Swine Slaughter Rise Pushes Hog Prices Down
DiAnE Yeamans reports swine producers face losses in Q3 as slaughter climbs 10 to 16 percent quarterly. Extension economist Orlin Brumwald warns of a pork flood from July liquidation, urging farmers to lock in feed costs and reduce December to May pig crops to help prices rebound.
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Diane Yeamans
Emporia
Orlin Brumwald
Kansas Pork Producers Council
Brumwald
Missouri Supreme Court
KCPL
Missouri
Diseases Challenge Swine Herds Warns Breeden Expert
Extension veterinarian Dr. Lowell Breeden outlines Epe, SMEDI, Porcine Parvovirus and winter anestrus as major swine herd problems. Epe damages red blood cells causing jaundice, anemia, high fever and possible piglet infection. SMEDI causes stillbirths and embryonic death. PPV leads to abortion and birth defects. Prevention favors closed herds, strict biosecurity, sanitation between hogs, and vaccines where available.
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Lowell Breeden
Breeden
Kansas
Area 4-H'ers To Go To Washington
Franklin County 4-H sends fourteen delegates to the 1980 Citizenship Short Course in Washington D C after tough interviews on October 23 27 They will join citizenship classes tour the city and raise funds while preparing through monthly orientation meetings Contact the extension office 242 3166 for work. Steve Hausler of Wellsville wins Elgin wristwatch and top county reporters book state judging SHAFF 4-H Club. Linda Teter and Roger Maxwell win the 1979 Underwood Scholarship for college plans in ag related fields. Teter will study interior design at Kansas State University Maxwell will study agribusiness at Allen County Community Junior College.
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Franklin County
Washington
Washington, D.C
Frankin County
Steve
S.H.A.F.F
Wellsville
Linda Teter
Ottawa
Kansas State University
Linda
Roger Maxwell
Allen County Community
Roger
Two More Implants for Cattle Growth Remain Despite DES Ban
Kansas State University extension beef cattle nutritionist Larry Corah notes that despite the Nov 1 DES ban, producers can still use Balgro or Synovex S and achieve significant gains. He cites studies showing 80 to 100 pound lifetime weight increases with implants, and outlines best practices for calves, heifers, and bulls, including recommendations against implanting bull calves intended as herd sires.
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Larry Corah
Kansas State University
Synovex S&h
Corah
K-State
Kansas
K-State Research Center
Miles City
Montana
Kstate
Gene Gates
Coldwater
Kan
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Epe
JO Ellen Arnold
D.C
Bonnie Ahbers
Williamsburg
Randy Atwood
Diane Haney
Princeton
Keenan Beauchamp
Brent Bruington
Cindy Dyer
Cindy Frank
Tim Lancaster
May Malson
Sue Malson
Kevin Spear
Derek Swank
Theresa Widerholt
Kathleen Horstick
Richmond
Jerry Hall
Richel Vining
Steve Hausler
Kenneth Hausler
Underwood
Glenn Underwood
Rigid Form, Inc
HALL
Custom-Bilt Buldings Inc
Hall’s
P.O. Box
Butler
Erry Christmas
KCPI
Kansas City Power & Light Company
P.O
Baltimore Avenue
Kansas City
Agri-Systems International
George Nix
Agri-Systems
Eastern
D.S.D
U-Systems
Overland Park
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