Profitable Pork: Strategies for Hog Producers

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	GENERAL INFORMATION Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program USDA 10300 Baltimore Avenue BARC West, Bldg. 046, Beltsville, MD 20705; www.sare.org SARE studies and spreads information about sustainable agriculture via a nationwide grants program. See specific research findings at www.sare.org/projects/ Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA) P.O. Box 3657 Fayetteville, AR 72702 (800) 346-9140 http://attra.ncat.org/ Provides assistance and resources free of charge to farmers and other ag professionals. Alternative Farming Systems Information Center (AFSIC) USDA National Agricultural Library Rm 132 Beltsville, MD 20705 (301) 504-6559 afsic@nal.usda.gov www.nal.usda.gov/afsic Provides on-line information resources, referrals and database searching. Iowa State University/ Mark Honeyman Honeyman has written many articles on sustainable hog production and is doing research on hoop shelters and Swedish deep-bedded group nursing systems. For alternative swine production systems information and research results: B1 Curtiss Hall Iowa State University Ames, IA 50011 (515) 294-4621 honeyman@iastate.edu Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture (MISA) Alternative Swine Production Systems Program 385 Animal Science/Vet Med, 1988 Fitch Ave. University of Minnesota St. Paul, MN 55108 (877) ALT-HOGS (612) 625-6224 marti067@tc.umn.edu www.misa.umn.edu/About_the_Alternative_Swine_Program.html Texas Tech University Pork Industry Institute For a free sustainable outdoor pork production information package (806) 742-2826 www.pii.ttu.edu PUBLICATIONS A Gentler Way: Sows on Pasture Inspirational testimonials from Minnesota and Iowa hog farmers. Free from Alison Fish Minnesota Department of Agriculture (651) 296-7686 alison.fish@state.mn.us An Agriculture that Makes Sense: Making Money on Hogs Describes and analyzes a 50-sow sustainable hog enterprise in Minnesota. $4 to Land Stewardship Project 2200 4th Street White Bear Lake, MN 55110 (651) 653-0618 www.landstewardshipproject.org/resources-pubs.html#hogs Graze A monthly magazine offering production information on dairy, beef, sheep, hogs and poultry. $30 for one year (10 issues). To subscribe or for free sample, contact: Graze P.O. Box 48 Belleville, WI 53508 (608) 455-3311 graze@mhtc.net www.grazeonline.com/ Hogs Your Way Options for keeping all sizes of hog production systems profitable and environmentally friendly. Includes profiles of hog farmers successfully using Swedish deep-straw farrowing systems, pasture farrowing and hoop house finishing.$5 plus s/h to Minnesota Extension Service Distribution Ctr Item #07641 (800) 876-8636 www.extension.umn.edu/units/dc/abstract.html?item=07641 The New American Farmer A collection of in-depth interviews with farmers and ranchers across America, including profiles about diversified hog farmers. $10 to Sustainable Agriculture Publications 210 Hills Bldg., UVM Burlington, VT 05405-0082 (802) 656-0484 www.sare.org/publications/naf2 Swine Breeding, Gestating & Housing Series MidWest Plan Service (800) 562-3618 www.mwpshq.org/catalog.html click on "livestock" Swine Source Book: Alternatives for Pork Producers A collection of research and demonstration articles that focus on hoop structures, Swedish deep bedding, pasture systems, low antibiotics and marketing. $30 plus s/h from Minnesota Extension Service Distribution Center item #07289 (800) 876-8636 www.extension.umn.edu/units/dc/abstract.html?item=07289 The Stockman Grass Farmer This monthly magazine is devoted to the art and science of turning grass into cash flow. $32/year. To subscribe or for free sample, contact: The Stockman Grass Farmer P. O. Box 2300 Ridgeland, MS 39158 (800) 748-9808 www.stockmangrassfarmer.com WEB SITES, LISTSERVS AND E-PUBS Swine-L Hosted by the University of Minnesota and maintained by the staff of Swine Health and Production, a journal published by the American Association of Swine Veterinarians. http://www.aasv.org/swine-l.html Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA) hog information online: Alternative Marketing of Pork www.attra.org/attra-pub/altpork.html Hooped Shelters for Hogs www.attra.org/attra-pub/hooped.html Organic Matters: Considerations in Organic Hog Production www.attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/PDF/omhog.pdf Sustainable Hog Production Overview www.attra.org/attra-pub/Hogs.html American Farmland Trust Grazing Links http://grassfarmer.com Hoop Structures for Swine Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture. http://www.abe.iastate.edu/hoop_structures/ Missouri Alternatives Center http://agebb.missouri.edu/mac/links/index.htm Pigs on Pasture – The Gunthorp Farm http://grassfarmer.com/pigs/gunthorp.html www.sare.org/publications/naf2/gunthorp.htm Swine Facilities for Production on Pasture Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension Service Swine Publications http://osuextra.okstate.edu/pdfs/F-3676web.pdf Top Ten Reasons for Rural Communities to be Concerned about Large-Scale, Corporate Hog Operations By John Ikerd Univ of Missouri Agricultural Economist. http://ssu.agri.missouri.edu/faculty/jikerd/papers/TOP10.html USDA National Organic Program Richard Mathews (202) 720-3252 richard.mathews@usda.gov   Top