World Pork Expo 2017 Audio Special for June 9, 2017

-Bill Northey, the Secretary of Agriculture with the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, discusses the role of the State of Iowa in the development of and emergency response plan to be implemented in the event of a Foot and Mouth disease outbreak in the United States.
Feature Runs: 7:35
http://audio.farmscape.com/2017/6/northey-170607.mp3

-David Herring, the Vice-President of the National Pork Producers Council, discusses efforts to create a Foot and Mouth Disease Vaccine Bank to provide the vaccine that would be necessary to address a Foot and Mouth Disease Outbreak in the United States.
Feature Runs: 6:22
http://audio.farmscape.com/2017/6/herring-170608.mp3

-Rick Bergmann, the Chair of the Canadian Pork Council, discusses the importance of trade to both Canada and the United States and the value of the North American Free Trade Agreement to agriculture..
Feature Runs 4:36
http://audio.farmscape.com/2017/6/bergmann-170608.mp3

-Dr. Steve Meyer, the Vice-President Pork Analysis with EMI Analytics, provides an update on the economic outlook for the North American pork Industry
Feature Runs 7:08
http://audio.farmscape.com/2017/6/meyer-170608.mp3

       *Farmscape is a presentation of Sask Pork and Manitoba Pork Council