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Lawrence To Address Livestock and Ethanol Boom 

Iowa State University Extension Livestock Economist John Lawrence will speak on the economics of livestock production in the ethanol boom at the March 19 annual meeting of the Northeast Iowa Agricultural Experimental Association ...

Learn About Pork Industry Opportunities At New Conference 

A first-time conference on educating new or aspiring hog farmers about the pork industry will be held this spring in Ames, IA...

Ohio Pork Seminar Set for March 18 

The Ohio Swine Health Symposium is slated for March 18 at the Der Dutchman in Plain City, OH. A $10 registration fee is due March 13...

NIAA Annual Meeting Scheduled for Indianapolis 

The annual meeting of the National Institute for Animal Agriculture is April 1-3, 2008 at The Westin, Indianapolis, IN...

National Animal Identification Workshop Slated for April 3 

Discussion of the USDA-generated “A Business Plan to Advance Animal Disease Traceability” and pending implementation of Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) are two key topics for the 2008 ID-INFO Workshop set for April 3 in Indianapolis, IN....

Veterinarians Hold Annual Gathering in San Diego 

The 39th annual meeting of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) is set for March 8-11 in San Diego, CA, at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina...

Alternative Farrowing Course Scheduled 

The Alternative Farrowing Management Course is a two-day, intensive program designed to increase knowledge of pre- and post-farrowing, and piglet care from birth to weaning, in an alternative production system...

Minnesota Offers Advanced Margin Management Workshop 

In an effort to help pork producers buffeted by high feed costs and unpredictable hog prices, the Minnesota Pork Board is hosting “Advanced Margin Management for Pork Producers"...

Meat Export Conference Set 

A discussion of the future of U.S. pork and beef exports will highlight the Global Outlook Symposium presented by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) Oct. 29 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC...

International Distiller’s Dried Grains Conference Scheduled 

The International Distiller’s Grains Conference in Schaumburg, IL, Oct. 21-23 will trace the extraordinary growth of the U.S. ethanol industry, which, in turn, has led to the explosion in production of the co-product, distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS)...

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