCast 0217 Show Notes:

• Whole Foods sowing Wild Oats
• AFIA review of melamine issue from feed manufacturer's perspective
• SKOV Air Systems manages indoor environment
• Manitoba Clean Environment Commission member talks about issues facing livestock producers in that province
• E. Coli interventions showing positive response.

SwineCast 0216 Show Notes:

• Jim Pettigrew at the American Society of Animal Scientists
• Great probiotic primer with Dr. Margie Lee from the Univ of GA.  You may want to share this one.
• PRRS vaccine review
• Managing manure with environmental considerations 

SwineCast 0215b Show Notes:

• Special segment with Jack Welch on his book "Winning" 

SwineCast 0215 Show Notes:

• Family members die in Virginia manure pit
  
• Dr. Mario Tenuta on Manitoba's switch to phosphorus based manure application limits
• U.S. Environmental issue overview for swine producers with Brown-Winick's Mike Blaser
• Trading water quality credits
• Bob Goodland reviews his World Pork Expo findings

SwineCast 0214

• CircoVirus impact on marketings with Paragon's Steve Meyer
• Klaas Okkinga of Boehringer Ingelheim shares on the development of Ingelvac CircoFLEX vaccine
• New, clear, edible, packaging technology
• Country Of Origin Labeling from north of the border
• National Pork Board hosts panel on Pig Crop Report