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Monday, April 11, 2011
U of I Offers Programme for Industry ProfessionalsUS - Management-level professionals in the pork industry now have the opportunity to strengthen their leadership and business skills through a two-year certificate programme uniquely tailored for their...
Friday, March 25, 2011
Course in Animal Stress Responses Well ReceivedDENMARK - A PhD course offered by the Department of Animal Health and Bioscience at Aarhus University regarding interpretation of animal stress responses received a very positive feedback from the participants....
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
On-line Welfare Training Courses LaunchedUK - rl consulting, based in Oxfordshire, UK, has launched a series of inter-active, high quality on-line training courses under the name - 'Fundamentals'.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Smithfield Foods Video Series on Pork ProductionUS - Smithfield Foods is launching a new, educational series of videos providing an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at pork production and sustainability practices at the company’s Murphy-Brown hog...
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Producer Outlines Benefits of Distance LearningUS - An Iowa pork producer explains why he has subscribed for two years to the distance education series, SowBridge.
Monday, February 21, 2011
Feed, Nutrition Course to be Held by Schothorst NETHERLANDS - Schothorst Feed Research is to hold a one-week course on formulating feeds for dairy cows, pigs and poultry in early June 2011.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Course Offered to Help Farmers Manage RiskUK - Pig farmers reeling under wheat prices which have doubled in the last six months are being offered the chance to get some detailed training on risk management.
Tuesday, February 08, 2011
Learning to Manage the RisksUK - Pig farmers reeling under wheat prices which have doubled in the last six months are being offered the chance to get some detailed training on risk management.
Thursday, February 03, 2011
SowBridge Distance Education Series ResumesUS - The successful distance education program SowBridge begins its fourth year in March 2011.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
U of I and Producers Offer New Swine Webinar SeriesILLINOIS, US - Registration is now open for the first-ever Swine Webinar Series sponsored by the University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, U of I Extension, the...
Friday, January 21, 2011
Call for New PhD StudentshipsUK - The British Pig Executive has put out a call for applications for the pig sector PhD studentship programme for projects starting in October 2011.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Recipients of Pork Industry Scholarships AnnouncedUS - The Pork Checkoff, Pioneer Hi-Bred and PIC have awarded 19 scholarships to college students around the United States as part of their strategy to develop the pork industry's human capital for the...
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Demand for BPEX Workshop SoarsUK - Demand for BPEX-organised risk management workshops has been so great a new date has been added.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
'Pig Academy' to Educate Future Pork ProducersUK - Potential pork producers are to head back to school with the county's first "pig academy" at the University of Lincoln.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Big Dutchman Trainees Visit Malaysia, Michigan SOUTHEAST ASIA & US - First hand reports from the Big Dutchman trainees Natalia Krieger and Christian Sauer about their internships in two of the company's subsidiaries in South-East Asia and in North...
Thursday, December 16, 2010
China Focuses on Raising Veterinary StandardsCHINA, US & UK - US and UK colleges are helping to boost Chinese veterinary standards.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
FASS Webinar on Antibiotics Available On-LineUS - The Federation of Animal Science Societies (FASS) hosted a webinar titled 'Antibiotics in Animals and People'.
Monday, December 06, 2010
Pig Farmers Treated to Enlightening SeminarBARBADOS - Under the auspices of the Food and Agricultural Society, the Food and Agriculture Organisation, the Barbados Pig Farmers Co-op and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries, Industry and...
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Pig Industry on Top for TrainingUK - League leader, Jonathan Bradley, has been awarded a prize as a top achiever for his continued commitment to training.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
PQA Plus Advisor Recertification Session on OfferIOWA, US - People who become certified as Pork Quality Assurance (PQA) Plus® Advisors under the National Pork Board's PQA Plus® programme are required to recertify every three years.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Swine Board Introduces Biosecurity Users GuideCANADA - The author of the Canadian Swine Health Board's Biosecurity Users Guide says the new package will provide one stop shopping to help Canadian swine producers improve biosecurity on their farms,...
EC to Organise Second Welfare WorkshopEU - The European Commission is organising its second workshop on pig welfare on 11 November 2010.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Pork Checkoff Supports the National FFA OrganisationUS - The Pork Checkoff has teamed with the National FFA organization to create the Middle School Food and Agricultural Literacy Curriculum.
Friday, October 08, 2010
MU Unveils New Swine Teaching BarnUS - Producers, industry leaders, students and neighbors attended an open house 29 September for a state-of-the-art swine barn dedicated to teaching. Guests toured the facility and met with University...
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Pig Reproduction: 2TS Special EventsUK - Reproduction management plays a major part in raising pig herd performance. Two special Two-Tonne Sow (2TS) events organised by BPEX in October aim to help producers review and improve reproduction...
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
K-State's Cattle, Swine Research Available OnlineUS - A new online tool is making it possible for livestock producers and others to find research information that has been presented at Kansas State University's Cattlemen's Day and Swine Day going back...
Friday, September 03, 2010
Consumers Key Focus of Proposed 2011 NPB BudgetUS - Consumer perspectives of pork and pork production are the central focus of the National Pork Board's proposed 2011 budget that will be debated next week in Des Moines, Iowa.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Action on Farmer and Rancher Bill of RightsUS - As the USDA and Department of Justice (DOJ) workshop on livestock approaches, National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson urges NFU members and all livestock producers to attend. The workshop is...
Friday, August 20, 2010
Swine Science Online Launches Classes US - After months of testing, the US Pork Center of Excellence is launching classes at state six universities through Swine Science Online.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
New Gilt Management PackageUK - BPEX is asking producers to re-assess their gilt management practices. It is useful to question or challenge how things are done and the new Two-Tonne Sow (2TS) Gilt Management Pack is full of practical...
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