Recent shows
SwineCast 0690, Banff - Feed Efficiency Factors And Lower Costs
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SwineCast 0690 Show Notes:
- Roger Campbell from Pork CRC hooks up with Bruce Cochrane at the Banff Swine Seminar. Topics include maximizing feed efficency, phase feeding and factors affecting feed costs.
SwineCast 0689, Pay Attention To Balance Sheets, Not Market Noise
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SwineCast 0689 Show Notes:
- Strong balance sheet and a good business plan opens lender doors, according to Paul DeBriyn, President and CEO of AgStar Financial.
SwineCast 0688, At The Meeting Dives Deep On Biosecurity
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SwineCast 0688 Show Notes:
- Biosecurity from the practitioner's perspective with the Morrison Group. And how much IS land going for in DeKalb County, IL?
- Sharing the details on an effort to move away from PRRS positive-unstable status.
- Link to"The “Holy Grail” of biosecurity: Achieving sustainable RRSV freedom in swine-dense regions"
- Link to powerpoint slides "Northeast Illinois PRRS ARC The Road to PRRS Elimination?"
- Link to "Economic impact of filtration as an intervention to prevent PRRS introductions: A case study of a 3200 farrow-to-finish system"
- Link to "PRRS virus-free production – The Pipestone System approach"
SwineCast 0687, Lowering Overnight Nursery Temperatures Yields Significant Energy Savings
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SwineCast 0687 Show Notes:
- At the 2012 Minnesota Pork Congress, Dr. Lee Johnston, professor of Swine Nutrition and Management at the West Central Research and Outreach Center of the University of MN presented research on dropping nighttime temperatures in the nursery and lowering fuel costs some 20%. However, how you lower the thermostat and the health of the pigs are significant considerations. Dr. Johnston's full presentation and others will be online soon at SwineCast.com/ConferenceConnection.
SwineCast 0686, How Is "Pork. Be Inspired" Campaign Being Received By Consumers?
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SwineCast 0686 Show Notes:
- National Pork Board CEO Chris Novak discusses the "Pork. Be Inspired." campaign along with other strategic marketing efforts.
- Link to the McRib Locator
- Link to 2011 Iowa Pork Congress presentations at SwineCast.com
