LAMBERTON -- Spanish-speaking pork producers, unit managers and employees have an opportunity to improve their knowledge and skills in farrowing management during a oneday workshop offered by the Minnesota Pork Board and University of Minnesota Extension.
Course instructors will be Spanish-speaking swine management and swine health professionals. The course will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 8 at the University of Minnesota Southwest Research and Outreach Center in Lamberton. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.
Pre-registration is required by July 30. There is a fee to attend. To register, call the Minnesota Pork Board at 1-800-537-7675 or go to www.mnpork.com .
Topics to be covered include pre-farrowing management, the farrowing process, processing piglets, managing the sow during lactation and piglet management. Additionally, participants will be trained and individually certified under the PQA Plus program.
