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by Hamstn
Sun May 04, 2008 8:10 pm
Forum: NUTRITION
Topic: KGB............when is the bleeding going to stop??? Help!
Replies: 48
Views: 31294

<t>Rail cars of course. Ha Ha. Just add more cars to Simplot's train. Will take 95000 acres around that area to grow that much corn. With the sugar price the way it is I guess they could shut down Snake River Sugar and fill those acres with corn and/or drop the malt barley.<br/> <br/> That is why th...
by Hamstn
Fri May 02, 2008 9:07 am
Forum: NUTRITION
Topic: KGB............when is the bleeding going to stop??? Help!
Replies: 48
Views: 31294

<t>There is more at play then just the bio-fuel industry. What about the the world stock supplies of wheat being at a 30 year low? Wheat sure isn't following or chasing corn prices. <br/> <br/> We may be wrong this time around but if we look back at the history of farming we are or were still receiv...
by Hamstn
Thu May 01, 2008 12:54 pm
Forum: NUTRITION
Topic: KGB............when is the bleeding going to stop??? Help!
Replies: 48
Views: 31294

<t>Darin: No I don't. I really have not done much with the Burk side of my operation. Started down sizing in Nov. and left them at that. Think I have 3 burk sows and couple burk x duroc boars left. <br/> <br/> KGB: Blame the rich, over subsidized farmers. Only good news is a loaf of bread now contai...
by Hamstn
Thu May 01, 2008 9:11 am
Forum: NUTRITION
Topic: KGB............when is the bleeding going to stop??? Help!
Replies: 48
Views: 31294

<t>All livestock producers are feeling the pinch. Hard to compete against subsidized corn for ethanol. As Darin said lets just hope that some of us can set our own prices to at least break even for now. Lot better then being in the commercial market, but looking at the national average I see that po...
by Hamstn
Tue Apr 15, 2008 7:04 am
Forum: BEFORE THE SHOW RING
Topic: walking my pig
Replies: 20
Views: 148948

Getting your pig used to you and gain trust should start when you get your pig. Training your pig to walk might start at 100-125lbs. Then build up to a daily walk 30 days or so before the show.
by Hamstn
Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:03 am
Forum: BEFORE THE SHOW RING
Topic: walking my pig
Replies: 20
Views: 148948

<t>Pigs are not like cattle or dogs in that when you let them out they are going to take off and you find them a mile away. The first thing is get them used to you in their pen. Go sit it in and give treats, if you want, several time a day for 10 minutes or so. After a few days or a week of this it ...
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