Information
June 7, 2006
Downtown Marriott
Des Moines, Iowa - USA
PORK Academy is a series of in-depth seminars designed specifically to meet the need for pork producers to remain competitive in today´s rapidly changing world. PORK Academy allows producers to select those areas in which they have the most interest. Information will be presented during three concurrent sessions and during a luncheon program. The Academy runs from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
The morning sessions of PORK Academy will include presentations on swine health, reproduction and marketing. Afternoon presentations include animal care and behavior, business and financial management, swine nutrition, environmental management, production and management systems and human resource management.
The registration fee is $125 before the event and $150 for on-site registration. The registration fee includes lunch and materials, including a CD-ROM of the PORK Academy proceedings.
A CD-ROM of the PORK Academy proceedings will be available for purchase for $15, following the PORK Academy. Audio compact discs will also be available for all sessions at $10 per session or $100 for a complete set.
PROGRAM
9 a.m.: Swine Health
• Type A Influenza: Pigs, Poultry and People: Erica Spackman, USDA, ARS
• Strep Suis: Pigs & People: Barbara Straw, Michigan State University
• PRRS Risk Assessment: Derald Holtkamp, Woodlands, Texas & Pam Zaabel, National Pork Board
9 a.m.: Reproduction
• Boar Stud Management – What They Didn´t Teach You in School: Tom Gall, Pork Technologies
• Semen Analysis – Low & High Tech: Gary Althouse, University of Pennsylvania
• Capturing Value from Emerging & Alternative A.I. Technologies: Rob Knox, University of Illinois
9 a.m.: Marketing
• Using the Futures Market for Risk Protection: Curt Lacy, University of Georgia
• Selling Pork to International Markets: Keith Belk, Colorado State University
• Optimal Weight to Market Slaughter Hogs: Jim Mintert, Kansas State University
11 a.m.: Luncheon and Program
• Factors Affecting U.S. Pork Consumption: Ron Plain, University of Missouri
• Market Outlook: Glenn Grimes, University of Missouri
1 p.m.: Animal Care and Behavior
• What is K-Value and How to Use It?: Mike Brumm, University of Nebraska
• Economics of K-Value: Brian Buhr, University of Minnesota
• Auto Sort Technologies: Janeen Johnson, University of Illinois
• Treatment vs. Euthanasia Decisions: Bob Meyer, Mississippi State University
1 p.m.: Business & Financial Management
• Fiscal Fitness – Liquidity: Gary Thome, Riverland Community College
• How Am I Performing Financially: Mike Swan, Washington State University
• I Want It – Can I Afford It?: Peter Scheffert, Riverland Community College
1 p.m.: Swine Nutrition
• Nutrition of the Developing Gilt: Dale Rozeboom, Michigan State University
• Nutritional Interactions with Sow Welfare: Lee Johnston, University of Minnesota
• Alternatives to Dietary Antibiotics and Realistic Responses: Maria Walsh, Purdue University
3:30 p.m.: Environmental Management
• Economic Evaluation of Alternative Manure Management Systems: Kelly Zering, North Carolina State University
• Economics of Application & Marketing of Swine Manure: Ray Massey, University of Missouri
• Development of an Assessment Tool for Air Quality Management Practices: Angela Rieck-Hinz, Iowa State University
3:30 p.m.: Production & Management Systems
• Culling Criteria for Sows and Gilts: Locke Karriker, Iowa State University
• Adding Value to Cull Sows: Ken Stalder, Iowa State University
• Handling and Loadout Design for Market Hogs: Jeff Hill, Premium Standard Farms
3:30 p.m. Human Resource Management
• Employee Performance Evaluation: Ken & Joanne Vrieze, Minnesota Producers
• Worker Safety in Pork Production Enterprises: Liz Wagstrom, National Pork Board
• How to use and Present Distance Learning to your Employees: Mike Swan, Washington State University