Shakespeare Swine Seminar

Event Type:	Workshop
Event Category:	Livestock
Event Cost:	$20 registered by December 7th $15 for additional people from the same farm $25 at the door Cheques payble to: ‘Shakespeare Event – Ontario Pork”
OMAFRA Contact:	OMAFRA Contact Centre at 1-877-424-1300 to register
Region:	Southwest
Location	Shakespeare Community Centre Princess St, Shakespeare
Start Date:
Start Time:	Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Duration:	5 hours
Participants:	swine producers, feed industry, agribusiness
Sponsor:
Event Website:

9:30 am.

Coffee, meat trays and registration.

10:00

Pork sales from the retail side; what meats do people buy and why.

Colin Siren, Ipsos Reid & Anita Ivanauskas, Ontario Pork

10:20

Why the hog cycle is stuck on the downturn. What will and what won’t swing the hog cycle up again.

Al Mussel, George Morris Centre, Guelph, Ontario

10:50

Three economic forecasts for the future.

Dr. John Lawrence, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA

11:20

Energy strategies, energy solutions and energy generation for swine producers in Ontario.

Michelle Vieira, AgEnergy Co-operatives, Guelph, ON

11:40

Self feeding systems for lactating sows, costs, benefits, and behaviour.

Frank Kains, Old Cottage Lane, Waterloo, ON

12:00

Lunch

1:00

Why I decided to exit the hog industry.
Gilbert VandenHeuvel, Goderich, ON

1:20

Why we shut down, why we started back up, and what we have learned. Phil Anwender, Sebringville, ON

1:40

Shutting down a hog barn so it can be started up again.
Sam Bradshaw, Ontario Pork

2:00

Viewing the current downturn from a packer’s perspective; What worries us the most. Bob Hunsberger Conestoga Meat Packers, Breslau, ON

2:30

Restructuring for the future in swine production.
Dr. John Lawrence, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA

3:00

Adjournment

For more information:
Toll Free: 1-877-424-1300
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E-mail: ag.info.omafra@ontario.ca