www.iowapork.org The official publication of the Iowa Pork Producers Association Vol. 54 NO. 8-9 September 2017 SEPTEMBER 2017 1 2 SEPTEMBER 2017 Contents 04 2018 IPPA Annual Meeting Notice 10 Cedar Rapids chef is Quad Cities’ TOE winner 12 Iowa State Fair Summary – Pork enjoys successful state fair run 13 Iowa State Fair Summary – How we make Pork Chop on a StickTM so good 14 Iowa State Fair Summary – Listing of volunteers 16 Iowa State Fair Summary – Social media efforts pay off in big way 17 IPPA Board tours new packing plant, leaves impressed 18 Sioux City veterans enjoy free pork lunch 19 Why do sows die and what can we do about it? 20 Emerging swine disease communications strategy formed 22 Overview of the VFD – Compliance perspective 23 Turning down the heat – How heat stress affects muscle growth and limits pork production About the Cover 24 Maintaining your manure system The Iowa Pork Producers Association incorporated social media strategies to 25 Impact of swine manure application timing on drainage water engage consumers at the 2017 Iowa State quality – 2016 results Fair. Read about the efforts and success on page 16. 26 Operator and landowner grow into conservation together 28 Clarke Co. farmers named ‘good farm neighbors’ 30 Kansas State meat scientists looking at new ways to preserve Programs are made available to pork bacon producers without regard to race, color, sex, religion or national origin. The Iowa 31 Study finds disinfectant inactivates PEDV in freezing Pork Producers Association is an equal temperatures opportunity employer. 32 Silos and Smokestacks NHA recognized with ag secretary award The Iowa Pork Producer is the official publication of the Iowa Pork Producers 33 June results confirm strong first half for U.S. pork exports Association and sent standard mail from 34 National Pork Month: Ideas to promote pork and the industry Des Moines, Iowa, to Iowa pork producers by the first week of the month of issue. The publisher cannot guarantee the correctness In Every Issue of all information or the absence of errors 06 Pork Industry Briefs and omissions, nor be liable for content of 08 Iowa Pork Industry Center News advertisements. 09 Iowa Ag Literacy Foundation News All Iowa Pork Producer inquiries should be directed to the Editor at: 36 National Pork Producers Council News 38 National Pork Board News Iowa Pork Producers Association P.O. Box 71009 40 Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers News Clive, IA 50325-0009 41 Pork Recipes Phone: (515) 225-7675 42 Producers’ Market Iowa Toll-free: (800) 372-7675 FAX: (515) 225-0563 e-mail: [email protected] MISSION STATEMENT The Iowa Pork Producers Association is an industry inclusive organization whose mission is to provide a unified voice to promote and educate for a sustainable, socially responsible, profitable and globally competitive pork industry. SEPTEMBERSEPTEMBER 20172017 3 Notice of Annual Meeting Advertisers The Iowa Pork Producers Association The Iowa Pork Producers Association Annual Meeting will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, would like to thank our advertisers Jan. 23, 2018, at the Veterans Memorial Community Choice Credit Union Convention for supporting us. Be sure to keep Center. The meeting is open to all pork producers! Registration will be held from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. them in mind as you plan your IPPA is a grassroots organization with policy developed by the membership of the association. purchases throughout the year! Delegates to the Annual Meeting in past years have requested submitted resolutions be APC .......................................................38 distributed and mailed for consideration and review by local county organizations. Automated Production Systems ...........23 The following is the process outlined by the delegates to the Annual Meeting. The resolution BIVI ........................................................11 deadlines for the Annual Meeting are indicated below: Compart’s Boar Store ...........................43 Doda USA .............................................39 Annual Meeting resolution at the Annual The resolution will be Dow AgroSciences ................................21 Resolutions: Meeting. considered only if it Farm Credit Services ...............................5 Any affiliated local receives 75% of the votes Hog House Alarms ................................43 organization, district meeting Resolution type – 7-day cast on the motion to Hog Slat ..................................................2 or member may submit a Due January 16, 2018 consider. A 7-day resolution IBS .........................................................42 resolution for consideration that is considered by the IEC .........................................................43 at an Annual Meeting. Resolutions submitted delegate body will become IFAC ......................................................40 to the Association at a statement of the delegate Iowa Corn ..............................................18 Resolution type – 45-day least 7 days before the body if it receives a majority Iowa Soybean ........................................35 Due December 9, 2017 Annual Meeting will be of the votes cast on the Kerns .....................................................42 distributed to the delegates resolution at the Annual Lallemand .............................................27 Resolutions that are at the beginning of the Meeting. LSG Health Systems .............................42 submitted to the Association Annual Meeting. When a New Modern Concepts .........................44 at least 45 days before 7-day resolution comes No other resolutions Pit Charger ............................................32 the Annual Meeting will be up before the agenda, Producers Livestock ..............................43 distributed to the delegates, a spokesperson for the Delegates at the Annual Smithfield ...............................................29 along with the notice of the resolution will make a one- Meeting cannot consider Stutsman ...............................................20 Annual Meeting. A 45-day minute statement for the resolutions received by Tech Mix .................................................28 resolution will become a reason for the resolution; the Association less than statement of the delegate then the delegates will vote 7 days before the Annual Truline Genetics .....................................43 body if it receives a majority on whether to consider the Meeting. Uddertech .............................................30 of the votes cast on the resolution. Waldo Farms, Inc. .................................42 2017 Board of Directors IPPA Staff EXecutive COmmittee National Pork Board Stakeholder Jeremy Schram, Anthon DIRECTORS Gene Noem, Ames and Jarrod Bakker, Dike Pat McGonegle, CEO Presidentt Bill Tentinger, Le Mars Tyler Bettin, State Public Policy Curtis Meier, Clarinda Ex-officio Directors Ron Birkenholz, Communications NPPC President-elect The Honorable Bill Northey Kelsey Byrnes, Consumer Outreach Dale Reicks, Lawler Gregg Hora, Fort Dodge Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Stephanie Carlson, Producer John Weber, Dysart Outreach & Federal Policy Past President Jen Sorenson, West Des Moines Dr. Jason Ross Al Wulfekuhle, Quasqueton Iowa Pork Industry Center Doug Fricke, Tradeshow Marketing DirectOrs Joyce Hoppes, Consumer Dr. Don Beermann Vice President of Information Animal Science Department, Iowa Operations District 1 Dwight Mogler, Alvord Drew Mogler, Producer Education State University Mike Paustian, Walcott District 2 Jamie Schmidt, Garner Kelsey Sutter, Marketing/Programs Dr. Lisa Nolan Jeff Vande Kieft, Accounting Vice President of District 4 James Hogan, Monticello Resources College of Veterinary Medicine, Trent Thiele, Elma District 5 Dennis Liljedahl, Essex Iowa State University Assistants District 7 David Calderwood, Traer Vice President of Iowa Pork Youth Team Barb Nelson, Administrative Market Development District 8 Heather Hora, Washington Queen, Clare Conley, Cherokee Deanna Richeson Administrative Gene Noem, Ames NW Region Marv Van Den Top, Ambassador, McKenna Brinning, Carla Vanderheiden, Administrative Vice President of Boyden Keota Andi Wright, Technical Producer Services SW Region Jason Hocker, Audubon Ambassador, Dylan Riedemann, Ken Ries, Ryan Calumet Magazine design/layout by Allied Mike Porth, Ames Mindz Eye Design 4 SEPTEMBER 2017 SEPTEMBER 2017 5 Pork Industry Briefs Gov. Reynolds tours state conclusion fair swine barn of one of the swine shows, What started with former Gov. where they both Terry Branstad a few years ago is handed out continuing with new Gov. Kim ribbons to the Reynolds. She, Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg winners. The and policy advisor Kayla Lyon took governor even two tours of the Swine Barn during tried her hand at the 2017 Iowa State Fair. driving a show pig at one point. Iowa Pork Producers Association leaders and staff led a two- IPPA President show how vital the pork industry is hour tour on Aug. 10 to share Curtis Meier, President-elect to the state. information about the industry Gregg Hora, Pork Tent Committee with the new state leaders, member Ty Rosburg, stakeholder IPPA makes ISF donation showcase the ever-growing show representative to the Board Jarrod to Iowa Food Bank pig industry and discuss issues of Bakker and State Public Policy importance to pork producers. Director Tyler Bettin made up the The Iowa Pork Producers Iowa Pork delegation. Association has long supported Reynolds and Gregg visited with food banks and shelters and it several swine