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Michigan Hosts Professional Pork Producers Symposium  

The Michigan Pork Producers Association (MPPA) is holding the 2009 Professional Pork Producers Symposium on Feb. 19 at The Lansing Center in Lansing, MI. ...

Ohio Pork Congress Slated for Feb. 10-11  

The Ohio Pork Congress is being held Feb. 10-11, 2009 at the Crown Plaza Columbus North in Columbus, OH....

Iowa Pork Congress Set for Jan. 28-29  

The Iowa Pork Congress is slated for Jan. 28-29, 2009 at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, IA. ...

Minnesota Pork Congress Covers Production Issues  

A wide range of production topics are offered at the Minnesota Pork Congress, Jan. 21-22, 2009 at the Minneapolis Convention Center....

Webcast Offers Feeding Strategies for Air Emissions  

The latest information on feeding strategies to curb animal manure air emissions is being offered in a free webcast Jan. 16....

Banff Pork Seminar Focuses On Cost-Saving Strategies 

Iowa Pork Congress Slated for Jan. 28-29 

From public health to production issues, the Iowa Pork Congress, Jan. 28-29, 2009, has topics of interest for everyone. The show is at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, IA...

Political Hangover 

Does anyone have an antidote for the uneasy feeling brought on by the political lambasting we've endured this past election cycle? This out-of-sorts feeling...

Chicago Students Visit the Farm 

There are some lessons that students just can't learn in the classroom and one of those is about life on the farm. So on Oct. 8, more than 70 fourth and...

NPPC Opposes USDA Ethanol Aid Proposal 

Government would bail out ethanol plants that bought expensive corn. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is proposing to bail out some ethanol companies...

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Costs, Price Pressures Ease Just a Little

There was a lot to be positive about in the pork industry the last week of October. I realize it is difficult to be optimistic when you are still losing $25 to $30/head. I also realize that positive news at this point could be as dangerous as it is welcome. But facts are facts, and we must recognize them. ...

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The "Good" and "Bad" Sides of a Cheaper Dollar

As I begin this week's column, I"m reminded of two different "flip side" statements that may help characterize the topic at hand. The first is the old Archie Campbell schtick - "That's good - no that’s bad," which I have used before. The second reflects President Truman's frustration with economists' incessant use of the qualifier - "on the other hand" - to introduce the contrary opinion on a given topic. President Truman once demanded in his usual colorful language: "Will someone please find me a *!&%$*?>

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