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Released: January 08, 2002 Swine Meetings Set in Seneca, Washington MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State University Research and Extension specialists will host informational meetings in Seneca and Washington to help swine producers make important management decisions. On Jan. 30 and 31, the program will focus on ventilation and waste management, with K-State specialists Pat Murphy and Joel DeRouchey. The Jan. 30 meeting is at Valentino’s in Seneca, and the Jan. 31 meeting is at the First National Bank in Washington. The second set of meetings focuses on nutrition and pig management with K-State specialists Steve Dritz, Jim Nelssen and Mike Tokach. The meetings will be held Feb. 27 at Valentino’s in Seneca, and Feb. 28 at the First National Bank in Washington. At each meeting, individual producers can choose between morning and afternoon sessions (or attend both) according to the topic most appropriate for their operation. The morning sessions begin at 10 a.m. and the afternoon sessions at 1 p.m. "Our goal is to provide [producers with] take-home information for rapid application and use on their farm," said K-State’s Tokach. For more information, including the complete meeting schedule, interested persons can call Tokach at 785-532-2032. In Seneca, call the Nemaha County Extension office at 785-336-2184. For information on the meetings in Washington, interested persons can contact the Extension offices in Clay, Geary, Marshall, Riley or Washington counties. -30- K-State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well-being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K-State campus, Manhattan. Story by: Mike Tokach is at 785-532-2032 |