PCVAD is a whole lot easier to say than porcine circovirus associated disease don’t you think?
Vaccines Winning the War
The introduction of two new vaccines has helped turn the tide in the battle in Canada to contain a potentially deadly condition that’s taken a huge toll on swineherds around the world.
Porcine Circovirus Associated Disease (PCVAD), previously called Post-weaning Multisystemic Wasting Syndrome (PMWS), is a viral disease that typically affects young pigs, weanlings, from eight to 16 weeks of age. However, symptoms tend to manifest themselves in the grower phase and the disease is often fatal. The disease, first characterized in western Canada in 1995 became widespread worldwide since then.
Developing Kentucky Sheep/Goats
The sheep and goat groups of Kentucky are working together on a project just approved by the Kentucky Ag Development Board.
LiveAuctions.tv
Sometimes it pays to go through your junk mail box to make sure that it’s only got junk in it. I did just now and found an announcement from LiveAuction.tv.
I can’t say that I’ve heard of them. It looks like you can choose between live auctions and auction markets around the country.
Cow Parachuting
This is something you need on a Friday. A video of parachuting cows.
It’s a Chick-fil-A spot to promote their message of “Eat More Chicken”.
Adrants says The Richards Group created the ad.
You Haven’t Taken Our Survey Yet, Have You?
I know, I’m being a pain. But we want our survey (1st annual?) to be as meaningful as possible. We’ve had quite a few done so far but I’d really like more of you to chime in. I just did one last night for somebody that was agonizing in more ways than one. It had pages full of questions, all kinds of questions. Our is short, simple and you really don’t have to think hard to answer the questions.
So come on, take maybe 3 minutes and get your survey done today. Please?
Reaching Foodies Today
I know there are a lot of you who work for or support groups who want to reach consumers about various kinds of food. You might be interested in a recent story on eMarketer.com that contains some study information like in this graphic. They pulled together information from a couple of sources like the following:
Zune Availability Announced
Now we know when the Microsoft digital media player will be on the market. This 30GB bad boy will be in stores by November 14 with a retail price of $249. It has some nice features and will play more types of files than an iPod.
Environmental Journalists Vermont Bound
I think it would be interesting to attend the Society of Environmental Journalists convention for several reasons. (Want to sponsor me? I’ll put your sponsor tag in every blog post!)
FFA Students Visit Garst
Garst Seed Company was a stop on the FFA Partnership Tour recently. This is where FFA students visit with executives of companies around the country. Pictured are (l to r): Garst Communications Manager Lori Thomas, Iowa FFA President Matt Dolch, National FFA Secretary Jessie Geib, National FFA Eastern Region Vice President Ryan Peterson and Garst Head of Marketing Steve Klein.