SiemensSays.com http://www.siemenssays.com/blog Agriculture News and Commentary by Harry Siemens Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:13:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Misconceptions of drug use in livestock production http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1374.html http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1374.html#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:13:55 +0000 Harry Siemens http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/?p=1374 http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1374.html/feed 0 Hog prices – How high and for how long http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1371.html http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1371.html#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:06:36 +0000 Harry Siemens http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/?p=1371 http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1371.html/feed 0 Arrogence comes from entitlement http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1366.html http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1366.html#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:24:07 +0000 Harry Siemens http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/?p=1366 http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1366.html/feed 0 Where is the oil, folks http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1362.html http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1362.html#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:58:25 +0000 Harry Siemens http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/?p=1362 http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1362.html/feed 0 Big time drought in Russia raises eyebrows http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1360.html http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1360.html#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:38:12 +0000 Harry Siemens http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/?p=1360 http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1360.html/feed 0 BSE class action petition builds momentum http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1344.html http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1344.html#comments Sun, 25 Jul 2010 22:54:52 +0000 Harry Siemens http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/?p=1344 http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1344.html/feed 1 Farm producers launch BSE petition http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1341.html http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1341.html#comments Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:54:05 +0000 Harry Siemens http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/?p=1341 http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1341.html/feed 0 Donald’s Fine Foods set to begin Moose Jaw pork plant renovations http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1339.html http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1339.html#comments Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:05:32 +0000 Harry Siemens http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/?p=1339 http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1339.html/feed 0 New pork product launch to stimulate increased pork consumption http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1335.html http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1335.html#comments Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:52:18 +0000 Harry Siemens http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/?p=1335 http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1335.html/feed 0 Can agriculture speak with one voice? http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1330.html http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1330.html#comments Sun, 25 Jul 2010 04:31:39 +0000 Harry Siemens http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/?p=1330 http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1330.html/feed 0 U.S. Cattle on Feed Up 3 Percent http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1327.html http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1327.html#comments Sat, 24 Jul 2010 03:55:31 +0000 Harry Siemens http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/?p=1327 http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1327.html/feed 0 July 1 cattle inventory down 1 percent http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1322.html http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1322.html#comments Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:21:11 +0000 Harry Siemens http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/?p=1322 http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1322.html/feed 0 Meat and poultry inventories down in the USA http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1320.html http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1320.html#comments Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:29:17 +0000 Harry Siemens http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/?p=1320 http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1320.html/feed 0 Record Red Meat Production for June http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1316.html http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1316.html#comments Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:22:37 +0000 Harry Siemens http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/?p=1316 http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1316.html/feed 0 Vilsack apologizes to fired USDA worker http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1313.html http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1313.html#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:33:52 +0000 Harry Siemens http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/?p=1313 http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1313.html/feed 0 Hail storm hits Minnesota.. http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1308.html http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1308.html#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:18:01 +0000 Harry Siemens http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/?p=1308 http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1308.html/feed 0 The Port of Duluth tour http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1304.html http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1304.html#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:31:25 +0000 Harry Siemens http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/?p=1304 http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1304.html/feed 0 Emergency registration granted http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1301.html http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1301.html#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:07:22 +0000 Harry Siemens http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/?p=1301 http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1301.html/feed 0 What do the livestock slaughter and production numbers really say in the United States http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1299.html http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1299.html#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:54:49 +0000 Harry Siemens http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/?p=1299 http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1299.html/feed 0 Emergency registration for aerial application of Centurion EC herbicide http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1292.html http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1292.html#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:41:58 +0000 Harry Siemens http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/?p=1292 http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1292.html/feed 0 Will we ever get it right? http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1290.html http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1290.html#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:23:43 +0000 Harry Siemens http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/?p=1290 http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1290.html/feed 0 CFIA looks at dropping seed crop inspections http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1284.html http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1284.html#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:12:07 +0000 Harry Siemens http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/?p=1284 http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1284.html/feed 0 New hope for canaryseed exports to Mexico http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1278.html http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1278.html#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:59:21 +0000 Harry Siemens http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/?p=1278 http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1278.html/feed 0 The pork price has producers still guessing… http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1272.html http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1272.html#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:24:16 +0000 Harry Siemens http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/?p=1272 http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1272.html/feed 0 Cattle producers ignored http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1270.html http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1270.html#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:19:29 +0000 Harry Siemens http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/?p=1270 http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1270.html/feed 1 Forty Years a Leader and still a leader http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1265.html http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1265.html#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:17:15 +0000 Harry Siemens http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/?p=1265 http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1265.html/feed 0 Reduced hog numbers and increased pork demand improve live hog prices http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1258.html http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1258.html#comments Sun, 11 Jul 2010 14:54:43 +0000 Harry Siemens http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/?p=1258 http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1258.html/feed 0 A bit of sunshine for Ritz http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1251.html http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1251.html#comments Sun, 11 Jul 2010 04:24:52 +0000 Harry Siemens http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/?p=1251 http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1251.html/feed 0 They got it right http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1247.html http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1247.html#comments Sun, 11 Jul 2010 04:10:08 +0000 Harry Siemens http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/?p=1247 http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1247.html/feed 0 EU to Mull Farm Payment Changes http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1244.html http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1244.html#comments Sat, 10 Jul 2010 21:42:41 +0000 Harry Siemens http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/?p=1244 http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1244.html/feed 0 Samuelson Sez – Let’s take the country to town http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1241.html http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1241.html#comments Sat, 10 Jul 2010 16:18:11 +0000 Harry Siemens http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/?p=1241 http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1241.html/feed 0 Ottawa and prairie provinces announce relief package for rain-soaked farmers http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1233.html http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1233.html#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:58:25 +0000 Harry Siemens http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/?p=1233 http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1233.html/feed 0 Canadian Food Inspection agency pulls seed inspection http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1228.html http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1228.html#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:44:01 +0000 Harry Siemens http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/?p=1228 http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1228.html/feed 0 Governments act to help Prairie farmers restore cropland http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1225.html http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1225.html#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:36:07 +0000 Harry Siemens http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/?p=1225 http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1225.html/feed 0 While unknown how big, the losses will be huge http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1218.html http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1218.html#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:16:02 +0000 Harry Siemens http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/?p=1218 http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1218.html/feed 0 Do farmers need a champion? http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1214.html http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1214.html#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:00:29 +0000 Harry Siemens http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/?p=1214 http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1214.html/feed 0 Pastures in great shape says CME daily livestock report http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1211.html http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1211.html#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:16:21 +0000 Harry Siemens http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/?p=1211 http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1211.html/feed 0 Hog market languishing says pork commentator Jim Long. http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1208.html http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1208.html#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:54:41 +0000 Harry Siemens http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/?p=1208 http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1208.html/feed 0 Hog, Cattle Markets Poised for Bull Runs http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1204.html http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1204.html#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:06:18 +0000 Harry Siemens http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/?p=1204 http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1204.html/feed 0 Weeds infest water-filled and unseeded wet fields http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1198.html http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1198.html#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 02:40:02 +0000 Harry Siemens http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/?p=1198 http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1198.html/feed 0 Approach suggested for government support in Saskatchewan http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1193.html http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1193.html#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 01:30:35 +0000 Harry Siemens http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/?p=1193 http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1193.html/feed 0 Chemical red tape cut in Australia http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1188.html http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1188.html#comments Mon, 05 Jul 2010 00:02:31 +0000 Harry Siemens http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/?p=1188 http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1188.html/feed 0 Grain market analyst suggests livestock producers lock in winter feed supplies http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1185.html http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1185.html#comments Sun, 04 Jul 2010 23:53:51 +0000 Harry Siemens http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/?p=1185 http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1185.html/feed 0 Samuelson Sez – Moving forward on trade agreements http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1182.html http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1182.html#comments Sun, 04 Jul 2010 23:32:10 +0000 Harry Siemens http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/?p=1182 http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1182.html/feed 0 Modern farming best for the planet http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1179.html http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1179.html#comments Sun, 04 Jul 2010 00:37:19 +0000 Harry Siemens http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/?p=1179 http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1179.html/feed 0 Water, water, and devestation is the norm, rather than the exception http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1172.html http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1172.html#comments Sat, 03 Jul 2010 23:37:05 +0000 Harry Siemens http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/?p=1172 http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1172.html/feed 0 So far, hail claims down… http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1170.html http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1170.html#comments Sat, 03 Jul 2010 23:12:09 +0000 Harry Siemens http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/?p=1170 http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1170.html/feed 0 Is water a ‘finite’ resource http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1167.html http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1167.html#comments Sat, 03 Jul 2010 23:01:20 +0000 Harry Siemens http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/?p=1167 http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1167.html/feed 0 Mexico enforces zero tolerance for wild buckwheat in canaryseed http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1161.html http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1161.html#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:20:46 +0000 Harry Siemens http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/?p=1161 http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1161.html/feed 0 Corn and soybean acres up 2 percent and wheat down 8 percent http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1155.html http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1155.html#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:29:18 +0000 Harry Siemens http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/?p=1155 http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/1155.html/feed 0 Siemens Says - Agriculture News Blog

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Misconceptions of drug use in livestock production

Dr. Marianne Ash, Director of Bio-security and Emergency Planning for the Indiana Board Of Animal Health, was raised on a livestock farm in Carroll County, IN and understands how livestock producers use antibiotics, something she says most consumers and policy makes do not understand.

Posted on July 30, 2010, 9:13 am | No Comments | Read the full post »

Hog prices – How high and for how long

Lean hog futures rose sharply on Thursday on strong gains in cutout values and optimism that a combination of tighter supplies and resurgent demand will sustain hog prices for the remainder of the year.

Posted on July 30, 2010, 8:06 am | No Comments | Read the full post »

Arrogence comes from entitlement

So much of what is happening in the United States and Canada with governments catering to special interest groups and wanting to buy votes from the electorate is that feeling of entitlement. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Posted on July 29, 2010, 8:24 am | No Comments | Read the full post »

Where is the oil, folks

The biggest thing going on the oil spoil in the Gulf has to do with whether it is a good thing the oil is disappearing much quicker than at first expected and the price of gas has gone through the roof.

Posted on July 28, 2010, 8:58 am | No Comments | Read the full post »
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