Resources to Assist Pork Producers During Difficult Financial Times
Resources and information by phone
- Iowa Pork Industry Center at Iowa State University (800) 808-7675
- Iowa Pork Producers Association (800) 372-7675
- National Pork Board (800) 456-7675
- Production Resources (including
health, nutrition, management, etc.)
• Managing for Herd Health in Alternative Swine Systems (pdf) herd health guidebook funded through USDA NCR-SARE, the Value ChainPartnerships Project, and Pork Niche Market Working Group
• Water usage chart (xls) Mark Storlie, ISUE
• Berkshire Production Decision Aids (xls) ISUE Larry McMullen
• Managing Feed Costs (pdf) ISU Mark Honeyman
• Niche Pork Production handbook (pdf) Mark Honeyman
• Low Test Weight Corn for Swine (11/09) (pdf) Lee Johnston, University of Minnesota
• Preparing Swine Barns to Sit Empty (11/09) (pdf) Mark Whitney, University of Minnesota
• Managing PCVAD and Animal Health (2/07) (pdf) ISU Butch Baker
• No Pigs - No Fertilizer (8/09) (streaming video) ISU Gregg Brenneman
• Economic Evaluation of Swine Health and Disease Intervention (2/09) (pdf) ISU Derald Holtkamp
• Using Farm Based Data to Make Decisions in Swine Breeding and Grow-Finish Populations (2/07) (streaming video) ISU Locke Karriker
• Sow Herd Management: Areas of Focus to Keep Costs Down and Production High (8/09) (streaming video) ISU John Lawrence
• Genetic Improvement Options for Swine 2009 (pdf) ISU John Mabry
• Keeping Control of Feed Costs in an Uncertain Market (2/09) (pdf) ISU John Patience
• Sharpen the saw, concepts, resources & issues - Stender (6/08) (pdf) ISUE Dave Stender
• Sharpen the saw, concepts, resources & issues - Storlie (6/08) (pdf) ISUE Mark Storlie
- Financial and Economic Resources (including spreadsheets, online calculators,
etc.)
• Software
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o Budget Cashflow V1.1 $50 (order through ISUE
swine field specialists)
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o Hog
market weight calculator (xls) ISU John Lawrence
o ISU Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS) calculator (xls) ISUE Dave Stender
o SDSU Distillers Dried Grain with Solubles (DDGS) Cost Calculator for Swine (xls) SDSU Robert Thaler
o Overview of FINPAK (8/09) (streaming video) ISU Jim Jensen
o Iowa's Long Term Hog Outlook (8/09) (streaming video) ISU John Lawrence
o Pros and Cons of Joining a Pig Network (8/09) (streaming video) ISU John Lawrence
o Risk Management: Market Hog Marketing Risk (8/09) (streaming video ISU John Lawrence
o Calculating Production Costs to Determine Your Bottom Line (2008) (pdf) ISU John Mabry and Ken Stalder
o Round table discussion at Pig Cents for the Future program, with attendees Q&A (8/09) (streaming video)
- Legal Resources
• Iowa Attorney General list of marketing, production and purchase contract examples for producers
• Iowa Attorney General livestock production contract check list
• Iowa Secretary of State contract producers’ lien law
• Swine in Transition: Case Studies and Tips for dealing with Hog Contracts and Insurance Issues (8/09) (streaming video) ISU Erin Herbold
• Swine Contract Issues: Know Your Options When a Contract is Broken (8/09) (streaming video) Eldon McAfee, Beving, Swanson & Forrest, P.C.)
- Research, studies, reports
• Costs, Returns, Production and Financial Efficiency of Niche Pork Production in 2006 NRI grant report (pdf)
• 2010 Estimated returns for finishing weaned pigs in Iowa (pdf) John Lawrence
• 2010 Estimated returns for farowing and finishing hogs or Producing Weaned Pigs in Iowa (pdf) John Lawrence
• 2009 Estimated returns for finishing weaned pigs in Iowa (pdf) ISU John Lawrence
• 2009 Estimated returns for finishing pigs in Iowa (pdf) ISU John Lawrence
• 2009 Estimated returns for farrowing and finishing pigs [or producing feeder pigs] (pdf) John Lawrence
