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Jan 15, 2005 12:00 PM,
by Joe Vansickle, Senior Editor (952) 851-4670; jvansickle@primediabusiness.com
The American Meat Institute Foundation Animal Care and Handling Conference is Feb. 9-10, 2005 at the Marriott Downtown in Kansas City, MO.
The popular conference will feature three tracks: management and policy, cattle handling and pig handling. Also included are two pre-conference workshops on the National Pork Board's Trucker Quality Assurance program and a Cattle Transport Workshop hosted by Calico Consulting.
On the heels of the "lipstick on a pig" discussion, pork producers from Illinois are weighing in and adding a new perspective geared to "ham up" the conversation...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today reduced its forecast for this year’s corn and soybean harvests due to dry weather, setting up the potential for higher commodity prices...
