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Minnesota Farmers Share the Story of Farming Today at the Minnesota State Fair

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Written on 30 Aug, 2011 at 7:07 in Minnesota Swine News | Comments
Minnesota Farmers Share the Story of Farming Today at the Minnesota State Fair

Three farmers will present their stories, as part of the Farming Today program, at the Sustainability Stage in the Eco Experience building at the Minnesota State Fair. The Eco Experience building is presented by Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and... (Continue reading)

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Pork producers encouraged to learn about voluntary regional PRRS elimination efforts at Sept. 12 meeting

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Written on 30 Aug, 2011 at 7:05 in Minnesota Swine News | Comments
Pork producers encouraged to learn about voluntary regional PRRS elimination efforts at Sept. 12 meeting

Pork producers encouraged to learn about voluntary regional PRRS elimination efforts at Sept. 12 meeting Pork producers who are interested in voluntary regional efforts to control PPRS virus are invited to a Regional PRRS Elimination meeting on Monday, Sept. 12... (Continue reading)

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Harrison backs away from swine farm limits; opponents vow to keep battling

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Written on 30 Aug, 2011 at 6:51 in Indiana Swine News | Comments
Harrison backs away from swine farm limits; opponents vow to keep battling

The Harrison County commissioners listened to the concerns of a citizens group pushing for more restrictions on confined animal operations, but in the end, they didn’t adopt any new limits on farmers. The decision to take no action came after... (Continue reading)

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Feeding piglets intestines for better health

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Written on 30 Aug, 2011 at 6:33 in Technical Articles | Comments
Feeding piglets intestines for better health

Research by animal nutrition company Provimi has found that piglets with higher feed intakes and on specific diets have healthier intestines and perform better than piglets on lower intakes and diets with different components.  “The intestine plays an important role... (Continue reading)

Alberta Pork Pricing & Marketing Report (8/26/2011) Prepared by Steve Dziver of Phoenix AgriTec Inc. August 15-19, 2011 Weekly Commentary

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Written on 29 Aug, 2011 at 7:22 in Canada West Swine Commentaries | Comments
Alberta Pork Pricing & Marketing Report (8/26/2011) Prepared by Steve Dziver of Phoenix AgriTec Inc. August 15-19, 2011 Weekly Commentary

August 15-19, 2011 Weekly Commentary Weekly cash averages were lower in all regions of Canada and the US due to seasonal declines in US base prices.  Foreign exchange did not play a big role in pricing this week for Canadian... (Continue reading)

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Stebbins Farms recognized as 2011 Environmental Stewardship award winner

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Written on 24 Aug, 2011 at 7:07 in Featured Ohio Swine News | Comments
Stebbins Farms recognized as 2011 Environmental Stewardship award winner

COLUMBUS – Stebbins Farms, of Englewood, recently received the 2011 Ohio Pork Producers Council’s Environmental Stewardship Award at the Ohio Livestock Coalition’s ESA presentation at the Ohio State Fair. The annual award recognizes the many accomplishments made by family farmers... (Continue reading)

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Minnesota pork producing families look forward to seeing you at the Minnesota State Fair

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Written on 23 Aug, 2011 at 7:13 in Minnesota Swine News | Comments
Minnesota pork producing families look forward to seeing you at the Minnesota State Fair

Minnesota pork producing families look forward to seeing you at the Minnesota State Fair Pork recipe booklets, handy kitchen utensils, pig coloring books and a sow and piglets can be found at the Minnesota Pork Board’s exhibits during the Minnesota... (Continue reading)

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Push for rules rises as megafarms decline Green groups worry about water supply

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Written on 23 Aug, 2011 at 6:40 in Indiana Swine News | Comments
Push for rules rises as megafarms decline Green groups worry about water supply

Source: The Journal Gazette Indiana’s megafarm industry fared better this year than last, but the number of large farming operations continues to fall, according to state environmental officials. The break in the boom has given environmentalists an opportunity to push... (Continue reading)

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Jim Long Pork Commentary:Road Trip Continues – Thailand – India, August 22nd 2011

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Written on 22 Aug, 2011 at 10:40 in Canada East Swine Commentaries, Canada West Swine Commentaries, Jim Long Commentary | Comments
Jim Long Pork Commentary:Road Trip Continues – Thailand – India, August 22nd 2011

By Jim Long, President and CEO Genesus Genetics The odyssey continued last week, not quite Jason and the Argonauts but we are covering a lot of ground.  As you probably read in previous commentaries we have traveled one week Russia,... (Continue reading)

Alberta Pork Pricing & Marketing Report (8/18/2011) Prepared by Steve Dziver of Phoenix AgriTec Inc. August 8-12, 2011 Weekly Commentary

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Written on 22 Aug, 2011 at 7:17 in Canada West Swine Commentaries | Comments
Alberta Pork Pricing & Marketing Report (8/18/2011) Prepared by Steve Dziver of Phoenix AgriTec Inc. August 8-12, 2011 Weekly Commentary

Prepared by Steve Dziver of Phoenix AgriTec Inc. August 8-12, 2011 Weekly Commentary Both US and Canadian per hog cash prices posted gains during the week of Aug 8-12, 2011 compared to the previous 5 day average.  Biggest gainer of... (Continue reading)

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Owen Roberts Commentary, New varieties show strength of crop research alliance- August 22nd 2011

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Written on 22 Aug, 2011 at 7:03 in Canada East Swine Commentaries | Comments
Owen Roberts Commentary, New varieties show strength of crop research alliance- August 22nd 2011

It’s the nature of news—what’s hot today usually disappears tomorrow. Such was the case a year or so ago with the Canadian Field Crop Research Alliance, a coming together of field crop research interests in Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic... (Continue reading)

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Peggy Flax a Family Swine Farmer from South Charleston Ohio- Calculating YieldsThrough Visual Imaging, August 22nd 2011

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Written on 22 Aug, 2011 at 6:08 in Commentaries, Ohio Swine Commentaries | Comments
Peggy Flax a Family Swine Farmer from South Charleston Ohio- Calculating YieldsThrough Visual Imaging, August 22nd 2011

By Peggy Flax rpflax@gmail.com August 2011 What is the condition of grain crops across the US?  That is the question that my husband Richard and I were burning to have answered as we traveled across the central Midwest, on a... (Continue reading)

Benefits of encapsulation for phytogenic feed additives

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Written on 17 Aug, 2011 at 7:21 in Uncategorized | Comments
Benefits of encapsulation for phytogenic feed additives

An encapsulation process enables essential oils to have a longer shelf- life by protecting them from environmental impacts, and maintaining key features of enhancement of palatability, stability in ration, improved digestion and better performance. By: Marco Aurélio de Sousa and... (Continue reading)

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