Industry Calendar
2011/2012 Certified Livestock Manager training workshops scheduled
The 2011-12 Certified Livestock Manager (CLM)Training Workshop dates have been set, with the first workshop scheduled for Dec. 7 in Bloomington, Ill. Eleven additional CLM Training workshops, sponsored by University of Illinois Extension, have been scheduled throughout the state from January through early March.
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International Agri-Center Hosts Ag-Fest
The International Agri-Center will host its first Ag-Fest event on Saturday, Oct. 15, in Tulare, Calif. The event will include a 5-K run, food demonstrations, music, education and much more.
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Air quality topic of K-State meeting
USDA’s Agricultural Air Quality Task Force (AAQTF) meet will on September 21-22, at Kansas State University. The meeting will be open to the public.
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Creating a great workplace and workforce
“Swine Farms: A Great Place To Work” is the theme of this year’s Workforce Development Seminar set for Oct. 18, at the Country Inn & Suites, Mankato. The Minnesota Pork Board sponsored seminar runs from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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PQA Plus Advisor certification session Oct. 18
Veterinarians and others in Iowa’s pork industry have the opportunity to become Pork Quality Assurance Plus Advisors under the National Pork Board's PQA Plus program. The certification process requires attendance at a daylong training session and passing an exam at the conclusion of that session. The Iowa Pork Industry Center (IPIC) at Iowa State University (ISU) will hold one such training Oct. 18.
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Webcast offers air-emissions answers, Sept. 16
It’s been four years, but the National Air Emissions Monitoring Study (or NAEMS) has findings to report to the U.S. animal agriculture sector. The effort began in 2007 as a result of a consent agreement between certain animal commodity groups and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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Minnesota PQA Plus certification program scheduled
Pork producers can earn their individual certification for Pork Quality Assurance Plus (PQA Plus) at a free training on Sept. 8 at the 4-H Family Center located on the Le Sueur County Fairgrounds, Highway 99, Le Center. The PQA Plus training begins at 7 p.m.
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American and Canadian meat science groups team up
American Meat Science Association and Canadian Meat Science Association are organizing several conferences of mutual interest to their memberships as part of a new co-operation agreement.
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Minnesota PRRS elimination meeting, Sept. 12
The effort to eliminate the porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus started with a project around Morris, Minn. Now Minnesota is adding one more to the total of two dozen PRRS Area Regional Control and Elimination projects underway across the United States.
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Int'l Conference on Feed Efficiency in Swine planned for November
An international conference on feed efficiency in swine will bring experts from around the world to share their knowledge on this very timely and important topic in early November. Iowa State University (ISU) animal science professor John Patience is excited about this program that focuses nearly two full days specifically on feed efficiency.
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PORK 101 coming in October to Oklahoma State University
The American Meat Science Association (AMSA) in cooperation with the National Pork Board will host PORK 101 October 18-20 at Oklahoma State University.
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