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Stu Ellis Commentary-When Will USDA Begin Helping Flooded Missouri Farmers In Earnest?
Written on 5 May, 2011 at 5:57 in Commentaries | Comments
Farmers who used to make their living from crop production in the Birds Point-New Madrid Floodway have learned a nasty lesson about the need for crop insurance. There is no way to identify how many farms were intentionally flooded by... (Continue reading)
Mark Greenwoog Hog Blog, AgStar Financial Services: May 3rd 2011
Written on 4 May, 2011 at 6:19 in Commentaries | Comments
Your AgStar FSO Mark Greenwood Email: Mark.Greenwood@AgStar.com Phone: 507-381-0968 AgStar Client Services: 1-866-577-1831 Vice President of Agri-Business Capital, Team Leader Named as one of National Hog Farmer’s Visionaries of the US Pork Industry in 2005, Mark is Vice President of... (Continue reading)
Weekly Roberts Agricultural Commodity Market Report May 3, 2011
Written on 3 May, 2011 at 6:12 in Commentaries | Comments
Besides the death of Osama bin Laden, a major news story of note is the planned intentional flooding of farmland in Missouri by the U.S. Corps of Engineers. The Corp intends to intentionally break a Mississippi levee in southeastern MO... (Continue reading)
Nancy Lidster, DNL Farms-Sows Have Trouble with 4″ Step Down
Written on 2 May, 2011 at 6:18 in Commentaries | Comments
People frequently look for something in the environment to blame when they’re having problems moving pigs. We did the same thing on our farm when we started having problems moving sows to farrowing rooms. I’ll tie that in with problems getting sows to step... (Continue reading)
Ron Plain Hog Outlook-April 29th 2011
Written on 2 May, 2011 at 6:18 in Commentaries | Comments
Statistics Canada has released the results of their latest survey of Canadian hog farms. They concluded the Canadian swine breeding herd on April 1 was 0.6% smaller than a year ago, but market hog numbers were up 1.6%. The Canadian... (Continue reading)
April 28th Hog Blog- Mark Greenwood, Ag Star Financial Services
Your AgStar FSO Mark Greenwood Email: Mark.Greenwood@AgStar.com Phone: 507-381-0968 AgStar Client Services: 1-866-577-1831 Vice President of Agri-Business Capital, Team Leader Named as one of National Hog Farmer’s Visionaries of the US Pork Industry in 2005, Mark is Vice President of... (Continue reading)
Stu Ellis Commentary- Antibiotic Use In Hogs: Who Is Using And Why? April 28th 2011
Double-barreled criticism has been leveled at the livestock industry for its use of antibiotics, with critics contending the residue in the meat is allowing consumers to become susceptible to staph infections that are uncontrollable with human antibiotics. As reports increase... (Continue reading)
Mike Brumm Commentary:The smell of money
While there has been almost no field work done in Southern Minnesota this spring, in my travels the past few weeks, I’ve seen corn planted in Illinois and today as far north as Humboldt, Iowa. Along with corn planting, many... (Continue reading)
Managing Today’s Feed Costs…. An Understatement by David Crosby, Sales Manager JBS United
To say producers and managers are working hard to manage today’s feed costs is an understatement. We are in the process of redefi ning swine nutrition in the U.S. Co-Products like DDGS, Midds, Hominy , Corn Germ, Bakery Waste, Glycerol,... (Continue reading)
Weekly Roberts Agricultural Commodity Market Report April 26, 2011
Written on 26 Apr, 2011 at 6:09 in Commentaries | Comments
Weekly Roberts Agricultural Commodity Market Report April 26, 2011 CORN futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) finished up on Monday. The MAY’11 contract closed at $7.624 up 25.25¢/bu and 10.75¢/bu over last week at this time. The DEC’11... (Continue reading)
Owen Roberts,Farmers join Japanese disaster aid efforts – University of Guelph
Written on 25 Apr, 2011 at 7:24 in Commentaries, Eastern Canada Commentaries, Western Canada Commentaries | Comments
Canadian farmers have something in common with celebrities Charlie Sheen and Lady Gaga – that is, a plan to help support Japan’s earthquake and tsunami victims. Pork producers and exporters have announced they are donating more than $100,000 to the... (Continue reading)
Nancy Lidster, DNL Farms- Easter
Written on 25 Apr, 2011 at 6:20 in Commentaries | Comments
This is Easter weekend, for people of Christain faiths a religious celebration. For many people, Easter is simply a stat holiday; a break from the regular work week; perhaps a chance to get together with family and friends. Some will spend this weekend feeling lost, lonely and... (Continue reading)
Ron Plain Hog Outlook Commentary- April 22nd 2011
Written on 25 Apr, 2011 at 6:20 in Commentaries | Comments
The average price of pork at retail during March was $3.357 per pound. That was 7.4 cents higher than in February, 44.3 cents higher than in March 2010, and the second highest month ever behind October 2010. January, February and... (Continue reading)
Recent Posts
- Stu Ellis Farmgate Blog, Who Is Winning The Food Fight? May 17th 2012
- Reach Out and Speak Up By: Brandi Buzzard, May 16th 2012
- Brad Forkner, Nutrient Management Specialist: Middle Of May, Get On Schedule To Feed Away Some Problems? May 15th 2012
- Rebecca Barton, From Barton Hog Farm in Homer Michigan, Should we be Anti Antibiotic?
- Mike Brumm Commentary, China’s impact on US agriculture is growing May 15th 2012
- George Charbonneau DVM, Southwest Vets, Mycoplasma Hyosynoviae Problems Persist
- Nancy Lidster DNL Farms, Pig Handling – Changing Your Ways, May 14th 2012
- Ron Plain Hog Outlook, University of Illinois, May 14th 2012
- Steve Malakowsky Hog Blog from AgStar Financial, May 11th 2012
- Stu Eliis Farmgate Commentary, Market Anticipating Bearish Numbers In USDA May Supply-Demand Report
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