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SwineCast 0482

• Informa Economics VP Dave Ryman hooks up with Bruce Cochrane for a good discussion of current economic issues across North America and his view of the timing for the eventual industry turning point.

SwineCast 0463

• Iowa State's Roger Elmore discusses the crop progress in this important midwestern corn state. Watching for the frost...
• Link to Elwynn Taylor's Weather Tweet Sheet mentioned by Roger.

SwineCast 0421 Show Notes:

• Current market conditions and planting delays impact on grain prices now and yet to come

SwineCast 0405 Show Notes:

• FAPRI's Dr Patrick Westhoff goes in-depth on their recently released report on the factors behind the drop in grain prices and the outlook for this year and next

SwineCast 0356 Show Notes:

• Looking at the fallout from California's Prop 2 with California producer and National Pork Board president Steve Weaver
• Higher grains this winter?  Mike Woolverton says the market needs to buy about 4 mln more corn acres.
• Some interesting parallels in today's economic turmoil and what agriculture dealt with in the 80's

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SwineCast 0337 Show Notes:

• Special presentation with Dr Orlen Grunewald about his presentation at the Kansas State Risk and Profit conference 

SwineCast 0315 Show Notes:

• Livestock groups taking RFS concerns to Washington
• Rationing today's corn crop. How much... where to... and why
• AVMA updates website with position papers on animal welfare
• Save fuel costs and neighbor complaints with vegetative buffers.