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SwineCast 0253 Show Notes:

• Mark Greenwood of AgStar Financial looks at impacts on hog and grain markets
• Canadian producers getting the squeeze... certain areas still retain production advantages
• Big Pig PRRSv study review with Jeff Zimmerman of Iowa State

SwineCast 0252 Show Notes:

• Do you have the power? BI's fun feature video
  
• Dr. Claudia Mobley looks at five macro consumer trends that will affect all business
• Fusion in Japan with much interest in all things American
• Exchange rate pain from producers and suppliers north of the border
  

SwineCast 0251 Show Notes:

• Friday's Supply/Demand report breakout
• Chinese food safety cooperation talks
• Melamine recap with Dr. Steve Ensley with the Iowa State Diagnostic Lab
• PRRSv assessment program
  

SwineCast 0250 Show Notes:

• Bioconference update - fungi is your friend
• NAIS hurdles
• Liz Wagstrom looks at the NAIS swine program
• Scott Patton of Ipsos Reid talks with Bruce Cochrane about a recent Canadian consumer food safety and quality survey

SwineCast 0249 Show Notes:

• Agricultural Secretary Designate Schafer
  
• FFA convention recap with Trent
• Consultant Don Tyler looks at generational management differences
• Pectin impact on bacterial phosphorus incorporation
• Phil Dorn of Sampson Engineering discusses developm

SwineCast 0248 Show Notes:

• Industry consultant Mike Brumm comments on the importance of building credibility in your community at every opportunity
• Birds illustrated as an e. coli vector
• Interstate meat shipment inspection changes floated as part of both House and Senate Farm Bill versions
• Sows and cows - lessons learned from the dairy industry with Dr. John Deen - UMN
  

SwineCast 0247 Show Notes:

• NPPC doesn't like Senate Farm Bill plan
• Jim Pettigrew looks at non-medicinal health products for hogs
• Leman review with UMN's John Deen
• Unexplained health and gain issues could be result of stray voltage - Agrivolt website
• Solid manure management system under development

SwineCast 0246 Show Notes:

• Keeping Teams motivated from FastCompany.com
  
• Slaughter numbers and international markets with Rabo Bank's Fiona Boal
• Better vaccines driving the numbers
• U.S. perspective on those higher figures from Iowa State's John Lawrence
• IMI Global seeks to create value thru traceability

SwineCast 0245 Show Notes:

• Farm Bill notes with Senator Tom Harkin and Trent
• New genetics development through synthetic chromosomes
• Developing PRRS resistance through genetics
• Eco Securities seeks to monetize carbon credits with livestock operations
  

SwineCast 0245a Show Notes:

• Special presentation of Dr. Bob Morrison's "At The Meeting" group looking at CircoVirus lessons learned.