The fifth annual Iowa Swine Day on June 30 at Iowa State University will feature experts on pork industry topics including antibiotic use, water quality, risk management, sustainability, gene editing and trends in facility management.

Iowa State, the Iowa Pork Industry Center and the Iowa Pork Producers Association present Iowa Swine Day, which begins at 9 a.m. and concludes at 4:35 p.m. with all sessions in the Scheman Building on the Iowa State campus. Participants will include owner-operators, sow and grow-out supervisors, managers of production companies, representatives from the feed, genetics, equipment and pharmaceutical sectors, researchers and students. 

Morning sessions tackle issues such as antibiotic resistance, ground water quality, industry sustainability and future economic prospects. Afternoon sessions address practical issues such as restrictions on the use of antibiotics in feed, new genetic technologies and a producer’s experience with the adoption of group housing of sows. 

One concurrent session will provide updates on research at Iowa State, including manure handling and using fat in the diet effectively and economically.

Speakers include: 

Registration will begin at 7:30 a.m. Lunch and refreshments are included in the registration fee, which is $60 until June 17, and then increases to $80. Students can register at no cost until June 17. To register and view the full program, visit:  http://www.aep.iastate.edu/iowaswineday/registration.html.

Following the program a barbecue will be held featuring Darren Warth of Smokey D’s of Des Moines, ranked in the top 10 of competitive BBQers in the United States.