New Grow-Finish Educational Series Starts Soon
US - The PorkBridge Grow-Finish Educational Series is being offered for 2012-2013.
The PorkBridge programme is a distance education method that
offers relevant and timely information for people involved with grow-finish
swine operations. It consists of six teleconference sessions conducted by
industry experts.
Session content addresses daily decisions related to
the grow-finish process, including swine management, heat stress,
production efficiency and feed cost reduction strategies.
There are six sessions in the programme year, beginning in December
2012 and ending in October 2013. All sessions begin at noon Central
Time and last for approximately 1½ hours. The first sessions will be held
on 6 December 2012 with John Patience of Iowa State University,
presenting on 'Strategies to Reduce Feeding Costs'.
The PorkBridge Series cost of US$125 includes all sessions and
supporting materials. No internet access is needed to participate in the
scheduled sessions.
For a complete schedule and registration form, visit KSUswine.org.
For more information, contact Joel DeRouchey (785-532-2280; jderouch@ksu.edu).
