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Jun Zhu, University of Minnesota: Use of a Soil Hydrometer to Determine Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Liquid Swine Manure
Phone: 507-837-5625 Email: zhuxx034@umn.edu Introduction An important component of on-farm nutrient management is estimation of nutrient contents in liquid manure prior to land application. However, to date, there have been few techniques amenable to use by animal producers to quickly... (Continue reading)
The Big Stink: Trying to Eliminate Odors from Modern Hog Farms, Part 1, By Nathan H Smith a Modern Hog Farmer in Kansas
Written on 14 Feb, 2012 at 8:01 in Commentaries | Comments
Do you live next to 8,000 finishing hogs, 2,000 nursery pigs, and 1,500 sows? I do. The finishing barns are exactly 1000′ from my company house. Sure, I enjoy the benefits of living in a company house, the 1... (Continue reading)
Weekly Roberts Agriculture Commodity Market Report February 14, 2012
Written on 14 Feb, 2012 at 7:02 in Commentaries | Comments
There will be no report on Monday, February 20 due Presidents Day holiday. CORN futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) closed up on Monday. MAR’12 futures closed at $6.394/bu; up 7.75¢/bu but 4.75¢/bu lower than a week... (Continue reading)
Mark Greenwood Hog Blog From AgStar Finanical Services, February 13th 2012
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)
Ken Mcewan, University of Guelph: Impact of Debt on Ontario Swine Farms
Download The Complete Article Executive Summary Total Canadian farm debt has been increasing since 1992 and as of December 31, 2010 it was estimated the total liabilities on all Canadian farms was $66.4 billion. The three farm types of grains... (Continue reading)
Ron Plain Hog Outlook, February 13th 2012
USDA’s February supply and demand estimates raised the forecast for corn and wheat exports and lowered the expected market year ending stocks of both crops. It also reduced by 15.4% the forecast of the upcoming corn crop in Argentina and... (Continue reading)
Stu Ellis Commentary, What Are The Dynamics In 2012 Profitability? February 9th 2012
Written on 9 Feb, 2012 at 6:55 in Commentaries | Comments
Stu Ellis, formerly with University of Illinois Extension, serves as the Farmgateblog.com blogger and editor. Ellis has been a presence in Illinois agriculture for more than thirty years and he brings an impressive array of credentials to his new position.... (Continue reading)
Top 4 Ways To Invest In Your Hog Farm, By Nathan H Smith a Modern Hog Farmer in Kansas
Written on 8 Feb, 2012 at 16:23 in Commentaries | Comments
Please don’t expand hog industry. Please. Not now. With $90 feeder pig prices and $30 margins on market hogs for the summer, I am sure somebody has expansion on their mind. I heard this week that several folks in the... (Continue reading)
Mike Brumm Commentary, Convenience Stores and PRRS
I receive a daily ‘newsgram’ from the Food Marketing Institute which is the grocery store industry group. I started to receive it so I could see what the retailers are thinking about as they present our pork products to the... (Continue reading)
Weekly Roberts Agriculture Commodity Market Report February 7, 2012
Written on 7 Feb, 2012 at 7:14 in Commentaries | Comments
CORN futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) closed mixed on Monday. MAR’12 futures closed at $6.442/bu; down 0.25¢/bu but 12.75¢/bu higher than a week ago. The JULY’12 contract closed at $6.562/bu; up 0.75¢/bu. The DEC’12 contract closed at... (Continue reading)
Nancy Lidster DNL Farms: Reader Responds to Videos of Bleeding Pigs, February 5th 2012
Written on 6 Feb, 2012 at 8:00 in Commentaries | Comments
Some house keeping matters before we get started: 1. Those of you who subscribe to this blog (no charge to do so) receive an email alerting you when a new blog is up. That email does not... (Continue reading)
Ron Plain Hog Outlook, February 5th 2012
Written on 6 Feb, 2012 at 7:59 in Commentaries | Comments
Iowa State University calculations estimate the average cost of production in 2011 for farrow to finish operations at a record 65 cents per pound of live weight. That is 8 cents higher than the previous record set in 2008. The... (Continue reading)
Mark Greenwood Hog Blog, From AgStar Financial Serivces: February 3rd 2012
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)
Recent Posts
- Stu Ellis Farmgate Blog, Who Is Winning The Food Fight? May 17th 2012
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- 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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