2014 World Pork Expo: Des Moines

During World Pork Expo June 4th through the 6th in Des Moines, Iowa - pork producers and other industry professionals will have the opportunity to attend more than a dozen free seminars on June 4th and 5th. Business seminars begin at 9 a.m. on the 4th - with a presentation by DSM on eubiotics. Then at 3 p.m. - Purina Animal Nutrition, Zinpro Corporation and DSM will present on sow longevity. Thursday - SFP will have two sessions on cost-efficient manure management, minimizing phosphorus and nitrogen loss and maximizing agronomic benefits of applied manure. Then that afternoon - Purina Animal Nutrition will present tips for getting pigs off to the right start. PORK Academy seminars will also take place both days. Topics for Wednesday’s PORK Academy include safe pig handling, industry productivity analysis, the importance of educating others about pork production, reproduction decision tree and world market economics and the importance of trade. Thursday’s academy topics will include an update on PEDV research, lessons learned and next steps regarding PEDV, sustainability in pork production, pain management and safe pig handling. All seminars will occur in the Varied Industries Building. For more information - visit World Pork dot org (www.worldpork.org).

Source:  NAFB News