August 2007

Direct Line Keeping Our Members Informed

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Volume XXVII

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August 2007

Kansas Pork Producers Council and Kansas Pork Association Executive Board meetings held in Manhattan

The Executive Boards of the KPPC and KPA held a joint meeting recently in the KPA office in Manhattan.

The boards provided input on industry issues and reviewed budget information for the remainder of 2007 as well as 2008. The Boards reviewed the 2007 Pork Industry Survey results and utilized the information in creating the KPA and KPPC budgets for next year.

The elections for the 2008 National Pork Act Delegate Pat McGonegle, NPPC staff, provides an overview of NPPC activities Body were held in conjunction with the Board during the recent KPA Executive Board meeting held in Manhattan. meetings. Elected to represent Kansas were: Chris Cox, Long Island; Alan Haverkamp, Bern; Michael Springer, Sycamore; and Ron Suther, Blaine. Ken Condray, Clifton, will serve as an alternate.

Image Campaign In Full Swing

The Pork and Soybean Checkoff Image Campaign is currently running in the counties of Stafford and Barton. With the theme, “Together, we raise the community’s standard of living,” newspaper and radio ads were created to promote consumer and producer awareness about the positive impact of pork and soybean producers in their cities.

The August campaign is in full swing in Norton County. Watch for print advertisement in the Country Advocate and the Norton Telegram. There will also be radio spots run on KQNK Radio.

September is just around the corner and the Image Campaign will be represented in Scott and Wichita Counties.

Pork Chop Open Golf Tournament

The annual Pork Chop Open Golf Tournament will be held Friday, August 17, 2007, at the Cedar Hills Golf Course in Washington. Registration for the 18-hole, 4-man scramble will begin at 9 a.m. with a shotgun start at 10 a.m. The charge is $250 per team with a meal included following the tournament.

The KPA’s plan, in cooperation with the Kansas Soybean Commission, is to cover different counties within Kansas every month until October. Please let us know if and how the advertisements are affecting your communities.

Kansas to participate in Nutritional Efficiency Consortium

The Pork Checkoff is working to address the effects of rising corn prices on pork producers. In February, the National Pork Board approved $400,000 for the development of a nutritional efficiency research and education consortium, bringing together organizations throughout the pork industry and agriculture.

The objectives of the nutritional efficiency consortium include: * To economically maximize production efficiencies through improved feed conversion and reduced/optimized feed costs. * To help producers lower feed costs through improved feeding

technologies and information about the use of lower-cost alternative diet components. * To develop comprehensive research programs to address genomic and cellular level nutrient utilization processes and capabilities. * To develop real-time decision making tools to evaluate the opportunities and challenges created by corn and other ingredient prices and co-product availability.

Implementation of Nutrient Management Plans for Livestock Operations Workshop Location: Kansas State University Animal Science Farm Shop Headquarters (Corner of Marlett and College Avenues) Date: August 13, 2007

This field day is designed to assist livestock producers, nutrient management plan (NMP) developers, and regulatory and Extension personnel how to properly implement a NMP. Demonstrations on proper sampling, calibration of manure equipment, and adjusting application rates based on soil and manure analysis will be discussed. In addition, a nationally successful producer program will provide information to inform neighbors and other community members when concerns arise from livestock operations will be presented. Swine producers can receive their KDHE Swine Certification Training for attending. Registration Form is due by August 8, 2007 Cost: $20 per participant.

For more information please contact Joel DeRouchey at 785-532-2280 or jderouch@ksu.edu All swine producers attending for Swine Certification Training must register directly with Robert Gavin with KDHE by calling 785- 296-5557 or emailing rgavin@kdhe.state.ks.us. Applicable KDHE certification fees apply.

Agenda:

8:30 Registration (Animal Science Farm) 9:00 Why we are here – Implementing your NMP 9:15 Collection and care of manure and soil samples 10:00 Understanding and utilizing your soil and manure test results

- Nutrient crediting

- Environmental considerations (N & P) 10:30 Calibration of manure equipment

- Center pivot, Box/side spreader, etc.

12:00 Lunch (Weber Hall, KSU Campus)

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12:45 Producer prospective with implementing a NMP for regulatory compliance 1:00 Neighbor to Neighbor Program – Part 1 (sponsored by Kansas Pork Association) 2:00 Break 2:15 Neighbor to Neighbor Program – Part 2 (sponsored by Kansas Pork Association) 3:15 KDHE requirements for swine operations (Session and testing for only those attending for swine certification training)