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SwineCast 0193 Show Notes:

• World of contrasts - cloning to produce insulin but not for food
• Corn/Soy production costs up significantly
• Global warming and carbon sequestration - money in your pocket?
• Quality System Verification Program overview
• Canadian Quality Assurance
• Link to Pork Management Conference Brochur

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 0182

• FAPRI's Outlook on Corn Acreage - www.fapri.missouri.edu
• Press avail with House Ag Committee Chairman Rep. Collin Peterson at NFU Convention

SwineCast 0179

• What's Up With Risk Based Inspections
• Corn Prices Affecting More Than Feed
• Net Energy With Rob Payne Of Degussa
• New Ways Of Tracking Campy Behavior

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 0176

• Consumer concerns shared by the big dog, McDonalds
• Steve Ensley reviews health and nutrition issues related to DDGs rations
• Corn yield potential. Will 300 bushels be the norm?

SwineCast 0175

• Jacques Dion with AgriVolt lobbies for annual audits
• Monitoring water consumption and use can tell you more than you think
• Higher corn and soybean prices will vary according to a number of factors detailed by Iowa State's John Lawrence

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.

SwineCast 0168

• 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

• 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?