Manure Videos

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.

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 AND ANIMAL AGRICULTURE

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

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?

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.

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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.

Hugh Sheridan talks Rafters wedding and singing, Bruce McAveny talks Melbourne Cup and champagne, Shortest Straw is drawn by Mez, who has to fish out his car keys out from a steaming pile of horse manure.

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.

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 provides this update on an important topic

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 sorts. Thanks to AgReliant Genetics, Bayer CropScience, and Carhartt.

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 information for use in their own operations.  Information on the resolution establishing that the carbon footprint of U.S. pork production is of siginificant importance to the pork industry and its customers is available here.

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 of pork for various federal food assistance programs Pressure U.S. trading partners, particularly China and Russia, to eliminate their barriers to U.S. pork imports Conduct a study of the economic impact on the livestock industry of an expansion of corn-ethanol production and usage

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 with Bruce Cochrane. National Pork Producers Council's Nick Giordano provides the U.S. perspective.

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.

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.

Chris Pannkuk, researcher at Washington State University, explains how the use of Poultry is a self-sustaining source of income for families in Malawi, Africa. Learn more at http://rippleeffect.wsu.edu