world issues

SwineCast 0511 Show Notes:

• This special episode from Standford's School of Business 'View From The Top' speaker series looks at the future of business and corporate stakeholder.  Interesting perspective which may impact the way you view your company

Producer interest in technology and risk management was high at the Minnesota Pork Congress. While exhibitors felt the turnout was down slightly, general attitudes were positive following months of unprofitability. Steve Meyer noted profitable hedging opportunities are now available and suggested growers lock in those positive margins when they’re available.

Many thanks to the John Morrell company and United FCS for sponsoring SwineCast coverage of the MN Pork Congress. Those excellent presentations will be coming online in the next week to extend the value of the information provided.

A recently-released policy paper by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy is questioning the United States’ biofuels policy, and rightly so. The paper, “Fundamentals of a Sustainable U.S. Biofuels Policy,” challenges the economic, environmental and logistical basis for ethanol production.

SwineCast 0493 Show Notes:

• A group of Kansas State researchers evaluated several reviews of the House bill dealing with climate change and carbon credit markets to determine which segments of agriculture could be most affected.  Research assistant Bill Golden shares the results