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January 29,
2010
Contact: Gary Huber, Practical Farmers of Iowa, (515)450-6812, gary@practicalfarmers.org
Tour Niche Pork Facilities This Winter Virtually
Nationwide—This winter, hog farmers have the chance to see other niche pork operations through three webinars. The webinars will occur Wednesday, February 3, Wednesday, February 10, and Thursday, March 25. Each webinar occurs over the lunch hour from noon to 1:30 p.m.
In the first two webinars, you will take a virtual tour of the Scott Sibbel operation. Scott’s farm is near Carroll, Iowa, and you’ll be able to see and discuss technologies, ideas, and strategies used in Scott’s operation. Emphasis will be placed on new and innovative techniques and ideas. There will also be opportunities to discuss operation-specific solutions to challenges, and a mini discussion topic will be addressed each week.
The third session will use records from actual niche pork farms to review and discuss key management topics that are important for successfully raising niche hogs.
These webinars offer opportunity to interact with others who share your interests will be rewarding and educational.
If you do not have a computer but would like to participate, you can contact your county extension office and arrange participating from there. To learn more about how to sign up for the webinars, visit http://connect.extension.iastate.edu edu/niche or contact Gary Huber, gary@practicalfarmers.org (515)450-6812, or Dave Stender: (712)261-0225, (712)225-6196 or dstender@iastate.edu.
Sponsors for these winter niche pork webinars are Iowa State University Extension, Iowa Pork Industry Center, Practical Farmers of Iowa, Iowa Pork Producer Association, and Pork Niche Market Working Group.
Practical Farmers of Iowa includes a diverse group of farmers and nonfarmers. Corn, soybeans, beef cattle, and hay are the top enterprises for PFI farmers, although many have a variety of other operations, including fruits and vegetables. PFI’s programming stresses farmer-to-farmer networking through research and demonstration, field days, conferences, and more. For more information, call 515-232-5661 or visit www.practicalfarmers.org.
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