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The Iowa Pork Industry Center, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and Iowa Pork Producers Association have teamed up to provide five workshops throughout Iowa. ISU extension swine veterinarian and IPIC interim director Chris Rademacher encouraged pork producers and caretakers to attend. He said the Foreign Animal Disease Preparation for Pork Producers workshops focus on the “next steps” in FAD preparedness at the farm level.
Iowa Pork Industry Center at Iowa State University is offering a Pork Quality Assurance Plus 5 certification session for program advisors on August 29 in Ames. This in-person session is the final IPIC one before all existing advisor certifications under the previous level expire. ISU extension swine veterinarian and interim IPIC director Chris Rademacher is coordinating the session and said those interested need to submit their application soon.
Geopolitical expert Peter Ziehan is the guest in a special PigX podcast episode. He describes impending impacts of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict on the swine industry, and if you raise, handle or eat pork, this special podcast episode could be the best 11:38 you'll spend today.
Sustainability is more than a buzzword for pork producers. It offers a focus to set new goals and standards in their operations, and consequently, the swine industry as a whole. Improving sustainability of pork production involves fully understanding how the environment and production practices interact, and the use of a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) helps provide that information. A new fact sheet, Sustainability in the Swine Industry: Understanding the Life Cycle Assessment, and new calculator can help producers in their sustainability efforts.