DairyCast

DairyCast 0467 - Aflatoxin Issues and Answers for 2012 Corn

Kansas State's Dr. Joel DeRouchey discusses the aflatoxin issue and options for livestock producers in the months ahead as we feed out the 2012 crop.

Following another good presentation in the 2012 World Dairy Expo Seminar series, I spoke with Dr. Geof Smith, Associate Professor at North Carolina State's School of Vet Medicine about his presentation on 'Avoiding Drug Residues in the Dairy Industry'.

Purina Animal Nutritionist Martha Baker reminds us high grain prices beget high milk prices and producers need to watch marginal milk production in addition to their bottom line.

The North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge has introduced young people to our industry and opened the eyes of a few more 'experienced' hands in management and production issues. At World Dairy Expo, NAIDC took time to review its beginnings. A future DairyCast episode will look at where they're going.

Dog days of summer and no long-term drought relief in sight. This is a good time to talk with Don Tyler of Tyler and Associates about getting up and getting going.

Future Patterns of U.S. Feed Grains, Biofuels, and Livestock and Poultry Feeding was the topic of a presentation held in Phoenix, Arizona, July 17, 2012 at the Federation of Animal Science Societies meeting. The Institute for Feed Education and Research (IFEEDER) provided a grant on behalf of the American Feed Industry Association to the Council on Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics (C-FARE) in order to conduct a review on future patterns in the feed industry.

The future of retail payments is online and easy to access. Think about the businesses you do business with and get ready. This short presentation features Carleligh Jaques of Visa, Inc., speaking at the Web 2.0 Expo in NY. It comes to you courtesy of the IT Conversations Network.

Additional corn stocks may eventually work their way into fuel tanks as this conversation with Kansas State Ag Engineer Ed Brokesh illustrates. The Flex-Fuel vehicles can up their ethanol intake substantially.

Kansas State Extension Economist Troy Dumler discusses the details in the recently passed Senate version of the 2012 U.S. Farm Bill. The HSUS-UEP Egg Bill amendment did not get added to the passed version while direct payments were replaced with additional crop insurance support.

Kansas State Research and Extension Ag Economist Dan O'Brien discusses the relationship between the European Community Crisis and commodity prices around the world.