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April 30, 2013
How is Foot-and-Mouth Disease Perceived by the Public?

What is the future of public opinion of animal agriculture and how should that opinion be shaped?

Foot-and-Mouth Disease, Animal Agriculture and Public Opinion - Dr. Sebastian E. Heath VetMB PhD, Branch Chief for Program Development - FEMA, from the 2013 NIAA Merging Values and Technology conference, April 15-17, 2013, Louisville, KY, USA.

July 10, 2012
Where to Get Farm Produce?

What are some of the concerns farmers have in bringing produce to farmers markets?

AgChat on Farmers Markets and Community Farmers Markets and Consumers What are some of the issues and requirements for farmers to sell their produce at farmers markets? How are farmers markets and opportunity to connect with consumers? These are some of the discussion points from this week's AgChat.

March 26, 2012
Ag Econ 101

What are puts and calls? Where do I get commodity market data? This resource page offers some suggested web pages to help figure out agriculture economics.

agriculture economics 101 Markets exist to help smooth the flow of information and make the future more predictable. Or so say some of the theories. But it takes a Ph.D. sometimes to figure out what is going on when corn goes above $8 and you are sitting on several thousand bushels. Do you sell? Or do you wait?

March 19, 2012
Dr. Chris Hurt - Global Feed Economics in a Biofuel World

What should you be doing with your corn?

There is less pressure from ethanol demand and the industry is catching up with trend-line yields. And prices are moderating, although at higher levels than preferred. Purdue's Dr. Chris Hurt shares what's happening and why we should see a bit less volatility in the days to come.

March 12, 2012
Are Global Corn Estimates Off Kilter?

Information transparency is key to fluid and functional market. If government statistics are not trusted then markets get skewed and cost businesses revenue and opportunities.

China to add to squeeze on world corn supply

via CattleNetwork.com
February 7, 2012
Swine Economic Outlook a Roller-coaster?

Total feed supply is going down. This means we either get more efficient or we get smaller.

2012 Steve Meyer Corn Yield Chart

via SwineCast.com
January 25, 2012
Ups and Downs of Meat and Poultry Markets

How will the meat and poultry markets fare in 2012?

Jan 2012 Meyer Swine Economics

via ThePigSite.com

Dr. Steve Meyer, Paragon Economics, provided an update on the state of the meat and poultry markets. His main take away is that the demand continued to struggle late 2011.

The bad news is that these "annual" numbers for 2011 have been getting worse and worse as the year has progressed.

Steve reminds us that the indexes only describe how demand is changing, not why a change is occurring. He believes consumer incomes and spending was the major negative force in the domestic market in 2011.

Charts below from Paragon Economics, using USDA data.

January 16, 2012
China’s Pork Price, Most Watched Economic Indicator

How the Chinese pork prices move, so goes the world, believe some economists and investors.

January 1, 2012
It's The Economy, Silly!
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Audio via DairyCast.com