Newsletter No. 38 May 2006 – Item 2 Many of you will have read Alan Stable’s last news letter and the 6 ways he gave to increase income. It all sounds excellent advise, but how can we apply this advice … Continue reading →
Newsletter No. 37 – April 2006 Item 3 Understanding the Productive Value/Relative Feed Value (RFV) of Alfalfa The Blue Mountain Ostrich Feed Company has been a strong advocate for using high quality Alfalfa (Lucerne) as the forage ingredient in commercial … Continue reading →
Newsletter No. 37 – April 2006 Item 2 Last month we announced that your directors would develop a guide to Valuing Ostrich. This has now been completed and is available to members to download on the website. Compiling the document … Continue reading →
Newsletter No. 36 – February 2006 Item 4 Many of our members have not attended conferences or training courses where the Grading system has been explained. To develop a better understanding, this section will discuss the main points of the … Continue reading →
Newsletter No. 34 – January 2006 Item 7 Benchmarking is a method of understanding the norms as achievable targets, but more importantly understanding that they are targets to be improved on. Agricultural production has survived the ongoing price/cost squeeze by … Continue reading →
Newsletter No. 34 – January 2006 Item 5 & 6 There are an increasing number of papers published on Ostrich matters. The April issue, Newsletter No. 25 carried an item “Are Your Goals High Enough?” This item concluded: Quote: “Currently … Continue reading →
Newsletter No. 31 – October 2005 Item 4 Communicating with producers in different countries and travelling as I am able to do provide the opportunity to see tremendous variations in agriculture in different countries. Travelling in Bulgaria this month was … Continue reading →
Newsletter No. 30 – September 2005 Item 4 & 5 Environmental Impact Dr. Elam’s discussions relate to making a case that the increased production can come only from intensive farming operations, that anything different will put too much pressure on … Continue reading →
Newsletter No. 30 – September 2005 Item 3 Figure 1 shows the production growth by specie since 1961. Figure 2 demonstrates the percentage of the total of each specie and shows very clearly the contribution of Pork and Poultry in … Continue reading →
Newsletter No. 30 – September 2005 Item 2 Dr. Thomas E. Elam Dr. Elam is a scientist from the United States who spent 23 years working as an agricultural economist for Elanco Division of Ely Lily. His areas of expertise … Continue reading →
