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What Are The Economics Of Pork Production

Truffle Media Networks — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:22:42 +0000

Dr. Steve Meyers, Paragon Economics, shares his industry outlook on producer profitability based on use of good risk management practices.

We have moved back into a period where if you are buying grain and selling hogs on the cash market, you're probably loosing money. The issue is not the price of pigs, the issue is the cost of production.

Dr. Roger Campbell - The Future of Pork Industries | SwineCast

Truffle Media Networks — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:57:45 +0000

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Dr. Roger Campbell, Pork Cooperative Research Center (CRC), share an international perspective on the the future of the pork industries, from the Swine Forecast 2011 webinar, December 1, 2010.

Continue to enhance efficiency of production and actively address likelihood of increasing and volatile feed costs; Exploit growing global demand for pork and cost advantages – more exports and better understanding global customer demands; Be aware of growing welfare and environmental concerns – they are likely to affect all countries directly and indirectly.

Can Milk Save South Carolina Budget Woes?

Truffle Media Networks — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 04:10:07 +0000

via washingtontimes.com

State prison farms in South Carolina are organizing under one operation to help save taxpayers and improve dairy production processes.

A state prison will soon be home to South Carolina's largest dairy under one roof, as a $7 million expansion quadruples the herd at a prison farm and allows the state to sell millions of gallons of excess milk.
"Hopefully, it will be the best run dairy in the state," said Bert Dew, the agency's agriculture chief.

Other states should take note on possible ways to generate additional revenue through agriculture.

South Carolina is among 17 states nationwide with prison farms. Besides South Carolina, eight others have dairy operations - California, Colorado, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, Ohio, Tennessee and Wisconsin, according to the National Correctional Industries Association's latest survey.

BeefCast update for July 13, 2010, What is the outlook for US beef exports in the global marketplace?

John Blue — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 02:18:52 +0000

This week is our local county fair. It is always a highlight of the year for me personally to see so many young people proudly displaying their months of hard work in an agriculture project. But it is also an excellent opportunity for all of us in agriculture to share our story with the public.

What more could we ask for than for hundreds if not thousands of local consumers actively seeking to learn more about what we do? So regardless of whether you have a young person involved in your local fair, take the time to go anyway just to visit with individuals and families about where their food come from.

BeefCast^® Conversations

Audio: What is the outlook for US beef exports in the global marketplace? - Erin Daley, Economist for the US Meat Export Federation, weighs in on the outlook for US beef exports in the global marketplace.
Audio: What does the Supreme Court decision on Roundup Ready Alfalfa mean? - Roger McEowen, Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation, explains the affects of the recent Supreme Court case on Roundup Ready Alfalfa.
Audio: What the beef industry is up to down under - Kevin Dhuyvetter, Kansas State University Agriculture Economist, highlights his recent trip to Australia. He comments on cattle marketing and animal identification approaches in Australia that could have appeal to the U.S. beef sector.

Agriculture Telling its Story

Is There Anything Pure About Purebred? - from There's a Heifer in Your Tank blog - "You walk up to the McDonalds counter and what do you see? You see ANGUS BURGER in giant letters all over the menu. If you don't know what Angus is, you are probably thinking, 'Angus!That sounds delicious! I'll have seven!' But what is Angus beef? Your Angus burger is just beef from an Angus cow. And what you might ask, is Angus? Just a breed of cattle."
Factors affecting calf value - The BeefBlog shares a post from Drovers - "During the fall of 2008 and spring of 2009, Kansas State University researchers collected market data on 8,200 lots comprised of more than 84,000 feeder cattle marketed through cattle auctions in Dodge City, Kan. and Carthage, Mo. Data recorded for each transaction included lot size, sex, color, breed, condition, fill, muscle, frame size, weight uniformity, freshness, horn presence, time of sale, weight, and price."
Video: Risk Assessment As A Bio-security Improvement Tool - Dr. Derald Holtkamp shares a swine industry perspective on tools to identify and act on animal diseases.

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PoultryCast update for June 23, 2010, How Will Changing Food Trends In North America Impact My Operation?

John Blue — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 07:13:42 +0000

Comments from Truffle Media's Trent Fredenburg: After a recent trip to Chicago, I am reminded once again how great the distance is between consumers and the farm. While the mileage from downtown Chicago to the nearest farm may not be long, the distance in understanding of consumers and food production is continually growing.

We need to establish education as one of our top priorities and work diligently to close this education gap that exists today. So I challenge each of us to do a little more to help consumers better understand our story of producing their food. Take a couple of minutes and share with me some of the steps that you have taken to help educate our consumers. Or just share some of your thoughts on how we, as an agriculture community, can do a better job of educating.

More from Ned Arthur: Along those lines we're featuring a conversation with Dr. Elizabeth Sloan, 'Trends' columnist with Food Technology Magazine. As an industry, we must find and engage influencers and stakeholders from the processing plant to the dinner plate.

Poultry operation and management

Audio: Is There Any Dealing With Economically-Induced Emotional Whiplash? - Don Tyler, Don Tyler and Associates, provides insight on the ramifications of the industry economic downturn and how that might effect you corporate and family environment.
Audio: How Will Changing Food Trends In North America Impact My Operation? - Dr. Elizabeth Sloan, trends columnist with Food Technology Magazine, shares her thoughts on food trends and changing demand in the Canadian marketplace.
Video: Exposing Activists’ True Agenda – Will it Build Consumer Support? - David Martosko, Director of Research, Center for Consumer Freedom and Editor, Humanewatch.org, from 2010 Animal Ag Alliance Stakeholder's Summit: Truth, Lies and Videotape: Is Activism Jeopardizing Our Food Security?
Video: Preventing Undercover Employment Operations - Houston Johnson, Uniform Patrol and Tactical Team Commander, Harker Heights (TX) Police Department, from the 2010 Animal Ag Alliance Stakeholder's Summit: Truth, Lies and Videotape: Is Activism Jeopardizing Our Food Security?

Agriculture Telling its Story

On The Farm: Chat with John's Custom Meats Learn more about custom meat processing and the day to day work that goes into providing quality meat to consumers.

Bring Back Home Economics Education from Dr. Terry Etherton - A great article has just been published in the May 12 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). The article Bring Back Home Economics Education was written by Drs. Alice Lichtenstein and David Ludwig of Tufts University and Children’s Hospital in Boston, MA. The article advocates the need to "bring back" Home Economics education and the role this could play in prevention of adolescent overweight and obesity.

What is the Minnesota Soybean Ambassador Program? Emily Zweber (@ezweber), chats with @mnsoyambies of Minnesota Soybean about the Minnesota Soybean Ambassador program.

Latinos... “Low Hanging Fruit” For Animal Rights Activists? From Orlando Gil: When you look at efforts from just about every industry in the United States trying to tap into the emerging Latino market, one has to wonder when Animal Rights Activists will follow suit. What has been done by leading animal rights organizations to reach out to this market?

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BeefCast update for April 30, 2010, How bullish will the market be and for how long?

John Blue — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 23:33:36 +0000

It is good to be in the company of geniuses! According to Chris Hurt, economist at Purdue University, “owning cattle looks like a stroke of genius.” He recently issued his April cattle outlook report with very positive comments focused on the current cattle market trends. After extensive research and analysis Hurt concludes, “it’s great to be able to say, ‘The cattle industry is back.' ”

A quick update on the crop progress here in Indiana: as the sun and warmer temperatures have reappeared so have the planters. At the end of last week prior to the needed rain break corn progress was well over 50%. And it looks like that number will bump even higher this week before a repeat weekend rain.

Your input helps us stay on top of the concerns of highest importance. Again, thank you for your time and participation! If you have any additional thoughts you would like to share, please feel free to contact us.

BeefCast^® Conversations

How bullish will the market be and for how long?

Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State livestock economist, follows up on the recent Cattle-on-Feed report and weighs in how long we may sustain these market trends.

Update on Traceability.

Richard Breitmeyer, California State Veterinarian, provides an update on traceability, in two parts (part 1 and part 2).

Agriculture Telling its Story

What is Agriculture 2.0?

From CropVillage: Janine Yario, NewSeed Advisors, talks about how media and conferences are bringing together investors and presenting companies to create and develop new ideas around ag sustainability, food production, energy, and agri-tech.

BeefCast^® Headliners

Dr. Ronald Lemenager, the BeefBlog

Video Feature: Video Feature: Baxter Black: A “Cowful” Baxter Black offers a rather detailed definition for what a “cowful” can add up to. From US Farm Report.

BeefCast^® Conference Connection

Fresh presentations from the 2010 NIAA One Health: Implications for Animal Agriculture

Video: Working Together to Battle Tuberculosis in Humans and Cattle Ben Sun, California Department of Public Health.

Video: I've Never Seen a Cow with a Rash! What are Beef Measles? Dr. Jared Taylor, DVM, MPH, Assistant Professor, Oklahoma State University.

Additional presentations available for the Opening Session, Animal Care, Animal Identification, Emerging Diseases, Cattle, and International Trade.

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CropVillage update for August 18, 2009 , Can you stay positive in this agriculture environment?

John Blue — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:04:53 +0000

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Update for August 18, 2009

While the recent USDA August crop report places this year’s corn production in second place for all time, world economic concerns are continuing to add volatility in the marketplace. Any weakness in the dollar seems to bring the buyer out in our list of regular customers. Then when equity markets decline and dollar demand increases in the ‘flight to quality’, the interest in our products around the world dries up.

This change in the world economic picture as a result of last year’s near lock up of the credit markets will continue to be the major influence on pricing of this year’s crop. We ARE seeing more stability in our input cost which is positive any way you look at it.

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CropVillage^™ Conversations

CropVillage 0173 Yellowing Soybeans May Require Intervention.
CropVillage 0174 Reviewing the August Crop Report with Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
Assessing Your Future A special three part series, Reading The Signs, Moving Ahead, and Keeping Your Perspective, is available, featuring agricultural management consultant Don Tyler. Don brings a wealth of experience and insight via conversations and consultations with producers across a wide spectrum of business models. Learn more about assessing your future.

CropVillage^™ Headliners

How the "Tragedy of the Commons" Can Become Even More Tragic, by Dennis DiPietre. "The "tragedy of the commons" is an idea put forward by Garrett Hardin in the late 1960's, describing how commonly held resources are supposed to be stripped to nothing when those who use them act solely on self-interest instead of in the common good. The notion is that a community resource will be over-used when individuals apply their private profit calculation to how much of it they will employ. At first glance, this matches economic theory in that there is no economic motive to economize the use a variable input when it is valuable to the production process and free of charge.". Read DiPietre's "tragedy of the commons".
Professional Advice on Staying Positive: by Don Tyler. "A couple of weeks ago when Ned Arthur and I recorded some podcasts for SwineCast, we mentioned that I am not a professional therapist or counselor. When working with clients I often provide some very personal guidance when asked, and use practical experience and logic to help them determine answers to their questions and concerns. I thought it might me good to hear from a professional on the challenge of "Keeping a positive outlook when under financial stress." Angeline Brechlin; APN, CNS is a career mental health professional and a lifelong friend of my wife and I. Here are thoughts on staying positive from Angeline Brechlin."

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DairyCast update for June 16, 2009, what you should know on euthanasia And grain market expectations

John Blue — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 04:16:08 +0000

DairyCast^®
Update for June 16, 2009

This past weekend my eyes were once again opened to the potential and bright future ahead for agriculture. For two days I served on the nominating committee for our next state FFA officer team. During the time I was able to see the passion and excitement that numerous high school graduates have for our industry. I was extremely impressed with their dedication, commitment and leadership ability.

While the challenges we face continue to grow, it is great to see so many young leaders actively engaged on our side of the battle. Several of them were involved in one way or another with dairy production. I believe any efforts we can take to recruit and develop young people to be active leaders in our industry will be magnified significantly.

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Audio: DairyCast 0274 - Gail Golab, AVMA, explains what you should know on euthanasia.
Audio: DairyCast 0273 - Expectations on the grain markets by Patrick Westhoff.
Audio: DairyCast 0272 - Is the economy improving? Vincent Amanor-Boadu, Ag Economist.

DairyCast^® Headliners

DairyCast^® headliners - get the latest thoughts and commentary from all our headliners.

Blog: The Slippery Slope Involved in the Proposed Move of the U.S. Foot and Mouth Disease Lab – What a "Mess"!. By Dr. Terry Etherton. Read more.

DairyCast^® Conference Connection

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Continuing series from The National Institute for Animal Agriculture's The Changing Face of Animal Agriculture conference held March 31 - April 1, 2009, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
- Video: Phil Seng - The World's Changing Views of U.S. Livestock Agriculture.
From the 2009 Silage Research Roundtable.
- Video: Everett Thomas, Navigating The Corn Silage Maze.

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