Cutbacks aid feeder pig co op in tough times
Osseo American Feeder Pig Co op members at District 3 meeting were told pig sales fell about 30 000 from last year. Tightened staff and quicker receivables allowed allocation checks of just over 14 cents per pig. District 3 elected seven advisory board members and 14 delegates for Stevens Point anniversary meeting March 13.
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Co-Op
Stevens Point
Ron Wojahn
Feeding Pig Producers Learn Marketing and Breeding Strategies
Members of the American Feeder Pig Co-op in Francis Creek heard advice on hog marketing and breeding during the District 3 meeting. UW Extension livestock specialist Carl Hirschinger urged 220-pound targeted market weights, better sow and litter indexing, larger litter sizes, and careful feed quality, while noting corn quality issues and mold risks.
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Carl Hirschinger
Uw-Extension
Hirschinger
Higher feeder pig prices cited as assessment of market
South St. Paul feeder pig prices rose four dollars per head last week but analysts call the gain an adjustment to the USDA hog and pig report, not evidence of a price upturn. Curt Zimmerman says hog numbers are down and bredding stocks fall, while futures show only mixed signals amid broad supply concerns.
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USDA
Curt Zimmerman
South St. Paul
Zimmerman
Country Today
John Saunders
National Pork Producers Council
Maple Syrup Institute Set At Ladysmith
Maple Syrup Institute to be held January 26 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Security State Bank Ladysmith with sessions for beginners on making syrup prices and sweet seedling tips. Wisconsin Maple Syrup Council meets District 5 delegate elected. Afternoon speakers Tim Mishkit and Art Rye of the U S Forest Service Sugar Maple Laboratory Burlington Vt discuss sap flow sap preheaters and current costs. Equipment dealers display gear. lunch on your own. refreshments provided. early door prizes at 10 a.m.
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Security State Bank
Ladysmith
Wisconsin Maple Syrup Council
District 5
Sugar Maple Laboratory
Burlington, Vt
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