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SwineCast 0340 Show Notes:

• At the Leman Conference... the question is... are your pigs approachable?
• Garth Boyd of CAMCO, keynote speaker, shares take home from his address

SwineCast 0339 Show Notes:

• NPPC's Legislative Conference underway with key issues to be discussed with congressmen
• Swine dysentery... the health issue that won't go away.  Dr Steve McOrist shares how to beat the bug

SwineCast 0338 Show Notes:

• Overview of Friday's Production and Supply/Demand report
• Water usage may limit expansion of corn acreage to the west
• Jim Harvey of Heartland Financial shares considerations for generational transition from the Farm Progress Show

SwineCast 0337 Show Notes:

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

SwineCast 0336 Show Notes:

• A conversation with Dr Dennis DiPietre exploring intrinsic value of plants and animals under our care and some considerations for taking the lead in animal welfare to re-establish consumer trust

SwineCast 0335 Show Notes:

• Center for Food Integrity overviews recent consumer trust survey.  Meeting in Indianapolis Oct 8 and 9, 2008
• Moving livestock waste to difference regions gets underwritten for trials
• Performance-based Ag Pollution Controls.. Huh?

SwineCast 0334 Show Notes:

SwineCast 0333 Show Notes:

• Iowa 'Master Matrix' under fire as committee over-rules building permit
• Transport biosecurity considerations from PIC
• Dr Lief Christensen of the Danish Meat Institute shares learnings from their transportation programs
• Dr Matt Ritter's FREE Hog Handling Update Newsletter sign up

SwineCast 0332 Show Notes:

• Research on links to low birthweight and pork quality from the Prairie Swine Centre
• COOL Update with the Saskatchewan Pork Development Board
• David Funderburke of Cape Fear Consulting delves into the use of alternative feedstuffs to help get through tough times

SwineCast 0331 Show Notes:

• Sweet potatos more attuned to ethanol production that corn! (Where do they trade sweet potato futures?)
• Biosystems engineer Jay Harmon discusses ventilation technology
• BI's John Kolb updates on CircoFLEX effectiveness and the newly cleared ComboFLEX package
• Omega 3 Fatty Acid research from PhD candidate at the University of GA, Suzanne Meers