The Healthy Hogs Seminar is set for Oct. 29 at the Sampson Agri-Exposition Center in Clinton, NC.
The morning program includes euthanasia protocols, results of a truck wash study, antibiotic alternatives and practical opportunities for disinfecting trucks and rooms.
In the afternoon, concurrent sessions cover new ideas for controlling porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome, understanding different types of antibiotics and how they affect efficacy and current issues in farm management presented in Spanish.
For information and advance registration, contact Carla McKinney at North Carolina State University, (919) 515-4000.
There was a lot to be positive about in the pork industry the last week of October. I realize it is difficult to be optimistic when you are still losing $25 to $30/head. I also realize that positive news at this point could be as dangerous as it is welcome. But facts are facts, and we must recognize them.
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As I begin this week's column, I"m reminded of two different "flip side" statements that may help characterize the topic at hand. The first is the old Archie Campbell schtick - "That's good - no that’s bad," which I have used before. The second reflects President Truman's frustration with economists' incessant use of the qualifier - "on the other hand" - to introduce the contrary opinion on a given topic. President Truman once demanded in his usual colorful language: "Will someone please find me a *!&%$*?>
