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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>Just curious, is anyone here growing Yellow Perch in RAS or AP systems? They tend to grow slow and are very susceptible to disease. Does $4.05/lb sound like it would cover production costs, including getting your fish and ice slurry to Wisconsin? Maybe pond culture would have a lower production cost?<br><br>Charlie<br><br><br><br><div>> From: sc-aquaponics-request@lists.osu.edu<br>> Subject: Sc-aquaponics Digest, Vol 22, Issue 15<br>> To: sc-aquaponics@lists.osu.edu<br>> Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2015 12:03:46 -0500<br>> <br>> Send Sc-aquaponics mailing list submissions to<br>> sc-aquaponics@lists.osu.edu<br>> <br>> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br>> https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/sc-aquaponics<br>> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br>> sc-aquaponics-request@lists.osu.edu<br>> <br>> You can reach the person managing the list at<br>> sc-aquaponics-owner@lists.osu.edu<br>> <br>> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br>> than "Re: Contents of Sc-aquaponics digest..."<br>> <br>> <br>> Today's Topics:<br>> <br>> 1. Yellow Perch-Cooperative-Buy Back (Tom Schmitt)<br>> <br>> <br>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------<br>> <br>> Message: 1<br>> Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2015 07:01:40 -0600<br>> From: Tom Schmitt <tschmitt@willallenfarms.com><br>> To: <tschmitt@willallenfarms.com>, 'Aqua-ohio'<br>> <aqua-ohio-bounces@lists.osu.edu>,<br>> <Aqua-ohio@lists.service.ohio-state.edu>,<br>> <sc-aquaponics@lists.service.ohio-state.edu><br>> Subject: [Sc-aquaponics] Yellow Perch-Cooperative-Buy Back<br>> Message-ID: <00b801d03bc3$ba73b0f0$2f5b12d0$@willallenfarms.com><br>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<br>> <br>> To our fellow farmers and our academic friends, , please consider this<br>> proposal and share it with anyone that may be interested.<br>> <br>> Will Allen Farms is willing to enter into cooperatives with farmers that<br>> will commit some of their water to raising yellow perch as a food fish. We<br>> would sell the fingerlings to the farmers at a price that would give<br>> incentive. (currently the price for fingerlings range from .09 to .12 an<br>> inch) These are feed trained fingerlings coming from land based, bio-secure<br>> hatchery. They have been successfully integrated to ponds and land based<br>> systems throughout the Midwest<br>> <br>> The farmer may sell these fish as stock fish as the market may dictate,<br>> however any fish that grow to maturity (150 grams or better) Will Allen<br>> Farms will buy back as food fish. The price we will pay will be driven by<br>> market, however, we feel we can offer no less than $1.33 per fish (approx.<br>> $4.05 a pound for ungutted fish)<br>> <br>> We have markets for the fish in the Milwaukee and Chicago area, and have a<br>> solid distribution network. We have the ability to process the fish as<br>> well, thus the fish can be sent to us on ice/slurry, thus eliminating some<br>> of the interstate transfer issues<br>> <br>> We have a mandate from our educational partner to promote and develop the<br>> Yellow perch as a food fish for the market. In addition, Will Allen Farms<br>> is dedicated to reinvigorating this high protein fish that is a staple on<br>> most menus on the Great Lakes<br>> <br>> Please consider our thoughts as genuine and assist us in furthering the<br>> discussion.<br>> <br>> With best regards,<br>> <br>> Thomas H. Schmitt<br>> Principal<br>> <br>> Will Allen Farms, LLC<br>> <br>> Cell 414-852-2421<br>> Office 414-328-4678<br>> Fax 414-328-4232<br>> <br>> P.O. Box 270185<br>> Milwaukee, WI 53227<br>> <br>> 3573. S 108th<br>> Greenfield, Wisconsin 53228<br>> <br>> This e-mail transmission contains information that is confidential and may<br>> be privileged. It is intended only for the addressee(s) named above. 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Your assistance in correcting this error is appreciated.<br>> <br>> -----Original Message-----<br>> From: tschmitt@willallenfarms.com [mailto:tschmitt@willallenfarms.com] <br>> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2015 10:24 PM<br>> To: Tiu, Laura; Aqua-ohio; Aqua-ohio@lists.service.ohio-state.edu;<br>> sc-aquaponics@lists.service.ohio-state.edu<br>> Subject: Will Allen Farms-Yellow Perch Fingerlings<br>> <br>> ?<br>> Good Day,<br>> ?<br>> The following is a little about us:<br>> ?<br>> Will Allen Farms has partnered with Bell Aquaculture and UW Milwaukee School<br>> of Freshwater Science to produce yellow perch fingerlings nearly year<br>> round.? At this time, we have nearly 800,000 fry from an October 1, 2014<br>> hatch. They are currently 9 grams. ? We have an additional 50,000 to 60,000<br>> Fingerlings from the April hatch.? They are about 6- inches with weights in<br>> excess of 70 grams<br>> ?<br>> We are hoping to create relationships that will allow hatcheries to grow<br>> Perch year round.? We intend to only concentrate on producing the<br>> fingerlings<br>> ?<br>> We employ industry?experts in operations, hatchery, husbandry, grow out,<br>> nutrition and?biological monitoring. Our state-of-the-art, land-based RAS<br>> facility uses cutting edge technology <br>> <br>> <br>> ??Our?yellow perch fingerlings are farm raised in a controlled<br>> bio-secure?environment. We do not employ the use of hormones or antibiotics<br>> in our?grow out process. ??We are looking to create relationships with<br>> hatcheries that already have markets and would like to be considered in your<br>> purchasing needs in the future.<br>> ?<br>> I would like to discuss our hatchery with you.? Please call to discuss at<br>> your convenience<br>> ?<br>> Sincerely,<br>> ?<br>> Thomas H. Schmitt, CPA<br>> CFO<br>> Will Allen Farms, LLC<br>> <br>> Willallenfarms.com<br>> ?<br>> Cell 414-852-2421<br>> Office 414-328-4678<br>> Fax 414-328-4232<br>> <br>> P.O. Box 270185<br>> Milwaukee, WI 53227<br>> ?<br>> 3573. S 108th<br>> Greenfield, Wisconsin? 53228<br>> ?<br>> This e-mail transmission contains information that is confidential and may<br>> be privileged. It is intended only for the addressee(s) named above. If you<br>> receive this e-mail in error, please do not read, copy or disseminate it in<br>> any manner. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying,<br>> distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited.<br>> Please reply to the message immediately by informing the sender that the<br>> message was misdirected. After replying, please erase it from your computer<br>> system. Your assistance in correcting this error is appreciated.<br>> ?<br>> ?<br>> ?<br>> Sent from my U.S. Cellular BlackBerry? smartphone<br>> <br>> -----Original Message-----<br>> From: "Tiu, Laura" <tiu.2@osu.edu><br>> Sender: "Aqua-ohio" <aqua-ohio-bounces@lists.osu.edu><br>> Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 20:35:11 <br>> To:<br>> Aqua-ohio@lists.service.ohio-state.edu<Aqua-ohio@lists.service.ohio-state.ed<br>> u>;<br>> sc-aquaponics@lists.service.ohio-state.edu<sc-aquaponics@lists.service.ohio-<br>> state.edu><br>> Subject: [Aqua-ohio] Wisconsin College aquaponics courses<br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Aqua-ohio mailing list<br>> Aqua-ohio@lists.osu.edu<br>> https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/aqua-ohio<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> ------------------------------<br>> <br>> Subject: Digest Footer<br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Sc-aquaponics mailing list<br>> Sc-aquaponics@lists.osu.edu<br>> https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/sc-aquaponics<br>> <br>> <br>> ------------------------------<br>> <br>> End of Sc-aquaponics Digest, Vol 22, Issue 15<br>> *********************************************<br></div> </div></body>
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