| Wednesday,
January 24, 2007 |
Swine Industry Update
Mark Greenwood,
vice president, Commercial Lending, AgStar Financial Services,
ACA
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Hy-Vee Hall, Lower Level - Room 5
Mark will provide a financial
overview of the U.S. Swine Industry. He will discuss the economics
of breakeven in the industry and will take a look at 2007 and
issues that the industry will face. The goal of this session
is to provide an in-depth analysis of components of production
costs and how to assess these costs in order to increase profitability.
PCVAD and Animal Disease
Management Forum
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Hy-Vee Hall, Lower Level - Rooms 2, 3
Risk Assessment of Disease
in Swine Production -- Potential Application to PCVAD
Dr. Derald Holtkamp,
DVM, MS, assistant professor of swine production medicine, Iowa
State University College of Veterinary Medicine
This seminar will cover the general
application of risk assessment to swine production. A well-developed
example of risk assessment for PRRSv in the breeding herd will
be described as well as how the same approach might be applied
to PCVAD.
Swine Production Experiences
with PCVAD
Dr. Hans Rotto,
DVM, swine production veterinarian, Ames, Iowa
A significant increase in incidence
and severity of porcine circovirus associated disease (PCVAD)
has occurred in Iowa, many cases involving finishing swine. Dr.
Rotto will describe the clinical diagnosis of this disease as
well as management and treatment strategies in the field.
Canadian Experiences with
PCVAD
Dr. George Charbonneau,
DVM, Swine Services Group, Ontario, Canada
Dr. Charbonneau will describe
the clinical presentation and diagnosis of PCVAD in Ontario,
Canada. Interventions that have been used in the treatment, control
and prevention of the disease will be presented. He also will
discuss experiences using PCV type 2 vaccines to control PCVAD.
Animal Well-Being
Co-sponsored by
Elanco Animal Health
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Hy-Vee Hall, Lower Level - Room 5
PQA Plus® and its Introduction
Dr. Paul Sundberg,
vice president, Science & Technology, National Pork Board
The goal of this session is to
explain how PQA Plus® will be introduced to the industry
and the transition from PQA III to the new program. Dr. Sundberg
also will discuss why the new program is being developed and
how it addresses the issue of animal well-being.
Implications with Animal
Handling and Transport
Dr. John McGlone,
professor, Animal and Food Sciences, Texas Tech University
This session will focus on the
impacts of animal movement and handling. Practical suggestions
will be given to producers on how to most effectively deal with
handling stress. Dr. McGlone also will discuss research on methods
to reduce dead and down pigs during transport, suggestions for
pig workers loading and unloading trucks, and space requirements
during transportation.
The Iowa Nutrient Planner
Steve Brinkman,
nutrient management specialist, NRCS-Iowa
12:45 PM - 1:30 PM
Hy-Vee Hall, Lower Level - Room 2
The goal of this session is to
discuss the Iowa Nutrient Planner, software to assist producers
in nutrient management. What can this software do? How can I
get the software? What nutrient planning purposes can this be
used for, i.e., DNR, NRCS, CNMPs? Steve will address these specific
questions in this session.
Evaluation of the accuracy
of farm reported data used to make health decisions for the breeding
herd and grow-finish production
Dr. Ken Stalder,
associate professor of animal science and extension swine specialist,
Iowa State University
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Hy-Vee Hall, Lower Level - Room 4
The seminar will utilize data
from both grow-finish females and breeding-herd females that
are typically used to make health and production decisions, including
culling. All too frequently, decisions to modify a sow system
or a grow-finish population are based on field-collected data
and can lead to incorrect management decisions.
Iowa Environmental Regulations
Update
Eldon McAfee, attorney,
Beving, Swanson and Forrest, IPPA legal counsel
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
Hy-Vee Hall, Lower Level - Room 3
Protecting the environment is
the goal of all pork producers. To help achieve that goal, Eldon
will cover regulations and recommended practices from manure
management plans to construction and expansion. Particular attention
will be given to new DNR rules, including "director discretion"
and the phosphorus index for MMP annual updates. To better help
producers achieve compliance, Eldon will highlight "gray
areas" in the regulations and DNR interpretations.
"Practical Solutions
For Your Toughest Employee Management Problems"
Don Tyler, Tyler
& Associates
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Hy-Vee Hall, Lower Level - Room 5
For many employers and managers,
employee issues cause them more frustrations than the day-to-day
production challenges. This seminar will provide specific, practical
solutions - not "textbook answers"- to some of the
more difficult challenges such as motivation, conflict resolution,
accountability, discipline, etc. After a brief review, participants
will have ample time to ask specific questions - anonymously
if they prefer - on their particular situation.
| Thursday,
January 25, 2007 |
Contracts: Practical Legal
Advice - Starting with "Read It!"
Eldon McAfee, attorney,
Beving, Swanson and Forrest, IPPA legal counsel
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
Hy-Vee Hall, Lower Level - Room 4
Eldon will discuss manure easements,
swine care and feeding contracts, and SEW and feeder pig purchase
contracts from the perspective of both contracting parties as
well as hog marketing contracts. Fundamental steps to follow
before entering into a contract, including contract review and
negotiation, will be covered; in addition to contract terms most
likely to cause disputes and how to try to avoid legal action.
Related topics such as insurance on pigs fed under contract and
UCC liens also will be discussed.
Ethanol and its Impacts on
the Swine Industry Forum
Co-sponsored by
the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association
11:15 AM - 1:00 PM
Hy-Vee Hall, Lower Level - Rooms 2, 3
Long-Run Impacts of Growth
in Ethanol Production
Dr. Bruce Babcock,
professor of economics and director of the Center for Agricultural
and Rural Development, Iowa State University
The growth in ethanol production
could have significant impacts on U.S. and Iowa agriculture.
This session will present results of a study that examines where
we might end up after all incentives to expand ethanol production
have been exhausted.
Benefits and Limitations
of Feeding DDGS to Pigs
Dr. Jerry Shurson,
professor, Swine Nutrition and Management, University of Minnesota
An industry expert in the arena
of feeding DDGS to swine, Dr. Shurson will present an overview
of current research results and understanding of how DDGS can
be used effectively in swine diets. The impact of feeding diets,
including DDGS, on growth performance and carcass and pork quality
also will be discussed.
Marketing Standards for DDGS
Ryan Sauer, Hawkeye
Renewables, Iowa Falls, Iowa
The goal of this session is to
have a marketer from an ethanol plant share his experiences with
marketing of DDGS specifically to swine producers. Ryan will
outline from an ethanol plant perspective the opportunities for
use of DDGS in swine rations.
Effects of corn co-products
on gaseous emissions from swine
Dr. Wendy Powers,
professor and director of environmental stewardship, Michigan
State University
Dr. Powers will review the recent
research that quantified ammonia and hydrogen sulfide emissions
over the grow-finish phases from swine fed corn co-products compared
to corn diets.
Value-Added Niche Marketing
Forum
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Hy-Vee Hall, Lower Level - Room 5
Market Trends for Niche Pork
and Opportunities for Farmers
Gary Huber, director
of programs, Practical Farmers of Iowa, coordinator of the Pork
Niche Marketing Working Group
This session will review recent
trends in the marketplace for differentiated pork products. The
goal of the session is to present key questions farmers should
seek answers to before choosing to raise hogs for these markets.
Gary also will identify companies who are seeking farmers to
raise niche hogs.
The Berkshire Niche Market
- "What do I need to know?"
Larry McMullen,
ISU extension swine field specialist
The goal of this session is to
have a discussion and explanation of the Berkshire Niche Market.
Larry also will demonstrate how to use a tool that he developed
called The Berkshire Decision Aid.
Growing Farms. Growing Iowa.
Aaron Putze, executive
director, Coalition to Support Iowa's Farmers
Rex Hoppes, organizational director, Coalition to Support Iowa's
Farmers
Kevin Rasmussen, pork producer, Goldfield, Iowa
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
Hy-Vee Hall, Lower Level - Room 3
Iowa depends on strong and vibrant
livestock farms. Hear testimony from producers and the Coalition
to Support Iowa's Farmers on how to be a good neighbor, and how
to speak to citizens of the community on the importance of the
livestock industry to Iowa.
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