33rd Annual Virginia Pork Industry Conference Agenda

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33rd Annual Virginia Pork Industry Conference
"Adapting and Processing"

Livestock Update, December 1999

Allen Harper, Extension Animal Scientist, Swine, Tidewater AREC

2000 VIRGINIA PORK INDUSTRY CONFERENCE

Thursday, January 20
8:00 AM Conference Registration
Morning Session - Mike Neill, Moderator
9:30 AM Developments to Enhance Boar Performance and Fertility
Mark Estienne, Swine Physiologist, Virginia Tech Tidewater AREC, Suffolk, Va.
10:20 AM Importance of Good Contract Grower-Integrator Relations
Allen Harper, Extension Swine Specialist, Virginia Tech Tidewater AREC, Suffolk, Va.
10:50 AM Break -- Co-Sponsor visitation
11:10 AM Non-Traditional Methods of Finishing Pigs in Confinement
Mike Brumm, Swine Specialist, University of Nebraska -- Northeast Agr. Center, Concord, Nebr.
12:00 Noon Break for lunch
12:15 - 1:15 PM Conference Luncheon & Co-Sponsor Recognition

Afternoon Session - Cindy Wood, Moderator
1:30 PM Swine Welfare Issue Panel Discussion
Charlotte Robinson, VDACS Reg. Veterinary Supervisor, Lynchburg, Virginia and Rex Alphin, Pork Producer, Zuni, Va.
2:40 PM Break -- Co-Sponsor visitation
2:55 PM Pork Quality Issues -- The Packer/Processor's View
David Meisinger, NPPC, Des Moines, Iowa
4:00 PM VPIA Annual Business Meeting
Don Horsley President, VPIA, presiding
5:00 PM Conference Social
5:45 - 7:45 PM AWARD BANQUET
Don Horsley, President, VPIA, presiding
Keynote address: The New Face of U.S. Swine Production
Dr. Mike Brumm, Swine Specialist, University of Nebraska -- Northeast Agr. Center, Concord, Nebr.

Friday, January 21
7:30 AM Virginia Pork Industry Board Breakfast
8:30 AM Virginia Pork Industry Board Meeting

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		Thursday, January 20
8:00 AM		Conference Registration
Morning Session	-	Mike Neill, Moderator
9:30 AM		*Developments to Enhance Boar Performance and Fertility* Mark Estienne, Swine Physiologist, Virginia Tech Tidewater AREC, Suffolk, Va.
10:20 AM		*Importance of Good Contract Grower-Integrator Relations* Allen Harper, Extension Swine Specialist, Virginia Tech Tidewater AREC, Suffolk, Va.
10:50 AM		Break -- Co-Sponsor visitation
11:10 AM		*Non-Traditional Methods of Finishing Pigs in Confinement* Mike Brumm, Swine Specialist, University of Nebraska -- Northeast Agr. Center, Concord, Nebr.
12:00 Noon		Break for lunch
12:15 - 1:15 PM		Conference Luncheon & Co-Sponsor Recognition
Afternoon Session	-	Cindy Wood, Moderator
1:30 PM		*Swine Welfare Issue Panel Discussion* Charlotte Robinson, VDACS Reg. Veterinary Supervisor, Lynchburg, Virginia and Rex Alphin, Pork Producer, Zuni, Va.
2:40 PM		Break -- Co-Sponsor visitation
2:55 PM		*Pork Quality Issues -- The Packer/Processor's View* David Meisinger, NPPC, Des Moines, Iowa
4:00 PM		VPIA Annual Business Meeting Don Horsley President, VPIA, presiding
5:00 PM		Conference Social
5:45 - 7:45 PM		AWARD BANQUET Don Horsley, President, VPIA, presiding Keynote address: *The New Face of U.S. Swine Production* Dr. Mike Brumm, Swine Specialist, University of Nebraska -- Northeast Agr. Center, Concord, Nebr.
		Friday, January 21
7:30 AM		Virginia Pork Industry Board Breakfast
8:30 AM		Virginia Pork Industry Board Meeting