Dec.29, 2016
Contact:
Drew Mogler, Producer Education Director
(800) 372-7675,
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE!
Ten new seminars being offered at 2017 Iowa Pork Congress
(CLIVE, Iowa) —The Iowa Pork Producers Association will offer 10 new seminars of interest to pig farmers and other attendeesat the 2017Iowa Pork Congress in Des Moines.
The45thannual convention and tradeshow will be held Jan. 25 and 26 at the Iowa Events Center and all of the educational opportunities are offered at no additional cost to attendees.
Seminar topics include explaining how producers can manage margins in a market downturn, the latest swine health trends and the new Veterinary Feed Directive that takes effect on Jan. 1. Seminars will be led by some of the swine industry’s leading experts
In addition to the seminars, producers can obtain or renew certification in the pork industry’s PQA Plus and TQA program as well as manure application.
The following is a complete schedule of seminars, training sessionsand speakers:
Wednesday, Jan. 25
Seminars
● Iowa Regulations & Nuisance Case Update
Eldon McAfee – Brick Gentry Law Firm
9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Hy-Vee Hall, lower level, Rooms 105 & 106
● VFDs Are Here, What Have You Done?
Dr. Chris Rademacher - Iowa State University
Jeff Verzal – Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship
Dr. Paul Thomas – AMVC
10:45 a.m. – Noon
Hy-Vee Hall, lower level, rooms 107 & 108
● Manure Nutrient Utilization & Water Quality
Dr. Dan Andersen – Iowa State University
Rick Juchems – Iowa pork producer
12:30 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Hy-Vee Hall, lower level, rooms 105 & 106
● Keynote Presentation - Best Time Ever to Be in Agriculture
Dr. Lowell B. Catlett, professor emeritus – New Mexico State University
2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Hy-Vee Hall, lower level, Rooms 107 & 108
● Prices & Profitability: Economic Outlook
Dr. Steve Meyer – Express Markets, Inc.
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Hy-Vee Hall, lower level, rooms 105 & 106
Underwritten by National Hog Farmer
Training Sessions
● Pork Quality Assurance Plus certification
Mark Storlie - Iowa State University Extension & Outreach
10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Hy-Vee Hall, lower level, room 103
● Transport Quality Assurance certification
Dave Stender -Iowa State University Extension & Outreach
1 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Hy-Vee Hall, lower level, room 103
Thursday, Jan. 26
Seminars
● Evaluation of Antibiotic Alternatives for Nursery Pigs
Dr. Nick Gabler – Iowa State University
9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Hy-Vee Hall, lower level, rooms 107 & 108
● Managing Margins in Market Downturns
Ron Durre – Farm Credit Services of America
Pat Von Tersch – Professional Ag Marketing
Al Wulfekuhle – Iowa pork producer
10:30 a.m. – Noon
Hy-Vee Hall, lower level, rooms 105 & 106
● The Consumer Connection: A Producer Perspective
Cristen Clark – Iowa pork producer & food blogger
Jarrod Bakker – Iowa pork producer
Gary Sovereign – Iowa pork producer
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Hy-Vee Hall, lower level, rooms 107 & 108
● Swine Health Trends: Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostic Lab
Dr. Rodger Main – Iowa State University
Dr. Pablo Pineyro – Iowa State University
1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Hy-Vee Hall, lower level, rooms 105 & 106
●Opportunities Abound: A Toolbox for Beginning Farmers
Colin Johnson – Iowa State University
Dr. William Edwards – Iowa State University
3 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Hy-Vee Hall, lower level, rooms 107 & 108
Training Session
● Confinement Site Manure Applicator certification
Jeff Prier, Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Dan Andersen– Iowa State University
10 a.m. – Noon
Hy-Vee Hall, lower level, room 103
All seminars and training sessions are held in the lower level of Hy-Vee Hall at the Iowa Events Center.Seminars are funded by the Pork Checkoff!
The Iowa Pork Congress is open to all pork producers, allied business partners and others involved in the pork industry. Show hoursare 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.on Jan. 25 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Jan. 26.
Admission at the door is $10 for those not preregistered.
For more information, contact the Iowa Pork Producers Association at (515) 225-7675, (800) 372-7675 or visit
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