Transportation

SwineCast 0353 Show Notes:

• Conversations from the International Distillers Dried Grains Conference
• Markets and values of DDGs with Informa Economics Scott Richman
• Brian Arnold of the DeLong Company discusses transportation and long-term infrastructure issues in shipping and hauling

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 0321 Show Notes:

• Livestock movement concerns the focus of the National Pork Boards' Transportation Biosecurity Summit
• Catching up with Informa Economics Jim Wiesemeyer for a look at the Washington scenery
• AgCareer's HR Roundtable scheduled for Aug 4-6 this year 

SwineCast 0313 Show Notes:

• Special transportation issues program featuring Executive Director of the Agricultural Transportation Coalition Peter Friedmann. No shortage of containers... its a shortage of ships at U.S. ports.
  

SwineCast 0282 Show Notes:

• At the Commodity Classic in Nashville... attendees upbeat but concerned about the future.  How long will the good times last?
• Ag Sec Shafer says USDA will deal with future 'Hallmark-like issues'
• Some research on trailer use... pots vs straights with Elanco's Dr Matt Ritter
• PSC's Dr Bernardo Predicala looks at possible energy savings in swine production systems

SwineCast 0280 Show Notes:

• Special presentation on livestock transportation issues and regulations in the European Union with haulier Eddie Harper
• We're at PigSki this week. Interviews to follow but this slide from Smithfield's Bo Manly's presentation is good to review.  Looking at world export situation and the potential for a disease outbreak to slam U.S. exports

  SwineCast 0277 for February 13 2008

  SwineCast 0277 Show Notes:

  • Animal Care and Handling Conference underway in KC.
  • New cross-species emergency response program announced by the National Pork Board
  • Transportation issues highlighted at the pre-ACHC forum