RFA Ethanol Podcast

Knowing Novus Now

Chuck Zimmerman

The week Cindy will be attending the World Pork Expo in Des Moines with our coverage sponsored by Novus International. I was in their office last week to meet with Jeremy Lutgen and Scott Fleetwood. I did an interview with Scott, who is their Executive Director of Marketing and Products. In it you’ll learn a lot more about the company. …

Agribusiness, Animal Health, Audio, Novus International, Pork, World Pork Expo, ZimmCast

Kemin Hosts Swine Summit

Laura McNamara

Swine Summit attendees can look forward to playing a game of P-I-G and 3-point with members of the Iowa Energy D-League NBA team organization this year. Of course, the summit will be getting down to business too with a host of speakers that will focus on “Netting More Energy” in pork production. Kemin Industries Inc. will host swine veterinarians, nutritionists …

Ag Groups, Energy, Pork

Alltech is iCasting About Swine Nutrition

Chuck Zimmerman

Swine producers are invited to an Alltech iCast on nutrition. It’s “an online video discussion about trial data that was recently conducted by Cape Fear Consulting.” We’re seeing more and more use of video online. You are invited to the swine nutrition iCast featuring Dr. Tommy Shipp and Dr. Walter Tibbetts from Cape Fear Consulting. Beginning May 28, 2008 at …

Alltech, Pork

Pigs Are Worth It

Chuck Zimmerman

In England they think Pigs Are Worth It. Would you agree? I think this is absolutely hilarious and serious. Apparently British pig farmers are losing their you know whats and they’re asking consumers to help out. Due to price pressure from supermarkets, farmers are now being paid around £1.10 per kg for a pig that now costs them £1.44 per …

Audio, Farming, Pork

K.C.’s Poor Gets Paula Deen Pork

Laura McNamara

No it’s not political pork. It’s fat, juicy farm-raised pork. Celebrity Cook Paula Deen and her husband Michael Groover are escorting Smithfield Foods’ Helping Hungry Homes tour to L.A.’s poor. Harvesters: The Community Food Network has received more than 25,000 pounds of meat to help feed local families, thanks to Smithfield Foods’ 10-city Helping Hungry Homes(TM) Across America tour, a …

Food, Pork

SwineCast® Coverage of Iowa Pork Congress

Melissa Sandfort

SwineCast®is announcing a new partnership with the Iowa Pork Producers Association to provide coverage of the seminars at the 2008 Iowa Pork Congress in Des Moines, IA. SwineCast, sponsored by Elanco, will record the audio from each of the more than a dozen speaker presentations and make the recordings available online following Pork Congress. Each of the speaker’s PowerPoint presentations …

Pork, Swine

Pork Recipes

Chuck Zimmerman

Since I’m on the subject of pork, how about some recipes. Dave Williams emailed me a link exchange request so I’m happy to bring your attention to his Pork Recipes website. One it you’ll find a lot of good looking recipes. That’s about it. Very simple. It seems like he could develop this into a lot more and maybe he …

Food, Pork

Nutrition Efficiency Info on Pork Board Website

Chuck Zimmerman

A new section of the Pork Checkoff website contains information for producers who want to optimize their feed costs and maximize production efficiencies. The new Nutritional Efficiency section includes information about the recently founded nutritional efficiency consortium; the consortium’s research and activity priorities; the research funded by the consortium and a subsection with links to additional information or resources. Twenty …

Ag Groups, Pork