Released: January 08, 2003

Swine Profitability Conference Slated Feb. 4 at K-State

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State University is hosting its annual Swine Profitability Conference Feb. 4 in Manhattan.

The conference runs from 9:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Forum Hall, located in the K-State Student Union. The registration fee is $25 per person, which includes lunch and all sessions. The registration deadline is Jan. 29.

This year’s program includes producer Roy Henry of Longford, Kan, who will talk about ‘Producing Pigs the Kansas Way.’

Other topics scheduled for this year’s conference include:

* Managing Competing Responsibilities in the U.S. Swine Industry, by Bob Morrison of the University of Minnesota;

* Marketing Strategies for Packer Matrixes, by K-State’s Steve Dritz;

* Strategies and Tactics for Controlling Production Costs, by Mark Greenwood of AgStar Financial Services (Mankato, Minn.);

* Dealing with Change, by Mark Mayfield of the Corporate Comedian (Smithville, Mo.).

"The purpose of the Swine Profitability Conference is to provide swine producers and allied industry personnel the opportunity for an in-depth session on the production management, marketing and business decisions related to capital investment and profitability in the swine industry," said Jim Nelssen, a swine specialist with K-State Research and Extension.

The conference is co-sponsored by the Department of Animal Sciences and Industry at Kansas State University, K-State Research and Extension, and the Kansas Pork Association.

For more information, interested persons can call Nelssen at 785-532-1251.

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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