Commercial Agriculture Program
2011 Swine Institute: Missouri Industry Outlook
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The hog industry is facing critical issues. Economic forces such as the rising cost of feed, domestic and export demands have had a profound impact on the industry. Nuisance laws are receiving more attention from the Missouri legislature and the public than in past decades. CAFO rules continue to evolve and place new financial burdens on pork producers. Hog producers rely heavily on science and research to access risk and provide management of disease.
We will discuss the market outlook in the United States as well as globally, and examine methods of predicting demand. Developing strategies to minimize financial risk in meeting those demands is paramount.
The Institute will begin with a “rapid fire” ses-sion from CA swine team members on topics of current university research. Guest speaker, Neil Dierks, National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) chief executive officer will discuss current hog industry issues and Dan Vaught, professional futures market consultant will address the “Hog Situation and Market Outlook”.
As in 2010, the highly popular session on nuisance laws is featured this year with CA legal analyst Vern Pierce, attorneys Jean Paul Bradshaw and Kurt Schaefer.
Ray Massey, CA economist, will give a presentation on Risk Identification and Management concerning feed and finance. Joe Zulovich, CA swine team leader will offer an overview of CAFO rules and permits. The Institute will conclude with a dinner pro-gram, “Supper with Abner Womack”. The prominent economist will discuss the global economy and what it may mean to Missouri pork producers.
2011 Swine Institute Agenda
November 8, 2011
10:30am |
Registration |
| 11:00am | Improvest - Dr. Tim Safranski, MU Update on the Missouri PRRS Control & Elimination Project - Beth Young, DVM New Biofilter for Emission Control - Dr. Teng Lim, MU Air Inlet Filtration: Necessary for Missouri? - Dr. Joe Zulovich, MU |
| 12:00pm | Break for Lunch |
| 12:30pm | Lunch with Neil Dierks, Chief Executive Officer, National Pork Producers
Council |
| 1:30pm | Legal Introduction: Missouri’s new Nuisance Laws - Dr. Vern Pierce, MU New Nuisance Laws: What do they mean? - Jean Paul Bradshaw, Lathrop & Gage LLP Steps Needed to Address a Personal Nuisance Lawsuit - Kurt Schaefer, Lathrop & Gage LLP |
| 3:00pm | Break |
| 3:15pm | Overview of CAFO Rules & Moving Ahead - Dr. Joe Zulovich, MU |
| 4:00pm | Risk Identification & Management: Feed & Finance - Dr. Ray Massey, MU |
| 4:30pm | Hog Situation & Market Outlook - Dan Vaught, Vaught Future Insights |
| 5:30pm | Break |
| 6:00pm | Supper with Dr. Abner Womack, Ag Economist, Food & Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) - Topic: “Global Economy: What it means to Pork Producers?” |
PDF version of 2011 Swine Institute Brochure