This past week I gave 2 presentations that included a discussion of management for summer heat relief to different groups in Iowa and Illinois. At both locations, comments following the presentation reaffirmed what I’ve known for some time – producers … Continue reading →

State governments around the US are in the process of finalizing their budgets for the coming year(s). In all but 1 or 2 states, all recipients of state government funding are being told to do make do with less. This … Continue reading →

I had an interesting inquiry this morning asking how producers are reacting to the lack of profit and higher feed ingredient costs. Specifically, are they lowering diet quality to conserve cash?   This is interesting because many of you have … Continue reading →

The most common question asked by every vendor and producer at the World Pork Expo was – ‘when will the pain end?’. It’s not fun being in the pork business right now, and the prospects don’t look promising for some … Continue reading →