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John Schleifer – Rembrandt Foods Inc. – vaccines
Dr. John Schleifer is a staff veterinarian at Rembrandt Foods Inc. based in Spirt Lake. He spoke at the Animal Health in the Heartland Symposium Wednesday in Ames. He touched on vaccines and how they will be important in the future of production agriculture.
Dr. Tom Overbay – Expedite Animal Health – vaccines
Dr. Tom Overbay works for Expedite Animal Health. He spoke about the process of vaccine development at the Animal Health in the Heartland Symposium in Ames.
Bob Wegand – Iowa FSA Acting Director – ARC & PLC
Bob Wegand is Iowa Farm Service Agency Acting Director. He says farmers have until August 1 to enroll in Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs administered through the U.S. Department of Agriculture. AIRED: Money Matters 7-18-17
Harry Hillaker – State Climatologist – Weather
State Climatologist Harry Hillaker says it's going to get hot again this week and the rain chances are few and far between. AIRED: Agribusiness Matters 7-18-17
Steve Shafer – Soil Health Institute – soil health
Steve Shafer is the Chief Scientific Officer at he Soil Health Institute in North Carolina. The organization hosted a soil health conference in St. Louis recently.
Todd Williams – Veterinarian – FMD Vaccine Bank
Todd Williams is a veterinarian in Ottumwa. He has been on Capitol Hill Tuesday and Wednesday urging lawmakers to fund an offshore FMD vaccine bank in the next farm bill. AIRED: Money Matters 7-13-17
Xiaoping Zhang – USSEC – China bean buy
Xiaoping Zhang is country director for the U.S. Soybean Export Council for the People's Republic of China. He talks about the delegation coming to Des Moines Thursday to buy what some are calling a "record amount." AIRED: Agribusiness Matters 7-13-17
John Butler – USRSB Chair- sustainable beef
John Butler is Chair of the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef. He spoke to me about their second annual meeting titled "Gaining Momentum" taking place Tuesday and Wednesday in Denver, Colorado. AIRED: Money Matters 7-11-17
State Climatologist Harry Hillaker – Dry conditions
State Climatologist Harry Hillaker talks about "abnormally dry" conditions across northwest and southern Iowa and says when the next best chance of rain is.
David Widmar – Purdue University – Ag Econ Barometer
David Widmar is an Ag Economist with Purdue University. He talks about the few changes in the Ag Economy Barometer for June. He says sentiment across farm country hasn't changed all that much.
