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2 Farm News / Fort DoDge, Iowa www.farm-news.com FrIDaY, oct. 21, 2011

URBANA — Finally,pork producers have somepositive news that has in-creased optimism forgreater profitability in thecoming year, said ChrisHurt, a Purdue Universityagricultural economist.

That good news camefrom the U.S. Departmentof Agriculture last month intwo forms.

The first was the Septem-ber Hogs and Pigs report,which indicated littlechange in the size of thebreeding herd.

The second was the feed-price lowering impacts ofhigher-than-expected corninventories revealed in theSeptember Grain Stocks re-port, Hurt said.

The combination of

stronger hog prices andlower feed prices has putthe pork outlook back intosolid black for the comingyear, he said.

Pork producers havelargely settled for the statusquo because of the uncer-tainty over feed prices. As aresult, USDA said, thebreeding herd has expandedonly slightly as producers

awaited the corn and soy-bean yield and price out-comes of the troubled 2011growing season.

“USDA indicated that thebreeding herd has increasedjust 0.6 percent over thepast year,” Hurt said. “Theexpansion is occurring inthe traditional hog produc-tion states of the Midwest.

“The breeding herd was

up 4 percent in Missouriand 3 percent each in Ohio,Indiana and Nebraska.Iowa’s herd was up 1 per-cent.”

While the breeding herdonly increased fractionally,pork production will be upby a larger percentage dueto the surging sow produc-tivity.

This summer, the numberof pigs per litter set a newquarterly record at a bitover 10 pigs. This estab-lishes the possibility thatthe yearly average will be at10 pigs or higher for thefirst time, Hurt said.

“In contrast, the weaningrate was at just nine pigs perlitter in 2005. This repre-

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A sow nurses her day-old young. the U.s. De-partment of agriculture anticipates the U.s. averagelitter size will grow to a fraction over 10 piglets at theend of 2011. with cash pork prices up, this is goodnews, especially for independent producers.

Economist: Outlook for pork brightens“The stronger demand will come from

very low levels of beef availablein the domestic market and from continued

growth in pork exports.”—Chris Hurt

Purdue University agricultural economist

See OUTLOOK, Page 4

2011 SALUTE TO PORK

sents an annual productivi-ty growth of about 2 per-cent,” he added.

As a result, Hurt said,pork production for thecoming year will be up 2 to

3 percent. This will be ledby the higher sow produc-tivity and by somewhat

higher market weights withlower feed prices.

“While pork produc-tion will be higher in thenext 12 months, hog pricesare expected to be higher,led by strong demand.

“The stronger demandwill come from very lowlevels of beef available inthe domestic market andfrom continued growth inpork exports.”

In the last 12 months,U.S. live hog prices aver-aged $62 per hundredpounds with a forecast of$66 for the next 12-monthperiod, the USDA said.

Feed costs are expectedto be lower over these twoperiods as well, with lowercorn and soybean mealprices.

Total feed costs are fore-cast to be about $1.75 perhundred lower in the com-ing 12 months.

“The pork profit outlookhas improved sharply in re-cent weeks,” Hurt said.“Producers had been tar-

geting $7 cash corn pricesas the profit fulcrum.

“Corn prices above $7would throw many intolosses, and prices below $7could mean profits. U.S.corn prices are expected toaverage about $5.75 perbushel over the next 12months, according to cashprice forecasts from cornfutures markets on Oct. 3.”

Of course, these cornprices are well below the$7 fulcrum and turn theprofit outlook positive.

In the past 12 months,estimated profits wereabout $5 per head.

In the next 12 months,that turns to expected prof-its above $20 per head,which would be the highestestimated returns since2006 when corn priceswere still low.

“Given the profit out-look, will producers shifttheir thoughts toward ex-pansion?” Hurt asked.“The answer is that theirthoughts may be moving in

that direction, but not theiractions.”

Large uncertainties in-clude concerns aboutworld economic growthand the impacts on porkdemand, as well as feedprices.

When corn prices canchange 40 cents in oneday, pork producers knowthe profit outlook can bealtered quickly, as was justwitnessed in the month ofSeptember.

If the current profit out-look holds over the nextsix months, then furtherexpansion can be expectedby the March or June re-ports in 2012, Hurt said.

According to Hurt,prospects for a return-to-normal yields in 2012 pro-vide the likelihood for fur-ther moderation in cornprices in the fall of 2012.

This would also be con-sidered a positive prospectthat would encourage fur-ther expansion by mid- to-late 2012.


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URBANA — Feedingmannan oligosaccharidescan fine-tune the immunesystem of pigs, suggests anew University of Illinoisstudy.

“When it comes to keep-ing pigs healthy, there aresome potentially powerfultools we can use in the dietbesides antibiotics,” saidJames Pettigrew, U of I pro-fessor of animal science.“We have a tendency tothink that we can administerhealth through a needle, bygiving pigs antibiotics, andeven through systems likeall-in/all-out pig flow.

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By CLAYTON RYEFarm News staff writer

NEW PROVIDENCE— Besides handling thebreeding selection choresfor his family’s swine op-eration, Derek Brown hasadded to his schedule theduties of Premier PorkYouth Ambassador forIowa.

Brown was awarded thedistinction in January dur-ing the Iowa Pork Expo.

In 2006 The Iowa PorkProducers Association cre-ated the Iowa Premier PorkYouth Ambassador as away to get more youths in-volved in the promotion ofthe Iowa pork industry.

The positions of Iowa

Pork Queen and Iowa PorkPrincess were already inexistence, but by their na-ture they were limited toyoung women.

The Iowa Premier PorkYouth ambassador wascreated to include, but isnot limited to, young men.

Derek Brown, son ofPaul and Andrea Brown,of New Providence, inHardin County, is the2011 Iowa Premier PorkYouth Ambassador, and asenior in animal science atIowa State University.

To be awarded the posi-tion of Iowa Premier PorkYouth Ambassador,Brown said he and the oth-er contestants competed

last January and werejudged on their abilities bya panel of pork industryleaders.

Brown said the judgingwas completed on a Thurs-day afternoon and the win-ners were announced thatevening at the pork pro-ducers’ banquet duringIowa Pork Expo.

Entrants were inter-viewed by the judges for10 minutes, evaluated intheir ability to communi-cate with the media, andthen were given 30 min-utes to prepare an extem-poraneous speech. Thejudges looked at contest-ants’ abilities in their skillsas they talked about the

pork industry, how theyacted in a crowd, and howthey served pork burgers.

Brown competedagainst six other men andthree women for the dis-tinction.

Since being named IowaPremier Pork Youth Am-bassador, Brown’s activi-ties have included helpinghand out pork burgers atthe Pork Expo and lastspring he traveled toWashington, D.C., wherethe Iowa Pork ProducersAssociation served porkburgers near the nation’scapital.


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Derek Brown, right, distributes pork burgers thissummer during a promotion in washington, D.c. Heis serving as Iowa’s 2011 Premier Pork Youth am-bassador.

IsU senior promoting pork with eye on career in swine industry

During RAGBRAI inJuly, he handed out porkburgers to riders nearAnkeny.

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He also decides whichboars to save and worksaround the hogs whereneeded, whether buildingfences or doing chores.

After completing hisdegree at ISU, Brownplans to either find a job inhog production or returnto the family farm.

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“Big corporations ownthe steps of production,”for producers who raisehogs under contract inconfinement systems, saidBrown.

He values pasture far-rowing for its “low cost,low input” methods as agood way for a beginningfarmer to start.

Besides his studies atISU, Brown has been in-volved in the Block andBridle Club, the collegeclub for animal sciencemajors, as vice presidentof the swine interestgroup.

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One of the achieve-ments of pork producersthis past spring, Brownobserved, was when it wasannounced that pork couldbe cooked safely at 145degrees replacing the oldstandard of 160 degrees.

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—Cheyenne McNichols2011 Iowa Pork Queen

See QUEEN, Page 8

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She said it was through4-H and work experiencethat McNichols discoveredthe pork industry would bea large part of her adult life.

“I found that as soon as Iwas done with my first twopigs at the county fair it

was something I was pas-sionate about,” said McNi-chols.

“In the grand scheme ofthings, I find pride in pro-moting and educating the

public about the pork in-dustry and the importanceof the industry.”

McNichols is a 2008graduate of JeffersonScranton High School andis currently a senior at IowaState University majoringin agriculture educationand communications, witha minor in animal scienceand certification in SwineScience Online.

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“Golden Circle Pork is a name thathelps remind us of the importance ofkeeping all aspects of our farming opera-tion sustainable,” said Missy Bice. Shesaid the farm has been in the family formore than 100 years. “We want to showpeople how we care for our animals andenvironment every day.”

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MIssY BICe inspects the feed inside afinishing building. “we want to showpeople how we care for our animalsand environment every day.”

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roD BICe, of woodward, strolls along one of his swine buildings. a contractfeeder, Bice’s operation — golden circle Pork — was one of four operations inthe nation to earn the 2011 Pork Industry environmental steward award.

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“The 2011 stewardsare real-world examplesof how producers demon-strate the pork industry’sWe Care principles everyday as natural protectorsof the environment and asgood neighbors in theircommunities,” said LynnHarrison, former presidentof the National PorkBoard.

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By DOUG CLOUGHFarm News staff writerIDA GROVE — Sum-

mer means many things tomany folks. For some, itmeans it’s time to take theboat out for a day of skiingor fishing, and for othersit’s time to work on theirgardens or flower beds.

For Roger Bumann, amember of Ida County PorkProducers, it meansGrilling.

Yes, with a capital “G”as far as Bumann is con-cerned.

“There was a time,” ex-plains the master grillman,

“that we would grill at 50events a year. One year, wegrilled over 14,000 porkpatties.”

When Roger and KarenBumann began farming in1971, they were diversifiedwith corn, beans, chickens,cattle and hogs.

Since 1979, the Bu-manns have lived south-west of Ida Grove. Bumannjoined the Ida County PorkProducers in 1990 and hasbeen active in promotingpork ever since.

According to Bumann,who serves as president, theIda County Pork Producerswere “most active in the’80s when 600 peoplewould attend the annual

banquet. Today, we do a lotof benefits for people andlocal projects.”

Bumann contributed histime to hospital fundraisers,youth football and Relayfor Life.

“Of course, we have alsocooked for Ida Grove’sHeritage Days, Farm Bu-reau’s Ag Day, Ag Safetyevents for our school kids,and the state fair's PorkCongress.

“I enjoy getting to visitwith those who come toeat.”

The Ida County PorkProducers purchased itsfirst large-capacity gas grill

Grand grillman

-Contributed photo

roger BuMAnn, foreground, of Ida grove, is a staple at Ida county Pork Pro-ducer grilling events. He’s been actively promoting pork since 1990.

“We’re still grilling patties, butnow we’re also doing loins.Brats are popular more now

than ever.”—Roger Bumann

President, Ida County Pork Producers

He’s still

promoting,

though not

producing

See BUMANN, Page 14

in 1993.“Going to gas heat and

getting a larger grill thatcould be towed helped usto keep up with demand,”Bumann said. Bumanneventually wore that grillout, and in 2008 the pro-ducers received a partialgrant toward purchasing itssecond grill from HolsteinManufacturing.

“We used to do it all onsmaller, charcoal grills;this is so much better for usand the people that come toeat,” Bumann said.

Dianne Perry, of the IdaCounty Farm Bureau of-fice, said she likes to bringBumann’s grilling expert-ise to Farm Bureau events.

“Roger and his crewgrill for Ida County FarmBureau’s annual meeting at

the Ida County Fair.,” Per-ry said. “This is a largercookout as we usually feedover 300 hungry people.

“Roger has been doingthis grilling for a numberof years and has his cook-ing down to a science. Hehas his own tools that heuses as well as a few se-crets to making everythingturn out so good.”

Bumann has been a cropfarmer exclusively since2001, farming 940 acresof beans and corn. He stillactively promotes the ben-efits of pork, however, tak-ing part in numerous porkproducing events eachyear.

“We’re still grilling pat-ties, but now we’re alsodoing loins. Brats are pop-ular more now than ever,”

Bumann said, who now av-erages 25 events a year.

A few of his favoriterecipes include:

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and pepper. Place ribs on amedium-hot grill over in-direct heat; close grill hoodand grill until ribs are ten-der, about 1 1/2 to 2 hours.(add more charcoal bri-quettes to fire, if neces-sary, to maintain grill tem-perature of about 325 to350 degrees.)

Finish by turning andbasting ribs with barbecuesauce for the last 15 min-utes.

Serve ribs directly fromthe grill or, for extra tenderribs, remove from grill,wrap in heavy aluminumfoil. Place foil-wrappedribs in brown paper bags,close bags and let ribs restfor up to an hour.

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Bumann Continued from Page 13

-Farm News photo by Doug Clough

roger BuMAnn thumbs through the latest editionof the Iowa Pork Producer magazine. Bumann hasbeen a member of the Ida county Pork Producerssince 1990. He has worn out one industrial-sized gasgrill, manufactured by Holstein manufacturing, and isworking on his second. See BUMANN, Page 15

as long as overnight).Remove chops from

bag, discarding marinade,and grill over a medium-hot fire, turning once, untiljust done, about 8 to 9minutes total cooking time,until internal temperatureon a thermometer reads145 degrees, followed by a3-minute rest time.

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The onions should beslightly caramelized. Stirin thyme, salt and pepper.Remove from heat andcool. Keep chilled untilready to serve.

Prepare a medium-hotfire in grill. Grill bratwurstdirectly over fire, turning,until evenly browned,about 5 to 7 minutes. Re-move from grill and serve

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By LARRY KERSHNERFarm News staff writerWEBSTER CITY — It

may not be a better mouse-trap, but the world is beatinga path to the warehouses ofAbsolute Swine Insemina-tion Co. LLC, for a bettercatheter for safe, comfortabledeep insemination of giltsand sows.

One of those warehousesis manned by Mark Nelsonand Rita Wolfgram in Web-ster City. They are distribu-tors for U.S., Canada andMexico sales.

In fact, Wolfgram said,the company has distributorsworld wide having filled or-ders for Australia, Germany,Japan, China, Korea and oth-ers.

The catheter, Wolfgramsaid, provides “absolute andimmediate semen distribu-tion all the way to the utero-tubal junction.”

Although the catheter rodlooks like others, the differ-ence is a soft, membrane bal-loon that not only deploys se-men deep into the uterus, italso protects the semen fromany bacteria on the tip of therod.

“It’s like running a gun

rod down a gun barrel,” Nel-son said, explaining the waythe membrane protects se-men from contamination.

The latex balloon, madeof medical grade latex, willprevent injury to the animal.

Nelson said he first triedone of the catheters on hissow herd. He found the new

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-Farm News photos by Larry Kershner

MArk nelson and rita wolfgram consult in the webster city warehouse ofabsolute swine insemination co. LLc. they distribute a revolutionary insemina-tion catheter design that focuses on animal comfort and safety, and a high per-centage of fertilizing sows and gilts.

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See CATHETER, Page 18

The essenTIAl designto the amg catheter isthe balloon membrane ofmedical-grade latex toavoid injuring a sow’s orgilt’s uterus.

rod saved him time, needingjust 60 seconds per pig,watched his litter size grow

by an average of 1.5 pigs,with a 5 to 10 percent in-crease in conceptions.

“I knew this would be theonly catheter availablesomeday,” Nelson said, sohe contacted the inventor,Mark Anderson, presidentof the company, to become adistributor.

Wolfgram said the laborsavings also allow breedersto do heat checks twice dai-ly. She said producers oftencomplained that with stan-dard AI rods, the processtook several minutes per pig,

therefore they only had timeto heat check once per day.

Timely semen applica-tion is essential to the AIprocess, Nelson said, andproducers need a twice dailycheck to catch sows and giltsat the right time.

The company’s trade-mark pink and purplecatheters, along with thewebsite and advertisements,were designed by RichardDizon, of Absolute Enter-prises in The Philippines.

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