Released: January 11, 2002

Swine Profitability Conference Slated Feb. 5 at K-State

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State University will host the annual swine profitability conference Feb. 5 at the university’s student union.

The pre-registration fee is $25 and is due by Jan. 28. The late fee is $50.

The program will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with several invited speakers:

* Dr. Steve Henry from the Abilene (Kan.) Animal Hospital will discuss Kansas Pork Production: Challenges and Opportunities.

* Rebecca Crumbaker of Crumbaker Pork will present Our Story: Surviving in the Pork Industry Through Difficult Times.

* Dr. Rodger Main of Murphy Farms Midwest will present Keys to Remaining Profitable at Any Size.

* Dr. Roger Campbell of AusGene International will present What Needs to be Changed in the U.S. Industry for Future Competitiveness?

* Temple Grandin, a professor at Colorado State University, will present Swine Handling and Animal Welfare: How Fast Food Companies may be Setting the Standards for the Future of Your Production System.

The conference is co-sponsored by Kansas State University’s Department of Animal Sciences and Industry; K-State Research and Extension; Kansas Pork Association; and the American Association of Swine Practitioners.

For more information, interested persons may call the K-State Department of Animal Sciences and Industry at 785-532-1267.

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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:
Pat Melgares, News Coordinator
pmelgare@oznet.ksu.edu
K-State Research& Extension News