PAST EVENTS

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December 2007

• Dec. 18. Niche Sow Farrowing Discussion Group. Noon to 1:30 p.m. Personnel from Iowa State University and University of Nebraska-Lincoln will talk about farrowing barn herd health issues, feeding programs, facilities and more. For more information, contact Dave Stender by phone at 712-225-6196 or by e-mail.
  Dec. 20. Increasing Niche Pork Profits Discussion Group. Noon to 1:30 p.m. Personnel from Iowa State will provide information on year 2006 results from the National Research Initiative grant, "Niche Pork Herd Health and Production Cost Management Project" including controlling feed and non-feed costs and benchmarking principles. For more information, contact Dave Stender by phone at 712-225-6196 or by e-mail.

• Dec. 4. Niche Sow Farrowing Discussion Group. Noon to 1:30 p.m. Personnel from Iowa State University and University of Nebraska-Lincoln will talk about farrowing barn herd health issues, feeding programs, facilities and more. This is a teleconference meeting. No charge to take part, but registration is limited to 20 operations with a deadline of Nov. 26. Download the informational brochure. For more information, contact Dave Stender by phone at 712-225-6196 or by e-mail.

• Dec. 5. Niche Pork Feed Workshop. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. North Iowa Area Community College, Mason City. Registration is $15 per person, and includes refreshments, noon meal and workshop materials. Registration deadline is Nov. 29. Download the informational brochure. For more information, contact Dave Stender by phone at 712-225-6196 or by e-mail.

• Dec. 6. Niche Pork Feed Workshop. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Northwest Area Community College, Sheldon. Personnel from Iowa State University and University of Nebraska-Lincoln will present information. Registration is $15 per person, and includes refreshments, noon meal and workshop materials. Registration deadline is Nov. 29. Download the informational brochure. For more information, contact Dave Stender by phone at 712-225-6196 or by e-mail.

• Dec. 11. PQA^TM Plus certification session. 1 to 3 p.m. Garner, Hancock County Extension Office. For more information or to register, contact Russ Euken by e-mail at reuken@iastate.edu or by phone at 641-923-2856.

• December 12. Pork Niche Market Working Group. 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Ensminger Room, Kildee Hall, ISU campus.

• December 12. IPIC Advisory Board meeting. Ensminger Room, Kildee Hall, ISU campus. cancelled

• Dec. 13. Increasing Niche Pork Profits Discussion Group. Noon to 1:30 p.m. Personnel from Iowa State will provide information on year 2006 results from the National Research Initiative grant, "Niche Pork Herd Health and Production Cost Management Project" including controlling feed and non-feed costs and benchmarking principles. This is a teleconference meeting. No charge to take part, but registration is limited to 20 operations with a deadline of Dec. 7. Download the informational brochure. For more information, contact Dave Stender by phone at 712-225-6196 or by e-mail.

• Dec. 13. PQA^TM Plus certification session. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Creston, Union County Extension Office. Cost is $25 per person. For more information or to register, contact Jerry Weiss by e-mail at weissj@iastate.edu or by phone at 712-335-3103.

• Dec. 13. Pork Quality Assurance PlusTM Advisor Training. Ensminger Room, Kildee Hall, ISU campus, Ames. Cost is $75 per approved applicant with a limit of 30 people. Applications are due November 29. Download the two-page application form. Note: The Iowa Board of Veterinary Medicine has approved the PQA PlusTM Advisor training for 5.5 hrs. of CE credit. For more information, contact Jane Runneals at IPIC by phone at (515) 294-4103 or by e-mail at janerun@iastate.edu.

 

November 2007

• Nov. 29. PQA^TM Plus certification session. 10 a.m. to noon. Sheldon, NICC. Cost is $25 per person. For more information or to register, contact Dave Stender by e-mail at dstender@iastate.edu or by phone at 712-225-6196.

• Nov. 20. PQA^TM Plus certification sessions. Cost is $25 per person for the two-hour session which runs from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at each location.

  • Washington, Washington County Extension Office. For more information or to register, contact Tom Miller by e-mail at tmiller@iastate.edu or by phone at 319-653-4811.
  • Anamosa. Jones County Extension Office. For more information or to register, contact Larry McMullen by e-mail at lkmcmull@iastate.edu or by phone at 319-462-2791
  • Knoxville. Marion County Extension Office. For more information or to register, contact Terry Steinhart by e-mail at tsteinha@iastate.edu or by phone at 641-622-2680

• Nov. 8. IPIC FS teleconference, 8:30 a.m.

• November 8-9. 2007 Swine Disease Conference for Swine Practitioners. Scheman Building, Iowa State Center, Ames. Early registration (before Oct. 19) is $210. Fee is $245 after that date. One-day registration rates and extra proceedings copies are available for a charge. The conference Web site has links to the agenda and registration forms.

• Nov. 8. PQA^TM Plus certification session. 10 a.m. to noon, with registration at 9:30 a.m. Red Oak, Montgomery County Extension Office. Cost is $25 per person. For more information or to register, contact Dave Stender by e-mail at dstender@iastate.edu or by phone at 712-225-6196.

• Nov. 13. PQA^TM Plus certification session. 7 to 9 p.m. Nevada, Story County Extension Office. Cost is $25 per person. For more information or to register, contact Colin Johnson by e-mail at colinj@iastate.edu or by phone at 515-294-2340.

 

October 2007

• Oct. 14-20. Iowa State University Homecoming Week: Building on 150 Years of Tradition. Learn more on the ISU Homecoming Web site.

• October 18. Lauren Christian Swine Genetic Symposium and the Year of the Pig Celebration. Ensminger Room, Kildee Hall, ISU campus, Ames. Read an informational flyer.
• Oct. 25. PQA Plus^TM Advisor Training, Ames. Session is full and a waiting list has been created. Please check back for a future training date and location.
• Oct. 2-3. Swine field specialist in-service. Kildee Hall, Heady Hall and NSRIC, ISU campus.
• Oct. 10-11. ISU Extension Annual Conference. Ames.

 

September 2007

• Sept 13. IPIC field specialist teleconference, 8:30 a.m.

• Sept. 18. PQA^TM Plus certification sessions. Cost is $25 per person for the two-hour session, which runs from 7 to 9 p.m. at each location.

  • Washington, Washington County Extension Office. For more information or to register, contact Tom Miller by e-mail at tmiller@iastate.edu or by phone at 319-653-4811.
  • Anamosa. Jones County Extension Office. For more information or to register, contact Larry McMullen by e-mail at lkmcmull@iastate.edu or by phone at 319-462-2791
  • Knoxville. Marion County Extension Office. For more information or to register, contact Terry Steinhart by e-mail at tsteinha@iastate.edu or by phone at 641-622-2680
• Sept. 19. Pork Niche Market Working Group. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Iowa Pork Producers Association office, 1636 NW 114th Street, Clive.
• Sept. 20. Iowa Feed and Nutrition Seminar fall tour. Lesaffre Yeast plant, Cedar Rapids. Contact IPIC for more information.
• Sept. 11. "Managing Your Unseen Employee: The Ventilation System" workshop. Danny's, Cherokee, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. This is a beginning ventilation workshop for swine producers. The workshop combines classroom and hands-on demonstrations. Registration fee is $50 per person, includes lunch and handouts. Preregistration is required due to limited class size. To register, call (712) 225-6196 or (515) 294-6065.
• Sept. 6. PQA Plus^TM  Advisor Training, Ames. Session is full and a waiting list has been created. Please consider attending the Oct. 25 session in Ames.

August 2007

• Aug. 17. Pre-proposal deadline for Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture's summer 2007 RFP. See the RFP on the Center's site for more information. Submissions are due by 5 p.m. on this date.
• Aug. 23. PQA^TM Plus certification session. 1 p.m. Cherokee, County Extension Office. Cost is $25 per person for the two-hour session. For more information or to register, contact Dave Stender by e-mail at dstender@iastate.edu  or by phone at 712-225-6196. Read a news release.
• Aug. 23. PQA^TM Plus certification session. 7 to 9 p.m. Creston, Union County Extension Office. Cost is $25 per person. For more information or to register, contact Jerry Weiss by e-mail at weissj@iastate.edu  or by phone at 712-335-3103. Read a news release.
• Aug. 28-29. Manure Management Clinic. Field Extension Education Lab, near Ames. Service providers, commodity partners, agency personnel, Extension field staff and producers will learn about issues related to manure management in Iowa. Class size is limited to 60 and preregistration is required. Cost is $175 per person. Links to online registration, print registration form and class agenda are on the ISU Agribusiness Education Program web site. For more information, contact Angie Rieck-Hinz by phone at 515-294-9590.
• Aug. 9-19. Iowa State Fair. Sounds Like Fun!

 

July 2007

• July 17. Lauren Christian Pork Chop Open. Veenker Memorial Golf Course and Farm Bureau Pavilion, ISU campus. Ames. Golf begins at 10 a.m. at Veenker and dinner is at the Pavilion at 5 p.m. Cost is $75 per person or $300 per four-player team. Read a news release. Download the registration form. See the auction items.
• July 17. PQA^TM Plus certification session. 7 p.m. Washington, County Extension Office. Cost is $25 per person for the two-hour session. For more information or to register, contact Tom Miller by e-mail at tmiller@iastate.edu or by phone at 319-653-4811.
• July 19. PQA^TM Plus certification session. 10 a.m. Sheldon, Northwest Iowa Community College, Building A, Room 119. Cost is $25 per person for the two-hour session. For more information or to register, contact Dave Stender by e-mail at dstender@iastate.edu  or by phone at 712-225-6196.
• July 19. PQA^TM Plus certification session. 7 p.m. Storm Lake, AEA Building. Cost is $25 per person for the two-hour session. For more information or to register, contact Dave Stender by e-mail at dstender@iastate.edu  or by phone at 712-225-6196. Read a news release.
• July 2, 2007. Pork Quality Assurance Plus Advisor Training. Northwest Iowa Community College, Room 118A, Sheldon. Cost is $75 per approved applicant with a limit of 30 people. Applications are due June 22. An additional session on July 3 may be scheduled if the maximum attendance of 30 for this session is reached. Download the application form.

 

June 2007

• 4-H Food Safety Quality Assurance Training and Testing sessions. (continuing)

• June 29. Pork Quality Assurance Plus Advisor Training. Johnson County Fairgrounds, Iowa City. Cost is $75 per approved applicant with a limit of 30 people. Applications are due June 18. An additional session may be scheduled if the maximum attendance for this session is reached. Read a news release. Download the application form.

• June 26-28. Iowa State 4-H Youth Conference. ISU campus, Ames. IPIC will offer three pork-related workshops to attendees and chaperones.
• June 29. Beginning swine artificial insemination workshop. 10 a.m. Iowa Lakes Community College, Emmetsburg. Cost is $20. Read more about the program. Download the registration brochure. Contact Dave Stender for more information by e-mail or phone at (712) 225-6196.
• June 12. Iowa Agricultural Youth Institute. Participant visit to IPIC and ISU Animal Science department.
• June 18. IPIC advisory board meeting. Kildee Hall, ISU.

• June 19. Pork Niche Market Working Group. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Location to be announced.

• June 5. Cochran Fellows Group visit to ISU and IPIC. The three participants are from Chile and Peru.

• June 4-6. Advanced Techniques for Swine Veterinarians. AASV summer conference, College of Veterinary Medicine, ISU, Ames. This conference is limited to 120 participants and is open to AASV members. Cost is $225 and 14 hours of continuing education are available. Read more on the AASV Web site.

• June 6. Sow Housing Forum. Des Moines Downtown Marriot Hotel. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The forum will address the diverse management aspects of individual and group housing of sows. Cost is $60 per person. See links to brochure and registration form.
• June 7-8. P.O.R.K. Academy. World Pork Expo, Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines. A series of in-depth seminars designed to help producers remain competitive in today's marketplace. See the schedule.
• June 7-9. World Pork Expo. IPIC and ISU will have a display. Come see us in booth 2920 in the Cattle Barn.
• June 11. Korean group visit to ISU and IPIC. Participants are businessmen thinking about feeding DDGS, consultants and feed company representatives. In conjunction with Iowa Corn Promotion Board.

 

May 2007

• 4-H Food Safety Quality Assurance Training and Testing sessions. (continuing)
• May 31. Pork Quality Assurance Plus Advisor Training. ISU College of Veterinary Medicine, Ames. Cost is $75 per approved applicant with a limit of 30 people. Applications are due May 21. Additional all-day sessions on May 30 and June 1 are virtually full. Read more in this news release. Download the application form
• May 24. IPIC FS teleconference. 8:30 a.m.
• May 15. Ultrasound certification training. Emphasis on backfat measurement. Contact Tom Baas for more information.

 

April 2007

• 4-H Food Safety Quality Assurance Training and Testing sessions. (continuing)
• April 23-27. Animal science posters on display in Farm Bureau Pavilion.

• April 16-22. Veishea Week celebration. Theme is "A Timeless Tradition." Monday is College of Agriculture day on campus. Parade is Saturday, along with kickoff celebration of Iowa State University's Sesquicentennial.

• April 16. RUSLE2 workshop. Buena Vista County Extension Office, 824 Flindt Drive, Storm Lake. Designed for agronomists, engineers, consultants, regulators, educators and others who are involved in developing plans for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and/or the Natural Resources Conservation service. It will focus on understanding of the operating parameters for RUSLE2, selection of input values for RUSLE2, and developing and saving management operations for RUSLE2.

 

March 2007

• 4-H Food Safety Quality Assurance Training and Testing sessions. (continuing)
• March 22. Advanced Swine Reproduction Seminar. Marina Inn, South Sioux City, Neb., 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Cost is $50. Download the brochure. Featured speakers include George R. Foxcroft, Canada Research Chair in Swine Reproductive Physiology; Butch Baker, senior clinician at ISU Vet Med College; and Don Levis, reproductive specialist from the University of Nebraska. Second day option for farrowing caretakers on March 23. Contact Dave Stender for more information.
• March 23. Farrowing Basics for Conventional Farrowers program. Marina Inn, South Sioux City, Neb., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cost is $25 with preregistration deadline of March 19. Download the registration brochure. Contact Dave Stender for more information.

• March 23. Advanced Breeding Herd Management Seminar. Civic Center, Waverly, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Cost is $40 for those preregistered by March 21. Speakers include George R. Foxcroft, Canada Research Chair in Swine Reproductive Physiology; Butch Baker, senior clinician at ISU Vet Med College; Anna Johnson from ISU animal science; and John Mabry, IPIC director. Topics are management and selection of replacement gilts, sow management, herd health considerations, performance software and utilization of DDGS in sow diets. Contact Mark Storlie for more information or to preregister.

• March 27. Farming Matters: An Iowa Crop and Livestock Forum. Holiday Inn, Mason City. Registration is $30 by March 13; $50 after March 13. Topics include regulatory compliance issue review, utilizing animal nutrients, properly locating new livestock enterprises, neighbor relations and the economic incentives that make livestock farming an attractive business opportunity for 2007. See more information, including registration information.

 

February 2007

• 4-H Food Safety Quality Assurance Training and Testing sessions. (continuing)
• 2007 Confinement Site Manure Applicator Certification Workshops
• Feb. 19-23. Iowa Pork Regional Conferences," Profitability Strategies, Optimal Pig Care." Five locations throughout Iowa. Preregistration is $20 per person; walk-ins are $30 each. Preregistration deadline is two business days prior to location date. Download the brochure. Preregister with your name, address, phone and location you will attend, by calling IPIC at (800) 808-7675 or sending an e-mail.
  • Monday, Feb. 19, Carroll, The Carrollton Inn, 1730 Hwy 17 North. Contact Jerry Weiss, (712) 335-3103, weissj@iastate.edu
  • Tuesday, Feb. 20, Sioux Center, Corporate Center, 950 N Main Ave. Contact Dave Stender, (712) 225-6196, dstender@iastate.edu
  • Wednesday, Feb. 21, Ainsworth, Marr Park Conservation Center 2943 Hwy 92. Contact Tom Miller, (319) 653-4811, tmiller@iastate.edu
  • Thursday, Feb. 22, Oelwein, Luigi's Restaurant, 1020 Frederick Ave. Contact Mark Storlie, (563) 425-3331, mstorlie@iastate.edu
  • Friday, Feb. 23, Dows, Dows Community Center, 119 East Ellsworth. Contact Russ Euken, (641) 923-2856, reuken@iastate.edu
• Feb. 6-8. Public hearings on Iowa Environmental Protection Commission's proposed rule on manure on soybean ground. Those unable to attend these may submit comments by Feb. 8 by mail to Gene Tinker, Iowa DNR, Wallace State Office Building, 502 E. 9th St., Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0034; by fax (515)281-8895; or by e-mail to gene.tinker@dnr.state.ia.us. The proposed rule would limit the amount of liquid manure that can be applied to ground being planted to soybeans. More info available on the Iowa Pork Producers Association Web site.
  • Feb. 6. Coralville Public Library, 1401 Fifth Street, Coralville, 5 p.m.
  • Feb. 7. Wallace State Office Building, 5th Floor Conference Room, 502 E. 9th St., Des Moines, 1 p.m.
  • Feb. 8. Carroll County Courthouse, 114 E. 6th Street, Carroll, 10 a.m.
  • Feb. 8. Orange City Public Library, downstairs meeting room, 112 Albany SE, Orange City, 4 p.m.

January 2007

• Jan. 16. Niche Sow Breeding and Gestation Discussion Group begins. Read more. Registrations due Jan. 11.
• 4-H Food Safety Quality Assurance Training and Testing sessions. (continuing)
• 2007 Confinement Site Manure Applicator Certification Workshops
• Jan. 24-25. Iowa Pork Congress. Des Moines. Online registration is now available through a link from the IPC web site.