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Minnesota Pork Congress 2009
The Minnesota Pork Congress 2009 Producer Education Seminars were held on 21 to 22 January 2009.To see the full proceedings of the meetings, click here, or on the titles below for individual papers.
Some files are quite large and have been divided into a number of different parts.
- Assessing structural and electrical integrity of hog barns - Dwaine Bundy (Iowa State University, agricultural engineer, College of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering)
Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4
- Econonic evaluation of swine health and disease interventions - Derald Holtkamp (Iowa State University, College of Veterinary Medicine)
- Market outlook: Where do we go from here? - Brian Buhr (University of Minnesota, economist, Department of Economics)
- Pit pumping ventilation and the Dufus Factor - Dr Mike Brumm (Brumm Swine Consultancy, Inc., North Mankato)
- Employee Training - Gene Metz (Metz Professional Waste Applicators) and David Schmidt (University of Minnesota, Extension Engineer, Manure Management Systems)
- Employee Training to Meet Minnesota Licensing Requirements
- Employee Training Handbook
- CAWT Employee Training Form Template
- Manure application and tile drainage: are they compatible? - Gary R. Sands (University of Minnesota Associate Professor & Extension Engineer, Bioproducts & Biosystems Engineering)
Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3
- Time management? When pigs fly! - Gale Mote (Gale Mote Associates)
- Creating a culture of animal care: animal handling and stockmanship - Mark Whitney (University of Minnesota Extension, Swine Specialist)
- Measuring and managing energy expenses
- Measuring and minimising energy consumption - Dr Mike Brumm (Brumm Swine Consultancy, Inc., North Mankato, Minnesota)
Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3
- Reducing the environmental footprint of swine buildings: designing a green pig barn - Larry Jacobson (University of Minnesota, extension engineer and livestock housing specialist)
- Measuring and minimising energy consumption - Dr Mike Brumm (Brumm Swine Consultancy, Inc., North Mankato, Minnesota)
- Variation in marketing: new pathways to increasing profits - Dennis DiPietre (economist and swine consultant, KnowledgeVentures, LLC)
- Eliminating the Blame Game - Gale Mote (Gale Mote Associates)
- Emergency response for animal disaster - John Lloyd, Lloyd Construction Services; Jay Moore, New Fashion Pork; Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and Minnesota Board of Animal Health Representatives
Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4
- Sow culling: practices to improve quality and productivity - John Deen, University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine
