July 15, 2008
Cover Story
World Pork Expo 2008 New Product Tour
Jul 15, 2008 12:00 PM, By Lora Berg
The 2008 New Product Tour panel members included: Joel DeRouchey, a Kansas State University Extension environmental management and swine nutrition specialist....
This Month's Focus: World Pork Expo Product Tour
8 Tips for Tough Times
Jul 15, 2008 12:00 PM, By Dale Miller, Editor
Steve Meyer, founder of Paragon Economics, Inc., Des Moines, IA, led off acknowledging that the challenges facing pork producers are different than they've...
Comparing Circovirus Vaccine Efficacy
Jul 15, 2008 12:00 PM, By Joe Vansickle Senior Editor
Most hog operations with porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) also have a multitude of co-infections, namely porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome...
Keep Plum Island?
Jul 15, 2008 12:00 PM, By Joe Vansickle Senior Editor
Repairing or replacing the worn out buildings at the 54-year-old Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC), located just off the coast of Long Island,...
Will 'Downer' Sows Be Next?
Jul 15, 2008 12:00 PM, By Joe Vansickle Senior Editor
There are significant reasons why a ban on cows should not be followed by a ban on downer sows, says a veterinary expert with the National Pork Board....
Plan Survival Strategies
Jul 15, 2008 12:00 PM, By Joe Vansickle Senior Editor
Glenn Grimes, University of Missouri professor emeritus of agricultural economics, began his outlook talk at World Pork Expo with a stern warning: If...
PRRS Vaccine Improves Performance
Jul 15, 2008 12:00 PM, By Joe Vansickle Senior Editor
In a three-year research project in a large Nebraska swine operation, modified-live PRRS (porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome) virus vaccine...
Survey Finds Many Are Unprepared
Jul 15, 2008 12:00 PM, By Joe Vansickle Senior Editor
Arecent survey of pork producers, conducted to identify environmental concerns, has revealed that some don't understand key issues. The National Pork...
From My Perspective
It's All About Corn
Jul 15, 2008 12:00 PM, By Dale Miller Editor
Corn the real thing or any reasonable facsimile that could serve to replace it. Cost and availability was top of mind. How high do you think corn will...
Veterinarians on Call
Neonatal Scours Test Producers' Patience
Jul 15, 2008 12:00 PM, By John Waddell, DVM Sutton, NE
Across the industry, the issue of neonatal diarrhea does not raise concerns to the level of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome or circovirus....
News and Views
Expo Tracks Producers
Jul 15, 2008 12:00 PM, By Joe Vansickle Senior Editor
Gone are the days of tracking total attendance numbers by counting ticket-holders who file through the gates of the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines,...
Producer Groups Join Forces To Combat Activist Messages
Jul 15, 2008 12:00 PM
For too long, the pork industry has watched as activist groups have hammered them over critical industry issues. Now that tide may slowly be turning....
