Dennis DiPietre and Lance Mulberry

Dennis DiPietre (far left) and Lance Mulberry are economists with KnowledgeVentures, LLC. They consult with producers, processors, pharmaceutical companies, genetics firms, nutrition and technology providers throughout the global pork chain. The focus of their consultation is driving client innovation and optimization in precision agricultural processes through bio-economic modeling. Call (573) 875-7890 or email: dennis@precisionpork.com

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Opinion
Is the Turning Point for the Pork Industry Next Spring?
Everyone has their eye on next spring to be the big fork in the road or the big reveal as to how our current situation in the U.S. and global economy will find its pathway to a resolution (of inflation primarily).
December 30, 2022 09:16 AM
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Industry
Inflation: How Can We Tame the Beast?
The Fed is selling back securities it previously bought and raising interest rates to curtail spending. Eventually, it will work out. But it will be difficult to fine tune so we don’t enter an extended recession.
October 26, 2022 06:00 AM
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Opinion
Unemployment and Revenge Spending: What Will Unfold Next in Pork Market?
As we move into the fall quarter, the usual expectations of declining prices and heavy weights are before us, but will they be realized and to what extent? What could unfold in potentially unusual ways?
September 22, 2022 07:00 AM
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Pork Great Resignation
Industry
The Long-Run Impact of the Great Resignation
The Great Resignation refers to the great reshuffling of people in the work force. For the swine industry, it’s led to more than just a shortage of workers.
September 21, 2022 07:54 PM
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Industry
What We Can Learn from the Europeans About African Swine Fever
The appearance of African swine fever in Italy and recently on the border of Germany and France illustrates this disease moves in two distinct ways and can teach the U.S. important lessons about this deadly virus.
September 16, 2022 08:34 AM
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Opinion
Ukraine and China Hold the Economy’s Wild Cards Now
Will higher prices associated with pork in the U.S. begin to erode the demand for pork permanently? Dennis DiPietre and Lance Mulberry provide perspective on the global pork outlook.
August 18, 2022 03:16 PM
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Dennis DiPietre and Lance Mulberry
Profit Loss Teeter Totter
Hog Production
Challenges Build on Both Sides of the Profit Equation
Challenges are building on both sides of the profit equation: costs of production and sales revenue. Layers of uncertainty are in the air, and even if some are resolved today, their impacts will continue for months.
May 09, 2022 02:09 PM
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Broken Supply Chain
Opinion
The Global Agricultural Supply Chain: A New Battlefield
It is not easy to get a clear handle on how pork producers in the U.S. or any major pork country can mitigate against disruption. Maybe the best strategy is one forced by sensible economic judgment – reduce production.
April 19, 2022 06:00 AM
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Hog Production
2022 Looks Promising if ASF Remains Somebody Else’s Problem
As we launch into a new year of production, a cluster of indicators show this year could be much better than current expectations. Let’s allow ASF to warm the bench while we look at the bullish indicators for 2022.
December 20, 2021 11:18 AM
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Industry
Supply Chain Jenga: Be Careful What Piece You Remove Next
Politicians at the federal and in (some) states are playing a giant Jenga game with the integrated supply chains and national defense of this nation. You pull out the wrong piece and the whole system collapses.
October 21, 2021 08:30 AM
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