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March 27, 2012
What Is Livestock-Associated Staphylococcus Aureus?
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via BeefCast.com

September 27, 2011
Are Your Drinkers Getting The The Good Stuff?
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Audio via PoultryCast.com

August 15, 2011
How Is Pig Lameness Being Researched?
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via Iowa State University

It is estimated that pig lameness costs pork producers $23 million a year.

August 15, 2011
Where Are The Top Ag Econ Departments?
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via St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank

Agricultural economics pays a major role in shaping the world.

July 28, 2011
Are Your Checking for Heat Stress in Livestock?

What are some of the symptoms of livestock heat stress? And what are some of the actions you need to take to protect them?

Monitoring for heat stress on livestock is key to surviving the heat waves that are occurring in many parts of the USA. Symptoms for cattle, pigs, and poultry will vary but some of the approaches will be the same: shade, cool air, water, and observation are needed.

June 30, 2011
Does Your Herd Have Heat Stress?
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Audio via DairyCast.com

Iowa State Associate Professor of Animal Science,

June 9, 2011
What Are Innovative Campaigns to Improve Ag's Image?
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via SwineCast.com
May 24, 2011
How Can Farm Air Quality Be Improved?
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via SwineCast.com

The National Air Quality Site Assessment Tool is an online resources to help you evaluate you

March 17, 2011
Swine Industry Emerging Markets + Mycoplasma diagnostic tools
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via swinecast.com

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February 15, 2011
How is Iowa's Pork Industry?

via SwineCast.com

Iowa's pork industry is at a crossroads.  Additional themes include new pricing levels of feed grains, regulatory revision and the impact of legislative and marketing changes.  Will producers

January 21, 2011
How Are Transportation and Disease Linked?

via SwineCast.com

Dr. Jeff Zimmerman, Iowa State University, shares historical vignettes that highlight how transportation and disease have always been linked.

December 16, 2010
Top Entry Level Ag Jobs?

via Iowa State University Agriculture and Life Sciences Careers Services

Getting ready to graduate in an agricultural related field?

December 13, 2010
U.S.-South Korea FTA Remains A Good Deal For U.S. Pork Producers

via NPPC.org

The free trade agreement (FTA) between the U.S. and South Korea has yet to be ratified by both countries but there is confidence that it will get signed. The negotiations affected U.S.

November 29, 2010
Missing Genes In Corn May Lead To Better Varieties

via sciencedaily.com

Recent agronomic research has uncovered some discrepancies in crop genetics acros several corn lines.

November 28, 2010
Ethanol Self Interests Will Always Win

via online.wsj.com

Former Vice President Al Gore has come out with an admission that his view on ethanol and its potential to be a solution for the world's

November 24, 2010
How Are Feed Vs Fuel Going To Look In 2011?

via agmrc.org

Dr.

November 24, 2010
Issues With Corn As Food Vs Fuel In 2011?

via cattlenetwork.com

Corn production and demand are coming together to increase corn prices.

October 28, 2010
Are There Concerns On How Farmers Are Perceived?
Perception of Iowa Farmers
via desmoinesregi
July 8, 2010
What Happened At The World Pork Expo?

The World Pork Expo offered some industry optimism and details on PRRS research.

Conversations from NPPC board members and Expo attendees revealed a better mood than in prior years, though there are topics that are important to pork industry success. Also, in conjunction with the Expo, The Boehringer Ingelheim "Change The Game" Seminar explored several current projects focusing on area control and elimination of the PRRS virus.

July 2, 2010
Area Regional Control and Elimination of PRRS

Learn more about the the efforts to eliminate Porcine Reproductive & Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS).

Scientists and swine professionals convened in Des Moines, Iowa to share updates on the efforts to eliminate Porcine Reproductive & Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS). The Changing The Game seminar, sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim, is a on going effort to keep those in the industry up to date and to recommend future actions.