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Joe Hofmeyer CHS Hedging Livestock Comments, May 21st 2013
Highlights: During Monday’s trade the U.S. Dollar was .441 lower at 83.758, nearby crude oil was 92 cents per barrel stronger at 96.96 per barrel, and gold increased $19.10 per ounce to $1,384.00 per ounce. On the day the Dow... (Continue reading)
Nathan Smith Pork Producer Blog from Kansas Smith Farms, The Power in Attending World Pork 2013, May 21st 2013
Written on 21 May, 2013 at 6:00 in Commentaries | Comments
Email Nathan at nathan@ksfpigs.com and visit his Blog site at ModernHogFarmer.com You Need Options and Information Options = power. BIG POWER Have you ever lived in a town with only 1 gas station? Do you know what the price of... (Continue reading)
Weekly Roberts Agriculture Commodity Market Report May 5,21, 2013
Written on 21 May, 2013 at 5:55 in Commentaries | Comments
My field crops tour of the Northern US Plains started this week. North Carolina corn looks like it is all planted. WV fields were unworked; Ohio fields were way behind planting; southern Illinois fields were just getting worked; and north... (Continue reading)
Jeremy Knutson from LeanHog.Net: US Hogs and Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) – What does it mean, May 20th 2013
Written on 20 May, 2013 at 6:01 in Commentaries, Iowa Swine Commentaries, Minnesota Swine Commentaries | Comments
Friday morning was a normal day and the market was testing new recent highs in the June 2013 contract. The strength faded some as resistance seemed to hold and then all of a sudden we were down over $1.00/cwt and... (Continue reading)
Mike Brumm Commentary, Im not cut out for the Urban life, May 20th 2013
This week’s blog is being written in the MSP airport. Storms shut down all departures and landings for over 1 hour so all flights the remainder of the evening are messed up, including mine. The good news – more moisture... (Continue reading)
Ron Plain Hog Outlook, University of Missouri, May 20th 2013
Written on 20 May, 2013 at 5:57 in Commentaries | Comments
The average price of pork in grocery stores during April was $3.458 per pound. That was down 0.8 cents from March and down 0.1 cents from April 2012. Over the last two years, the retail price of pork has increased... (Continue reading)
Brad Forkner, Nutrient Management Specialist, Teachable Moments In a Hurried Planting Season, May 17th 2013
I am a bit late getting this month’s article together what with the lingering cold temperatures and wet soils. Finally Mother’s Day brought a ray of hope. Some of my neighbors (and even some customers) couldn’t resist the temptation to... (Continue reading)
John McGlone from Texas Tech University, Updated Scientific Evidence on the Welfare of Gestating Sows Kept in Different Housing Systems
Written on 17 May, 2013 at 6:11 in Commentaries | Comments
Gestation sow housing is a contemporary animal welfare issue with legislative actions in the United States to ban individual gestation sow systems. This review sought to summarize the scientific literature since earlier reviews were published in 2004 and 2005. Seventeen... (Continue reading)
Janet Riley from the American Meat Institute, Glass Walls Part Two: A Look Inside a Typical Pork Plant, May 16th 2013
Written on 16 May, 2013 at 5:47 in Commentaries | Comments
For years, animal rights activists claimed that if slaughter plants had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian. Last year, we decided to challenge that notion. In August 2012, AMI launched a new video series we called “Glass Walls.” Our... (Continue reading)
Stu Ellis Farmgate Blog, Political Dealing with Farm Programs, May 16 2013
Written on 16 May, 2013 at 5:40 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)
Nathan Smith Pork Producer Blog from Kansas Smith Farms, Nursery Feed: Will It Be Their First Bite or Last? May 15 2013
Written on 15 May, 2013 at 5:37 in Commentaries | Comments
Email Nathan at nathan@ksfpigs.com and visit his Blog site at ModernHogFarmer.com Penny Wise, Pound Foolish. Have you ever heard that? If you treat pig nursery feed like that, then you will have slow growing, weak pigs. Guaranteed! For 7 years,... (Continue reading)
Rebecca Barton Pork Producer Commentary from Barton Hog Farms, Storyteller, May 14th 2013
Written on 14 May, 2013 at 5:47 in Commentaries | Comments
Last week I was up working on a presentation about how farmers can use the internet to connect with consumers. It is I believe strongly in, and although it is awkward to start putting yourself out there for the... (Continue reading)
Mike Brumm Commentary, Local Grain Basis, May 14th 2013
In the past couple of months the pork industry has realized the important role exports plays in our long term profitability. Exports are down both due to trade issues (ractopamine ‘free’ pork to Russia and China) and currency exchange rates... (Continue reading)
Recent Posts
- Joe Hofmeyer CHS Hedging Livestock Comments, May 21st 2013
- Nathan Smith Pork Producer Blog from Kansas Smith Farms, The Power in Attending World Pork 2013, May 21st 2013
- Weekly Roberts Agriculture Commodity Market Report May 5,21, 2013
- Jeremy Knutson from LeanHog.Net: US Hogs and Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) – What does it mean, May 20th 2013
- Mike Brumm Commentary, Im not cut out for the Urban life, May 20th 2013
- Ron Plain Hog Outlook, University of Missouri, May 20th 2013
- Brad Forkner, Nutrient Management Specialist, Teachable Moments In a Hurried Planting Season, May 17th 2013
- John McGlone from Texas Tech University, Updated Scientific Evidence on the Welfare of Gestating Sows Kept in Different Housing Systems
- Janet Riley from the American Meat Institute, Glass Walls Part Two: A Look Inside a Typical Pork Plant, May 16th 2013
- Stu Ellis Farmgate Blog, Political Dealing with Farm Programs, May 16 2013
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