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Monday, October 13, 2008
BPEX WorkshopsUK - The British Pig Executive (BPEX) will be holding a workshop on improving reproductive efficiency next week.
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
First Professional Development Scheme LaunchedUK - Fancy a voucher worth £125 for a Red Letter Day? Then sign up as a new entrant to the pig industry professional development scheme.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Boost For Pig Skills TrainingUK - British Pig Executive (BPEX) has set out its stall to help the British pig industry boost its skill levels with grant applications worth more than £300,000 in the pipeline to a range of Regional...
Wednesday, August 06, 2008
Feed Efficiency Stressed at Producer WorkshopUS - Iowa State University Extension's swine field specialist, Dave Stender, has emphasised the importance of feed efficiency July 28th during a Land Stewardship Project workshop at the St....
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Refrigeration in the Meat Industry Workshop OfferedMANHATTAN - Kansas State University's Division of Continuing Education is sponsoring a two-day intensive short course on refrigeration as practised in the meat processing and refrigerated storage indu...
Friday, July 25, 2008
Training Session Leads Staff by ExampleUK - The first season of meetings for the BPEX Devon and Cornwall training group has gone with a bang.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Certified Livestock Transport Training EmbracedCANADA - The trucking manager with a southern Alberta based feedlot says training under the "Certified Livestock Transport" program offers valuable information for both new and experienced livestock transporters,...
Swine Farrowing Course to be Presented in SpanishMINNESOTA - Spanish-speaking pork producers, unit managers and employees have an opportunity to improve their knowledge and skills in farrowing management during a one-day workshop being offered by the...
Monday, June 30, 2008
European PCV2 Research AwardsEU - The EU PCVD Consortium announced awards for Professor Hans Nauwynck and Professor Joaquim Segalés in its June 2008 newsletter.
Monday, May 26, 2008
Cuban Pork Production, Environment SeminarCUBA - At a seminar in Havana this week, one of the main issues that Latin American and European experts will be addressing is the relationship between pork production and the environment.
Monday, May 19, 2008
Advanced Breeding Herd Management SeminarIOWA - ISU Extension, Iowa Pork Industry Center and Iowa Pork Producers Association are sponsoring an advanced swine breeding herd management seminars: June 10 (Marina Inn, South Sioux City, Neb) and 11(Waverly...
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Free Risk Management Workshop for Pork ProducersUS - CME Group, Pork Checkoff, and state pork associations have come together to develop a complimentary series of risk management Webinars - online, interactive presentations that give direct access...
Friday, April 18, 2008
Juggling - Key Skills for Pig Unit ManagementUK - Managers from across the South West's pig industry were posed a huge challenge at a recent staff development workshop. They were asked to do some juggling - quite literally.
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
European Initiative Will Develop Livestock Health TechnologiesEU - A range of new technologies including genetic modification (GM) and RNA Interference are being deployed to improve the health of farm animals in a series of European and global initiatives.
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
Meeting of Minds Aims to Beat PRRSUK - Scientists, vets and farmers are coming together in a bid to tackle a debilitating virus that has ravaged the pig industry for almost 20 years - PRRS.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Purdue Jr Pork Day Focuses On OpportunityUS - A workshop planned this weekend (Saturday, 1 March) at Purdue University’s West Lafayette campus will focus on developing evaluation skills in judging swine and enlighten participants to the different...
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
PQA Adviser Training from IPICIOWA - Pig industry professionals can become Pork Quality Assurance Plus™ Advisors under the National Pork Board's PQA Plus™ program.
Tuesday, November 06, 2007
Swine workshop scheduled in WasecaUS - A workshop on artificial insemination in swine will take place 13-14 December at the University of Minnesota Southern Research and Outreach Center in Waseca.
Friday, June 22, 2007
Certified Transporter Training Program For Hauliers in CanadaCANADA - A new trucker training program is providing the additional information those who haul livestock within Canada need to know, writes Bruce Cochrane.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Sask Pork Adds Canadian Addendum to Trucker Quality Assurance Training ProgramCANADA - The Saskatchewan Pork Development Board has added a new Canadian addendum to its U.S. based Trucker Quality Assurance training program, writes Bruce Cochrane.
Saturday, February 24, 2007
National Centre for Livestock and the Environment to Host Feed Processing WorkshopCANADA - Officially opened last summer, the National Centre for Livestock and the Environment’s (NCLE) new state of the art feed processing facility is allowing scientists to gain a greater understanding...
Thursday, February 08, 2007
Recent Developments in Genetic Improvements in PigsCANADA - Bruce Cochrane, Farmscape online and Dr. Dave McLaren, PIC, Global Genetic Development Director, discuss recent developments in genetic improvements in pigs. Report from the Manitoba Swine S...
Thursday, September 14, 2006
Announcement Of Practical Training Of Feed Import RegistrationCHINA - The increasing demand on husbandry products, which attribute to the fast development of economic and improvement of the living condition, facilitates a great progressing space for feed industry...
Friday, September 01, 2006
Free swine artificial insemination workshop to be offered Sept. 7IOWA - Pork producers can learn how to use artificial insemination (AI) in their swine operation at a free workshop Thursday, Sept. 7, from 3-8 p.m., at the Iowa State University Allee Experimental Farm...
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Kiwi food workers get minimum safety trainingNEW ZEALAND - One in five New Zealanders working in the food industry has had no training in food safety, according to a new survey.
Friday, November 18, 2005
Qualifications and Curriculum Authority gives thumbs-up to English pig industry training schemeUK - The English pig industry's national training scheme has overcome its first major obstacle.
Friday, August 05, 2005
Interest in Trucker Quality Assurance Training Continues StrongCANADA - Farm-Scape: Episode 1877. Farm-Scape is a Wonderworks Canada production and is distributed courtesy of Manitoba Pork Council and Sask Pork.
Tuesday, November 04, 2003
Slap mark rules come into forceUK - New pig identification rules took effect on Saturday (1 November), but some producers have left it very late to obtain their herd marks from Defra.
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