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National Hog Farmer Calendar of Events

2010

Feb. 10, 2010: Missouri Pork Expo, Holiday Inn Select Executive Center, Columbia, MO; contact: (573) 445-8531 or www.mopork.com.


Feb. 11, 2010: National Swine Nutrition Guide Training Conference at the McKimmon Center in Raleigh, NC - Details TBA.


Feb. 11, 2010: National Swine Nutrition Guide distributed and explained in Raleigh, N.C. The guide consists of nutrition fact sheets, nutrient recommendation tables and diet formulation and evaluation software and will be included with an $80 conference registration or available for purchase separately for $125.


Feb. 15, 2010: North Dakota Pork Council Annual Convention, Ramada Plaza Suites, Fargo, ND; contact: Charlotte Meier at ndppcm@tctel.com or (701) 563-4513.


Feb. 17, 2010: National Swine Nutrition Guide distributed and explained in Kansas City, Missouri. The guide consists of nutrition fact sheets, nutrient recommendation tables and diet formulation and evaluation software and will be included with an $80 conference registration or available for purchase separately for $125.


Feb. 24, 2010: National Swine Nutrition Guide distributed and explained in Indianapolis, Indiana. The guide consists of nutrition fact sheets, nutrient recommendation tables and diet formulation and evaluation software and will be included with an $80 conference registration or available for purchase separately for $125.


March 4-6, 2010: Pork Forum, Kansas City, MO; contact: www.pork.org.


March 5, 2010: National Swine Nutrition Guide distributed and explained in Sioux City, Iowa. The guide consists of nutrition fact sheets, nutrient recommendation tables and diet formulation and evaluation software and will be included with an $80 conference registration or available for purchase separately for $125.


March 6-9, 2010: American Association of Swine Veterinarians 41st Annual Meeting, Omaha, NE; contact: (515) 465-5255 or aasv@aasv.org.


March 11, 2010: National Swine Nutrition Guide distributed and explained in Owatonna, Minn. The guide consists of nutrition fact sheets, nutrient recommendation tables and diet formulation and evaluation software and will be included with an $80 conference registration or available for purchase separately for $125.


March 15-17, 2010: American Society of Animal Science Midwest Meeting, Polk County Convention Center, Des Moines, IA; contact: www.asas.org.


March 16-17, 2010: Second Annual Passion for Pigs Seminar and Trade Show, Holiday Inn Select (Expo Center),
Columbia, MO; contact: Julie Lolli at (660) 651-0570 or julie.nevets@centurytel.net.


March 23, 2010: Swine Health Symposium, Der Dutchman, Plain City, WI; contact: Dale Ricker at (419) 523-6294 or ricker.37@osu.edu.


March 31 - April 1, 2010: London Swine Conference at the London Convention Centre, London, Ontario, Canada.

Contact Information:
Linda Dillon - Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Box 159, Clinton, Ontario Canada, N0M 1L0
Tel.: 519-482-3333 Fax: 519-482-5031 Email: info@londonswineconference.ca Web: www.londonswineconference.ca


July 18-21, 2010: 21st International Pig Veterinary Society Congress, Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre, Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada; contact: (604) 688-9655 ext. 2 or ipvs2010@advance-group.com or go to http://www.ipvs2010.com/.

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