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World Pork Expo
June 5-7, Des Moines, IA. Watch and listen for our reports from Tom Steevers and Pete Shinn.
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Inside D.C.
And so the final battle begins...
The deal is done, Congress is gearing up to pass the Farm Bill. Are there enough votes to override the President's promised veto?
Rural Issues Forum
Preparing for a national animal emergency
The National Veterinary Stockpile was put in place to augment state and local resources in the event of a foreign animal disease
outbreak.
In addition to having materials, responders are trained in HAZMAT, have trained and are skilled in incident command as well as the cleaning and disinfecting of disposal areas. They have gone through training in depopulation and animal handling. Before visiting APHIS Emergency
Operations in Riverdale, Maryland last week, I was unaware the National Veterinary Stockpile existed. I'm glad they do.
Innovations
Stine Seed pursuing efforts to improve soybean yields
Dr. Bill Eby, Director of Soybean Research for Adel, Iowa-based Stine Seed, says the company is pursuing research across a wide range of areas in an effort to improve soybean yields. But he says progress comes with consistent effort year-in and year-out, not in one great leap forward.
Managing for Profit
Animal welfare will become a more important part of farm management
Keri Retallick with Validus says we are moving toward national standards and it will be in the best
interest of livestock producers to comply with those standards.
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By a vote
of 318 to 108, the House of Representatives passed the 2008 farm bill Wednesday. The tally was 28 votes more than the two-thirds majority required to override a threatened veto of the measure by President Bush. More
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May proclaimed Missouri Beef Month 
Missouri Beef Industry Council executive director John Kleibocher says it’s a great time to be thinking about our state’s largest agricultural industry – beef
production.
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April NOPA
bean crush below estimates
The National Oilseed Processors Association reports that April’s soybean crush by member firms was smaller than expected at 139.966 million bushels.
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