Legislation

SwineCast 0234 Show Notes:

• U.K. producers seeking price increase
• USDA yield estimates looking to be on target
• Dr. Matt Ritter of Elanco looks at what's happening in fatigued pigs (send this one to employees)
• NPPC's Neil Dierks on legislative update and the importance of local pro-active activities

SwineCast 0228 Show Notes:

• VP of Legislative Affairs for the American Meat Institute discusses how we did on the farm bill and what's next
• Accuracy in posted pigs highly suspect
• Composting possible in combination with alternative housing

Finisher Mortality Classification Flowchart. Click on the image and use the magnifier to get good look/print.

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 0208 Show Notes:

• Chore Time offers equipment to ease transition from crates

• Maple Leaf's CFO on the sale of their nutrition business
• Iowa State's CARD study on ethanol impact gives AMI support in efforts on Capitol Hill.

SwineCast 0196 Show Notes:

• Veterinary Toxicology's role in Animal Agriculture with Dr. Birgit Puschner of U.C. Davis.
• Planting progress slow this year
• Farm Bill debate continues to move ahead with new elements on the table
• Economist Barry Flinchbaugh airs what he'd like to see included
• Phosphorus run-off the main concern in Manitoba
• "Those who understand don't manage... and those who manage, don't understand"

SwineCast 0194b Show Notes:

• Special episode featuring Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns Press Conference on Farm Bill Legislation, including comments on conservation reserve and security programs, wetlands programs and lower interest rates for new and minority farmers on farm loans.

SwineCast 0183

• Legislators working to remove references to manure from CERCLA legislation.
• Withholding taxes on farm payments on the books. Can they get it changed?
• Canadian trade mission to the U.S. Looking at trade from both sides, now.

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 0181

• Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi vows support for disaster payments at National Farmers Union convention in Orlando.
  Link to full audio here.
• Be sure to include Work/Life balance in your recruitment efforts along with rural lifestyle issues.
• Water quality issues inside your operation.