As a lifelong Missouri farmer and a former nutritional science teacher, Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-MO) has a bone to pick with the 2015 Dietary Guideline’s Advisory Committee’s (DGAC) report. In a recent letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and HHS Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Hartzler and 70 House colleagues said the report strayed “from purely nutritional evidence and venturing into … Read More
Hog Numbers Up in Quarterly Report
As of March 1, there were 65.9 million hogs and pigs on U.S. farms, seven percent more than a year ago, according to the USDA Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report. Of the total, 5.98 million hogs were kept for breeding and producers intend to have 2.87 million sows farrow between March and May 2015, and 2.93 million sows farrow between … Read More
Animal Ag Tells Congress to Ditch Rule
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Past President Steve Fogelsong of Illinois testified before the House Committee on Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry on how the proposed Waters of the U.S.(WOTUS) would impact animal agriculture. “Let’s be clear – everyone wants clean water,” said Fogelsong. “But, expanding the federal regulatory reach of the EPA and Army Corp does not equal clean … Read More
Weekly Box Beef Report
Each week, Ed Czerwien, USDA Market News, brings us the Weekly Box Beef Report. Here is the report for week ending March 7th, 2015. Weekly boxed beef trade for week ending Mar 07. The daily spot Choice box beef cutout ended the week last Friday at 248.48 which was 0.90 higher. There were 615 loads sold for the week in … Read More
Dairy Calf and Heifer Association Conference
The Dairy Calf and Heifer Association Conference is coming up March 31st – April 1st in Madison, WI. Themed “Connect with the Best,” the conference will offer networking opportunities and highlight the latest practices, technology and research in the calf and heifer industry. A trade show will be held during the first day of the conference. Other special events will … Read More
Vet Training, Education & Leadership
A look into veterinary training, education and leadership development was another topic discussed at the recent Boehringer Ingelheim Swine Health Seminar held in Orlando, FL. Dr. Jim Lowe, Lowe Consulting, headlined that conversation as he shared insights into making the animal health profession stronger for the future. “I really need to credit my co-authors on this, Dr. Aldridge and Dr. … Read More
Doing What is Right for the Pig
Animal welfare continues to be at the forefront of discussion throughout the swine community. And Dr. Angela Baysinger’s talk at Boehringer Ingleheim’s Swine Health Seminar hit on just that. Pig welfare and doing what is right for the pig centered discussion on crates and pain mitigation in castration and tail docking. I had a chance to speak with Dr. Baysinger … Read More
BIVI Launches Site for PED Management
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc is proud to announce their launch of SOURCE, a management protocol for vets and producers that will serve as an information resource in their fight against and prevention of the porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus. The site is live and can be found at www.PEDreSOURCE.com. According to Greg Cline, DVM, technical manager for enteric disease products … Read More
PED Update at BIVI Swine Health Seminar
One of the hottest topics in the swine industry continues to be the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) virus. So, naturally it was the center of Dr. Joe Connor’s presentation during Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc.’s (BIVI) annual Swine Health Seminar. Dr. Connor serves as President of Carthage Vet Services and focused on what we’ve done correctly, what we’ve done wrong and … Read More
Shape the Discussions & Frame the Questions
On the eve of the 46th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc. hosted their 2015 Swine Health Seminar. The one-day event was packed with information for veterinarians and producers. First to take the stage was Dr. Peter Kristensen, Director PIC Europe at Genus. He shared insights into Europe and North America’s regulatory and … Read More