economics

PoultryCast 0232 Show Notes:

• Estate tax concerns focus on 2011 roll-back, if action isn't taken.  American Farm Bureau Federation Tax Policy Specialist Pat Wolff explains we may still see action but if not, the tax clock roles back ten years come January 1.  You need to talk to your congressman because you really don't want that to happen.

PoultryCast 0231 Show Notes:

• AgriBank's Credit Economist Jim Kielkopf logs on with his economic overview.  Where are interest rates going?  How is agriculture positioned to grow?  Will the world continue to bid for U.S. exports?

PoultryCast 0230 Show Notes:

• The unusual aspect of the most recent economic and corporate calamity is that nearly everyone experienced severe industry disruption. Today's presentation is from Otto Scharmer, Senior Lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management. This Back To The Classroom series overviews his considerations on changing organizational innovation in the 'new normal' of increased industry turmoil. Listen to this while you're on the road. You'll need time to think about it.

Comments from Truffle Media's Trent Fredenburg: After a recent trip to Chicago, I am reminded once again how great the distance is between consumers and the farm. While the mileage from downtown Chicago to the nearest farm may not be long, the distance in understanding of consumers and food production is continually growing.

We need to establish education as one of our top priorities and work diligently to close this education gap that exists today. So I challenge each of us to do a little more to help consumers better understand our story of producing their food. Take a couple of minutes and share with me some of the steps that you have taken to help educate our consumers. Or just share some of your thoughts on how we, as an agriculture community, can do a better job of educating.

PoultryCast 0227 Show Notes:

• Today we discuss some of the ramifications of the industry economic downturn that you may be seeing in your corporate and family environment with PoultryCast Blogger Don Tyler of Don Tyler and Associates.

The recent Multi-State Poultry Feeding and Nutrition Conference looked at two major industry issues; feeding for environmental efficiency and issues with feed source mycotoxins. Dr. Todd Applegate discusses his presentation on Dietary Impacts on Air Emissions from Poultry.

Also, Dr. Bret Rings, Cobb-Vantress, provides an outlook on Broiler Industry Issues and Trends, from the Midwest Poultry Convention. Dr. Rings also mentioned he was especially interested in Man Made Climate Change: Hoax or Myth series captured by Truffle Media’s Beef Specialist, Trent Fredenburg.

PoultryCast^® Conversations

Why Agro-Terrorism Is Limited

David Silverberg, Founding Editor of Homeland Security Today magazine, responds to the audience question of why the food supply has not been targeted.