Editorial
One Tough Year
Many people have a lucky number — seven is perhaps the most common one. Athletes are notorious at this; they wear the same color socks, won’t cut their hair, run through the same pre-game routine, listen to the same music — whatever works.
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You Need to Know
To be clear, this was not my planned topic for an editorial this month. Quite frankly, I am getting tired of the constant barrage of announcements driven by the Humane Society of the United States against the U.S. pork sector, and I know you are too.
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A Long, Challenging Journey Ahead
Anyone who had driven even a few miles in corn country by mid-summer had little doubt that this year’s corn and soybean crops would fall short of expectations.
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You Have a Crystal Ball
No one knows what the future will bring, but in the case of growing pressures placed on gestation-sow stalls, you do have a crystal ball. Whether you look to the U.S. egg producers or to Europe’s pork producers, there are many insights to what you will face.
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Through Their Eyes
During the past few years the pork production sector has focused on productivity, efficiency and controlling rising costs in an increasingly competitive and low-margin climate. It has paid off on many levels. Pigs per litter have increased 2 percent annually for the past four years. Hogs grow faster and reach heavier market weights sooner.
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Start ‘em Young
I’ve talked before about the importance of reaching out to youth, whether the message involves food choices and pork’s role in a healthful diet or the real practices on a modern farm or rallying the next generation to consider agricultural careers.
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Opening a Window to Your World
Dairymen have long led the pack when it comes to showing the public what they do on the farm, why they do it and how it translates to the tasty, wholesome products that consumers enjoy (and take for granted).
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Prepare Now for Your Next Battle
The issue surrounding animal welfare and gestation-sow stalls has been smoldering for years, really as far back as the 1980s.
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So, You Chose the Wrong Career
It’s no secret that agricultural illiteracy is rampant in the United States, well even globally. Most people lack more than the most basic understanding of agriculture, and they fail to comprehend its deep interconnectedness to their daily lives.
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Another Year; Another Dollar
You know the saying, “Another day; another dollar.” Well, the same can apply to another new year.
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Half Truths
Perhaps it’s the time of year, with harvest winding down, or perhaps it’s because I’ve put my own garden to bed for the season, but my thoughts have turned to the “sustainability” debate that continuously nags at our food system.
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