National Pork Board Topics will cover lessons learned during COVID-19, California’s Proposition 12, markets, feed biosecurity and African swine fever.
May 11, 2021
The 10th annual Iowa Swine Day, scheduled for Thursday, June 24, 2021 on the Iowa State University campus in Ames, is back live and in person. The program is packed with highly regarded speakers focusing on important issues facing U.S. pork producers. Conference organizers build upon the success of past programs by continuing to seek industry input from the planning committee. The success of past conferences has shown that the best approach to developing a program for the pork industry is to seek input from producers representing a cross section of the industry.
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John Patience’s work at Iowa State University has benefited the North American swine industry by his close watch on the nutrition and management of the pig. Patience has dedicated 46 years to the swine industry.
John Patience, PhD, has officially retired from the department of animal science at Iowa State University where he served as professor of applied swine nutrition. Dr. Patience was hired by Iowa State University as an associate professor in 2008 and moved to role of professor in 2010. His research has focused on swine nutrition, but he also worked with pork producers as an expert in the Iowa Pork Industry Center.
Composting has long been an option for livestock mortality disposal. It generally can be done on farm, requires little in the way of equipment and additional supplies, and the end product may be used to enhance soil fertility. Although composting has not been standard operating procedure on many farms due to other established processes, some [.]
Iowa State University, Iowa Pork Industry Center Odor and leachate easily addressed by selecting and managing appropriate co-compost materials.
May 04, 2021
Composting has long been an option for livestock mortality disposal. It generally can be done on farm, requires little in the way of equipment and additional supplies and the end product may be used to enhance soil fertility.
Although composting has not been standard operating procedure on many farms due to other established processes, some new or potential situation changes have led to renewed interest in composting. Whether you’re interested in reducing or eliminating rendering truck stops on-site or are working on an overall biosecurity plan for your operation, composting now could be on your radar.
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