GROUP PROJECT REPORTS:

PNMWG supports various projects and activities to address challenges facing niche pork efforts. Below are various reports of these projects and activities.

• Costs, Returns, Production and Financial Efficiency of Niche Pork Production in 2008 (09/2009) [PDF]
• Survey of Disease Pressures in 26 Niche Herds in the Midwestern United States (09/2009) [PDF]
• Costs, Returns, Production and Financial Efficiency of Niche Pork Production in 2007 (11/2008) [PDF]
• Health Challenges in Midwestern "Niche" Pork Production Systems (01/2008) [PDF]
• Managing Pig Feed Costs (12/2007) [PDF]
• Niche Pork Production Handbook (12/2007) [PDF]
• Costs, Returns, Production and Financial Efficiency of Niche Pork Production in 2006 (10/2007) [PDF]
• Overview of Niche Pork Market Trends and Opportunities for Farmers (06/2007) [PDF]
• Maximizing Carcass Utilization in Niche Pork Companies: Summary of Results (06/2007) [PDF]
• Managing for Herd Health in Alternative Swine Systems: A Guide (06/2007) [PDF]
• Eden Natural Process Verified Program Development Report (06/2007) [PDF]
• Areas of Possible Collaboration Among Niche Pork Companies Report (01/2007) [PDF]
• Specialty Pork Marketing Opportunities (11/2006) [PDF]
• Berkshire Production and Marketing Report (08/2006) [PDF]
• Berkshire Production Decision Aids (08/2006) [Excel]
• Berkshire Production and Marketing Presentation (08/2006) [PPT]
• The United States Pork Niche Market Phenomenon (08/2006) [PDF]
• Marketing Specialty Hogs: A Comparative Analysis of Two Firms from Iowa (03/2006) [PDF]
• An Evaluation of the Importance to Consumers of Selected Niche Pork Attributes (05/2005) [PDF]
• PNMWG Needs Assessment Survey Results (08/2004) [PDF]
• Winter Farrowing Greenhouse Project (06/2004) [PDF]
• New Product Development for Pork Niche Marketers (06/2004) [PDF]
• LTL Trucking Terms and Process Guide (03/2004) [PDF]
• Study on Iowa-Based Differentiated Pork: Executive Summary (10/2003) [PDF]
• Niche Pork Marketing Opportunities (06/2003) [PDF]
• A Survey of Pork Niche Marketers in the Midwest (06/2003) [PDF]