Carthage Group Expands Outreach Services
Plans are to improve office space and add training and educational facilities for visitors from the United States and abroad. Carthage Veterinary Services...
Livestock Handling Expert Promotes Accident Reduction Program
Independent livestock handling specialist Jennifer Woods of Alberta, Canada, says the United States needs a national program to address livestock hauling...
Pork Center Awarded Educational Grants
The U.S. Department of Agriculture/Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service have awarded three-year grant to develop Swine Schools a $460,000, to the U.S. Pork Center of Excellence (USPCE)...
Empower Your Employees
As farms and organizations struggle to improve, the credit or blame for progress achieved is often leveled at the staff...
OSHA Inspections Uncover Some Swine Farm Failures
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is taking a closer look at worker safety in the swine industry and those inspections have revealed some surprising lapses....
Language Guide CD Offered
A new compact disc series helps bridge language barriers. A compact disc (CD) series to help eliminate language barriers on swine farms and increase production...
Swine Training Programs
Conventional and alternative breeding and gestation management are the subject of two swine training programs in late July and early August in Minnesota....
Livestock Manager Training Workshops
Hog producers attending Certified Livestock Manager Training (CLMT) in Illinois will attend all new sessions in 2006...
Professional Swine Managers Conference
The National Pork Board is sponsoring a series of Professional Managers Conferences across the country in November....
Confinement Workers Polled On Respiratory Health
Agricultural workers are at increased risk for occupational illnesses and injuries, and the pork industry is no exception. Swine confinement buildings,...
