Managing risk – from the nutrition desk

In my last column, I touched on critical nutrition components in our markets’ current state of uncertainty. But with spring planting in full swing here in the northern hemisphere, it sparked further discussion around the mitigation of risk for swine producers and what role nutritionists should play in this arena. Risk is a normal component of agriculture and is at the forefront of all farmers’ minds when making business decisions for their operations. Our risk can come from many factors: