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Spring meetings for Canadian pork producers
- Soybeans, wheat open higher Thursday
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- Wheat posts biggest gain in 6 weeks on Wednesday
- AFBF: Multi-legged stool best approach for Farm Bill
- CME to pare back plan for expanded grain trading
- Q1 pork exports up sharply
- USDA report includes a look at sow housing
- Cushing crude oil inventories at record levels
- Gasoline prices fall for sixth straight week
- Thank Domino’s; order a pizza
- $1 to watch a video of farm animal abuse
- Bankers make recommendations for the farm bill
- Pork producer losses continue to mount
- Brent rise boosts premium to slumping U.S. crude
- Death of 3-year-old serves as reminder for better farm safety
- New Zealand opens market a crack to U.S. pork
- Antibiotic residues in DDGS pose little risk
- Poll: Will you attend World Pork Expo June 6-8 in Des Moines, Iowa?
- Denny’s wants gestation-sow stalls off its menu
- Domino’s Pizza says “no” to HSUS
- Actions shown on WPF video, ‘indefensible’
- Thank Domino’s; order a pizza
- Safeway joins in gestation-sow stall ban
- Start ‘em Young
- HSUS releases video shot at Wyoming Premium Farms
- HSUS files FTC complaint against NPPC
- Michigan’s feral swine control spurs wild debate
- Poll: Do bills such as the "ag gag" bill help agriculture?
- Commentary: Advise and dissent
Prairie Swine Centre will host a series of pork producer meetings across Canada. The topics will focus on helping pork producers improving their operations’ bottom line, and the industry’s long-term sustainability.
The featured speakers and locations are as follows:
Speakers
- Research Profits Everyone. Helping to Improve Your Bottom Line: Lee Whittington, Prairie Swine Centre
- Managing the Cost of Production through Nutrition: Denise Beaulieu, Prairie Swine Centre
- Being Energy Wise, Impact of Heating Systems and Water Conservation: Bernardo Predicala; Prairie Swine Centre
- Loading and Transporting Pigs; Reducing Stress on People and Pigs: Jennifer Brown, Prairie Swine Centre
- Research Program update from Elanco Animal Health: TBA
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Here are the meeting dates. The times for all meetings will be 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; lunch will be included. |
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Location |
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Feb. 28 |
Stratford, ON. |
Arden Park Hotel |
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Mar, 2 |
Saskatoon, SK. |
Tavelodge Hotel |
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Mar. 13 |
Lethbridge, AB |
Sandman Hotel |
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Mar. 14 |
Red Deer, AB |
Holiday Inn |
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Apr. 17 |
Portage la Prairie, MB |
William Glesby Centre |
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Apr. 18 |
Niverville, MB |
Heritage Centre |
For more information and to register for the meeting, go to the Prairie Swine Centre website. For more information, contact the Prairie Swine Centre (306) 667-7439.
Co-sponsors for the event include: Ontario Pork, Alberta Pork, Manitoba Pork, Saskatoon Pork and Elanco Animal Health.
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