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Saskatchewan Pork Industry Symposium 2017 Audio Special

Saskatchewan Pork Industry Symposium 2017 Audio Special for November 16, 2016

-Chuck Schwartau, a retired Extension Educator with the University of Minnesota in the area of workforce development and management for agriculture, discusses "Giving New Employees a Successful Start."
Feature Runs: 13:07


-Dr. Rex Newkirk, an associate professor with the University of Saskatchewan and Saskatchewan Research Chair in Feed Processing Technology responsible for the Canadian Feed Research Centre, discusses "Increasing Profitability of the Livestock Sector Through Feed Processing."
Feature Runs: 9:15


-Michael Young, the Vice President Technical Programs and Marketing Services, with Canada Pork International, discusses "Verified Canadian Pork: The Farm to Table Quality Assurance Advantage for the Global Marketplace."
Feature Runs 10:07


-Dr. Yolande Seddon, an Assistant Professor in Swine Behavior with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine and an Adjunct Research Scientist with the Prairie Swine Centre, discusses "Long Distance Transport of Swine: a  Study Update."
Feature Runs: 8:59


-Lee Whittington, the President and CEO of the Prairie Swine Centre, discusses "25 Years of Making Research Work."
Feature Runs: 11:45


 

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