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SwineCast 0484, Gibberella Adds To Corn Harvest Angst

SwineCast 0484 Show Notes: Serious Gibberella mold on this year's crop puts producers in a harvest-time storage quandry.  What will you do when the 'strip test' is positive?
1 day ago

SwineCast 0483, Climate Change Legislation Issues From NPPC's Environmental Council

SwineCast 0483 Show Notes: Looking at the current state of climate change legislation and regulation with NPPC's Chief Environmental Council Michael Formica at the National Association of Farm Broadcasters meeting in KC.  GREEN HOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ...
6 days ago

SwineCast 0482, A Canadian Perspective Of Current Conditions And Timing Of The Turning

SwineCast 0482 Show Notes: Informa Economics VP Dave Ryman hooks up with Bruce Cochrane for a good discussion of current economic issues across North America and his view of the timing for the eventual industry turning point.
6 days ago

SwineCast 0481, What's Up In Washington From The Ag Secretary In Kansas City

SwineCast 0481 Show Notes:  Agriculture Secretary Vilsack visited with Farm Broadcasters at the recent NAFB convention in Kansas City.  Sit in on the conference.
2 weeks ago

SwineCast 0480, Are You Ready For The Next Question?

SwineCast 0480 Show Notes: Executive Director of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians, Tom Burkgren discusses his Leman presentation on speaking as an industry with one voice. What will YOU say?
2 weeks ago

SwineCast 0479, Leadership Comments from Tony Haywood, CEO of BP

SwineCast 0479 Show Notes: CEO of BP (formerly British Petroleum) discusses his leadership style and the importance of bringing 'who you are' to the workplace.
3 weeks ago

SwineCast 0478, Ag Lending Issues - Something Your Management Team Definitely Needs To Hear

SwineCast 0478 Show Notes: Special presentation from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange looking at Ag Lending issues. Not what you want to hear but what you need to know! Share with your management team by forwarding this show link.
3 weeks ago

SwineCast 0478, Something Your Management Team Definitely Needs To Hear

SwineCast 0478 Show Notes: Special presentation from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange looking at Ag Lending issues.  Not what you want to hear but WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW!  Share with your management team by forwarding the link
3 weeks ago

SwineCast 0477, Research Update from the Prairie Swine Centre

SwineCast 0477 Show Notes: Conversation with Prairie Swine Centre President Lee Whittington as we look at research projects, producer attitudes and new areas of interest for the industry.
3 weeks ago

SwineCast 0476, Climate Change Legislation Is Still Moving in Washington - What You Need To Know

SwineCast 0476 Show Notes: The climate for Climate Change Legislation in Washington is still stormy, its just hiding behind the health care debate clouds. American Farm Bureau Federation's Senior Director for Congressional Relations Rick Krause ...
4 weeks ago

SwineCast 0475, National FFA Convention Conversations

SwineCast 0475 Show Notes: The National FFA Convention recently brought thousands of 'Blue Jackets' to Indianapolis for four days of presentations, programs and eye-opening experiences. Truffle Media's John Blue connected with exhibitors of all ...
4 weeks ago

SwineCast 0474, National Pork Producers Petition Congress To Extend Pork Purchase Programs and Open ...

SwineCast 0474 Show Notes: National Pork Producers Council President Don Butler returned to Washington to plead the producer's case before a congressional Ag Subcommittee.  Major topics: Urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture to make more purchases ...
1 month ago

SwineCast 0473, Pork Board Studies Industry's Carbon Footprint

SwineCast 0473 Show Notes: National Pork Board's Director of Environmental Programs Allan Stokes shares work underway to identify our industry's carbon footprint.  Stokes noted the importance of answering consumer questions and providing producers ...
1 month ago

SwineCast 0472, When and how will the Chinese Chicken Connection impact the U.S. China pork trade?

SwineCast 0472 Show Notes: National Pork Producers Council's Nick Giordano looks at the issues surrounding the Chinese chicken inspection funding delays and potential impact on the U.S. China pork trade.
2 months ago

SwineCast 0472, The Chinese Chicken Connection - Working To Keep An Important Export Market Open

SwineCast 0472 Show Notes: NPPC's Nick Giordano looks at the issues surrounding the Chinese chicken inspection funding delays and potential impact on the U.S. China pork trade
2 months ago

SwineCast 0471, Who will prevail in the Canadian vs U.S. WTO MCOOL dispute?

SwineCast 0471 Show Notes: Canada has launched a WTO claim against the U.S. Mandatory Country Of Origin Labeling Law (MCOOL). Today's program features thoughts from both sides of the dispute. Gerry Ritz, Ag Minister for the Canadian Government talks ...
2 months ago

SwineCast 0471, Canadian vs U.S. Trade Issues - MCOOL and Subsidies

SwineCast 0471 Show Notes: Canada has launched a WTO claim against the U.S. Mandatory Country Of Origin Labeling Law (MCOOL).  Today's program features thoughts from both sides of the dispute.  Gerry Ritz, Ag Minister for the Canadian Government ...
2 months ago

SwineCast 0470, Why is there a Canadian herd buyout?

SwineCast 0470 Show Notes: Farmscape.ca's Bruce Cochrane provides a pair of conversations to bring you up to date on the Canadian Herd Buyout. Here are the what's, why's and where's from north of the border.
2 months ago

SwineCast 0470 - Canadian Herd Buyout Update

SwineCast 0470 Show Notes: Farmscape.ca's Bruce Cochrane provides a pair of conversations to bring you up to date on the Canadian Herd Buyout.  Here are the what's, why's and where's from north of the border
2 months ago