Industry Calendar
Emerging Transboundary Animal Diseases Workshop, Sept. 17-19
Early registration for Emerging Transboundary Animal Diseases Workshop to be held in Ames, Iowa, ends August 10.
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USAHA meeting slated for N.C.
Make sure to pre-register for the Oct. 18-24 United States Animal Health Association annual conference in Greensboro, N.C. USAHA and the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians return to North Carolina for some southern hospitality at the 116th USAHA/55th AAVLD Annual Meeting.
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Ag consultants meeting set for October
The American Society of Agricultural Consultants announced it will hold its annual meeting Oct. 21-23 in Denver.
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Washington Farm Animal Welfare Symposium
The Center for the Study of Animal Well-Being at Washington State University will host the Washington Farm Animal Welfare Symposium Sept.15, in Pullman, Wash. Dale Moore, DVM, MPVM, PhD, Washington State University, says this is an important meeting for veterinarians to attend.
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PQA Plus advisor training offered Aug. 23
The Iowa Pork Industry Center (IPIC) at Iowa State University (ISU) will hold training Aug. 23 for those wishing to become certified Pork Quality Assurance Plus advisors.
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Kansas State Risk and Profit Conference, Aug. 16-17
Giving agricultural producers a competitive edge is the focus of Kansas State University’s Risk and Profit Conference planned this year for Thursday and Friday, Aug. 16-17 in Manhattan. Two members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry will present the keynote address on the 2012 Farm Bill.
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Iowa drought meeting July 17
Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds announced that they will hold a two-hour meeting on the severe dry and D1 Drought conditions that have plagued Iowa this summer. The public is encouraged to attend.
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Antibiotic symposium from NIAA
The National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) will host “A One Health Approach to Antimicrobial Use and Resistance: A Dialogue for a Common Purpose” symposium on Nov. 13-15, in Columbus, Ohio. The symposium is open to all who have a stake in engaging in meaningful dialogue and creating successful strategies to preserve antibiotic efficacy.
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USAHA, AAVLD annual meeting opens registration
Plans are well underway for the 116th United States Animal Health Association (USAHA) and 55th American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (AAVLD) Annual Meeting Oct. 18-24 at the Greensboro Sheraton Hotel in Greensboro, N.C.
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USFRA takes Food Dialogues to L.A.
The U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance (USFRA) will head to California on June 20-21, with its Food Dialogues event entitled, “Lights, Camera, Food: Perceptions and Realities of Farming and Ranching in America.”
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Minnesota Nutrition Conference, Sept. 18-19
The 73rd Minnesota Nutrition Conference will provide a forum for feed industry professionals to update their knowledge of beef, dairy, poultry, swine and equine nutrition. Speakers will share the latest concepts in livestock feeding.
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- Oil falls as Fed minutes send U.S. equities down
- Ag markets diverged widely Wednesday afternoon
- Cold Storage: Frozen pork supplies up from March
- Tyson sends disaster-assistance truck to Oklahoma
- University workshops address workforce management issues
- Mexico says U.S. not respecting WTO ruling on meat labeling
- Corn and soybean prices continue to retrace 2012 drought rally
- Swine virus confirmed in Iowa, Indiana hog herds
- Business seminars scheduled for World Pork Expo
- Special health claim for this pork
- USDA says has detected virus in Iowa hog population
- Mexico says U.S. not respecting WTO ruling on meat labeling
