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George Young Conference Scheduled for Mid-August 

The George Young Swine Health & Management Conference is slated for Aug. 14 at the Marina Inn in South Sioux City, NE...

Midwest Swine Nutrition Conference Planned 

The 8th annual Midwest Swine Nutrition Conference will address nutritional issues facing pork producers. The program is Sept. 4 at...

Distance Learning Opportunities Offered 

The National Pork Board and the University of Iowa’s Center for Agricultural Safety and Health and the Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health have teamed up to offer pork producers a series of health and safety training sessions this spring and summer...

Pre-Registration Offered 

The National Pork Producers Council will be hosting the 20th annual World Pork Expo on June 5-7, 2008, at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines. The...

Risk Management Webinars Offered 

When asked if they were interested in an interactive, online educational series on risk management, pork producers responded with a resounding “yes.”...

Farrowing Basics Program Planned 

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) is holding a Farrowing Basics program June 17-18 in the Animal Science Complex at the UNL East Campus...

Bilingual Production Conference Scheduled 

A swine production conference presented in both English and Spanish, targeted for Spanish-speaking workers and their employers, is planned for May 15 in Sycamore, IL...

Pork Profit Spring Seminar Series Slated for Late April 

The Missouri Pork Association (MPA) is sponsoring three sessions of the Pork Profit Seminar Spring 2008 Series across the state in late April...

Special Report from the 39th Swine Veterinarians Meeting 

The American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) held its 39th annual meeting in San Diego, CA, in early March. Following are some of the activities which took place...

Pork Management Conference Scheduled for May in Florida 

The pork checkoff is sponsoring the 2008 Pork Management Conference, Your Pork Industry Investment, May 7-9 at the Hilton Sandestin in Destin, FL...

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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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