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Ontario Pork: Swine Seminar Gearing Up

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Ontario Pork is encouraging pork producers to register for their swine seminar entitled “staying afloat in the troubled waters ahead.” The seminar will take place Wednesday, September 19th at the Shakespeare Community Centre, Shakespeare, Ontario, from 9:30-3:30pm. It’s only $25 for pre-registered attendees and $30 at the door. To register, you can call (519)826-3442 or email ag.info.omafra@ontario.ca

Line up of speakers for the seminar:

  • Chad Hart, Associate Professor of Economics, Iowa State University – “What to expect in the next 12 months in the hog industry” and “Comparing US and Ontario costs of production”. 
  • Dr. Elisabeth Okholm Nielson, Danish Agriculture and Food Council – “Pharmaceutical use on Danish swine farms; where we need drugs and where we don’t”.
  • Dr. David Barney, Toronto Zoo – “Considering animal behavior in the design and management of pigs farms and zoos”.

Link to the seminar brochure: http://www.ontariopork.on.ca/Portals/0/Docs/Events/shakespeare_brochure2012.pdf


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