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This is a young gilt on feed for the summer shows, good luck with this one.
Thanks to Del and Tracie for letting us take a look at thier pigs at the farm.
This article is reprinted from the Pork Leader newsletter, available at: Latest Pork Leader Newsletter www.Pork.org South Korea’s efforts to cull nearly a third of its swine herd in the wake of a recent foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak have propelled U.S. Pork exports and have created a new opportunity for a Midwestern shipping business that’s sending live hogs to help the Asian nation repopulate.
“Pork is South Korea’s number-one protein, and when a situation of this magnitude occurs, it’s devastating,” says Tony Clayton, president of Clayton Agri-Marketing Inc., in Jefferson City, Mo, whose company been tasked with getting hundreds of U.S. hogs to South Korea safely.
Starting on May 31 and continuing into June, three separate shipments of hogs will be transported on 747s from Chicago to South Korea. The animals have been selected for specific swine genetics, including Yorkshire, Landrace, Duroc and Berkshire, that the South Korean buyers desire, says Clayton, [ … ]
NJSA members don’t forget the Maschhoffs scholarship is due May 13th. Go to http://www.nationalswine.com/NJSA/About_NJSA-pages/scholarship_pages/Maschhoffs%20_Scholarship.html to download your scholarship application and instructions. Call Sarah Schwab for more information 765-463-3594.
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) offers three unique and interesting tour options for World Pork Expo attendees who want to experience Midwestern agriculture – and hospitality – at its finest. There is one 2-day tour, and two 1-day tours available to choose from.
The tours will take place on Monday, June 6, and Tuesday, June 7, prior to the opening of World Pork Expo on June 8. The tours were developed to provide international and domestic guests with a sampling of the diversity and importance of agriculture to Iowa, to the United States and to the world. Attendees will have multiple opportunities to interact with agri-business representatives and farm managers, as well as other tour participants.
Tour One ─ June 6-7: Midwest Agriculture Highlights ($300)
Monday, June 6
· Depart from the Airport Holiday Inn www.holiday-inn.com/dsm-airport
· Amana Colonies Farm Tour—Tour a communal farm in central Iowa that has both modern day facilities, including a methane [ … ]
Check out all the photos and videos from the NJSA National Youth Leadership Conference on the NJSA Facebook page! Click here to take a look http://on.fb.me/kQTI0p
Whiteshire Hamroc, home to the largest U.S. registered purebred swine herd, recently invested in the technology and services of Biotronics, Inc., a company that provides ultrasound solutions for the genetic improvement of meat animals.
Whiteshire Hamroc has been using ultrasound for measurement of carcass traits in live animals since the early 1990s. Backfat depth and loin muscle area measurements are used in calculation of EPDs through NSR’s nightly STAGES genetic evaluation.
“The Biotronics, Inc. image and data collection technology will save our technicians time during the off test procedure,” says Mark Brubaker, Whiteshire Hamroc geneticist. Instead of entering individual animal information into a handheld unit, personnel will use a notebook computer equipped with the BioSoft Toolbox® II software program. In the past, scan technicians had used a track ball on the ultrasound console for measuring backfat depth and loin muscle area on site. The resulting values were then keyed into the [ … ]
Here is a sample of Stein and Stewart Genetics sale offering. For information go to http://www.nsr-buyerschoiceauction.com/Sales/SteinStewart.html. This set will sale April 18-19, 2011.
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