Dr. Marianne Ash, Director of Bio-security and Emergency Planning for the Indiana Board Of Animal Health, was raised on a livestock farm in Carroll County, IN and understands how livestock producers use antibiotics, something she says most consumers and policy makes do not understand.
Lean hog futures rose sharply on Thursday on strong gains in cutout values and optimism that a combination of tighter supplies and resurgent demand will sustain hog prices for the remainder of the year.
So much of what is happening in the United States and Canada with governments catering to special interest groups and wanting to buy votes from the electorate is that feeling of entitlement. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
The biggest thing going on the oil spoil in the Gulf has to do with whether it is a good thing the oil is disappearing much quicker than at first expected and the price of gas has gone through the roof.