Industry Calendar
Pork Checkoff offers employee management webinars
The National Pork Board (NPB) is offering six free webinars this fall to help pork producers meet the challenges of managing human resources. The webinars will help managers discover new methods, tips and tools for working efficiently with employees.
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PQA Plus advisor training in Mankato Oct. 18
A Pork Quality Assurance (PQA) Plus Training session for first-time advisors is scheduled for Oct. 18 in Mankato, Minn. The role of the PQA Plus Advisor is to present the program's educational component to individuals who need certification and to do site assessments.
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Perspectives on global agricultural policies
The landscape and performance of global agricultural policies will be the focus of the Farm Foundation Forum on Wednesday, Sept. 19.
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PQA Plus advisor training set for Nov. 19
The recertification session is limited to the first 30 participants who preregister and pay the recertification fee of $50 per person.
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NAILE junior swine show, Nov. 3-5
North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE) have scheduled a Junior Market Swine Show for Nov. 3-5. Last year’s event had a record 1,042 entries, with exhibitors from 20 different states.
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NPB to tackle 2013 budget
More than 50 pork producers will meet in Des Moines Sept. 5-6 to draft a 2013 budget for the National Pork Board that focuses on continuing to build demand for pork while addressing several challenging production issues.
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Kansas State Plans Ag Lenders Conferences
Kansas State University (KSU) will hold its 2012 KSU Agricultural Lenders Conference on Tuesday, Oct. 9, in Garden City and Wednesday, Oct. 10, in Manhattan. The program will be helpful to anyone in the Kansas financial community who is interested in learning about current agricultural topics.
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Latinos in Agriculture Leaders Forum, Oct. 17-19
Forum attendees will have the opportunity to interact with an outstanding roster of presenters as they discuss how Latinos can help grow a better future for agriculture. The forum will examine present and future challenges of leadership and talent in agriculture.
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Animal Care and Handling Conference, Oct. 17-18
Nearly a dozen associations and organizations have collaborated this year to create a program that satisfies an array of attendee needs. The conference includes three focused tracks including Management and Policy, Applied Pig Handling and Applied Cattle Handling.
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Summit to show algae’s potential as renewable fuel
Even though those in agriculture don’t talk about algae as a source of fuel, there appears to be huge interest in algae as the source of renewable biofuel and much more. More than 800 scientists and stakeholders from around the world attended the Algae Biomass Summit last year, and attendance is anticipated to be larger at this year’s sixth annual conference in Denver, Colo., Sept. 24-27.
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Leman Swine Conference, Sept. 15-18
The University of Minnesota presents the Leman Swine Conference annually as an educational event for the global swine industry. The event is internationally acclaimed for bringing science-driven solutions to the complex challenges facing the pork production industry.
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- Wet U.S. Midwest sections may lead to fewer corn acres
- U.S. revises meat-labeling rules to satisfy WTO ruling
- Where’s the rain? Parched states can’t shake the drought
- U.S. House votes to force approval of Keystone pipeline
- Alltech Symposium challenges agribusiness to make an impact
- USDA reports no change in pork exports
