working with niche producers pete lammers [email protected] 2015 swine education in-service
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Niche Markets continue to evolve
5/26/15 Hormel Foods acquires Applegate9/8/15 Perdue acquires Niman Ranch
Niche Producers
• Sometimes difficult to define…• Resource needs not entirely clear• Niche often very localized
Niche Producers
• Sometimes difficult to define…• Resource needs not entirely clear• Often very location/market specific
Resources for New and Beginning Pig Farmers
New and Beginning Farmers Domain
• People raising pigs primarily for pork• People raising pork with the intent to generate
income• People raising pigs with limited experience• People considering raising pigs for niche
markets• May have an advanced degree, but most likely
not in Animal Science
Existing PIG resources
• Have identified 20 factsheets/how to’s particularly applicable to clientele
• Have identified existing holes in available material
• Always welcome feedback or proposalsPete Lammers [email protected]
For Example… Swine Genetics and Breeding
• Existing PIG factsheets on this topic provide accurate and important information
• Unfortunately not written for this audience
2 new factsheets to compliment existingIntroduction to Swine GeneticsPig Breeding Systems
Frequently Asked Questions Lammers
• I got a really good deal on (insert feedstuff) how can I feed it to my pigs?
• How can I feed my pigs without using corn or soybean meal?
• Planning/budget materials—how fast will they grow, how big will the carcass be, how much feed will I need, what will it cost me?
What types of questions are your being asked?
Very rarely Occasionally Very many
Feeding
Reproduction
Breeds
Health
Housing inside
Pasture
Managing business
Selling pork
FAQ’s from your experience?
US Pork Center of Excellence
• National Swine Nutrition Guidehttp://www.usporkcenter.org/Projects/506/NationalSwineNutritionGuide.aspx#.VgshpHveOKI• National Swine Reproduction Guidehttp://www.usporkcenter.org/Projects/507/NationalSwineReproductionGuide.aspx#.VgsheXveOKI
Resources beyond PIG
Iowa State University• Niche Pork Production Handbook (2007)http://www.ipic.iastate.edu/publications.html• Whole Animal Buying Guide (2009)https://store.extension.iastate.edu/Product/Beef-and-Pork-Whole-Animal-Buying-Guide
Resources beyond PIG
Virginia Tech Tidewater Ag Research and Ext Center• Proceedings: Small scale and niche market pork
conferences http://www.arec.vaes.vt.edu/tidewater/
NCSU, NCATSU, CEFShttp://smallfarms.ag.ncat.edu/?page_id=372https://ncchoices.ces.ncsu.edu
Others
University of Minnesotahttp:/www.extension.umn.edu/food/small-farms/livestock/swine/Penn State Extensionhttp://extension.psu.edu/business/start-farming/livestock/pigsOregon State Universityhttp://smallfarms.oregonstate.edu/swineUniversity of Missourihttp://swine.missouri.edu/altproduction/Colorado Pork Producershttp://copork.org/niche-production-resources/
Other resources you find useful?
Next Steps
• Keep working• Keep sharing• What are your thoughts on how to facilitate
sharing information with each other?