2018 Iowa Pork Congress

Wednesday, January 24, 2018     Seminar or Event Presented By 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM - Iowa Pork Congress Tradeshow Iowa Pork Producers Association 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Iowa Pork Youth Leadership Team Speeches Iowa Pork Youth Leadership Team Contestants 9:15 AM - 10:30 AM - Seminar- Iowa Regulations & Nuisance Case Update Eldon McAfee- Brick Gentry Law Firm 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM - Pork Quality Assurance Plus Training Session Mark Storlie-Iowa State University Extension & Outreach 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM - Utilizing Livestock Manure in a Cover Crop Program Dr. Dan Andersen - Iowa State University, Dr. Matt Helmers - Iowa State University 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM - Transport Quality Assurance Training Session 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM - Chesapeake Bay Lessons Learned: Producer Perspective Jennifer Debnam - Maryland Pork Producers Association 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM - Keynote Address - There's a Snake In My Bumper! - Keynote Mr. Matt Rush 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM - Seminar- Prices and Profitability: Economic Outlook Dr. Steve Meyer – Express Markets Inc. 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM - Iowa Pork Congress Producer Recognition Reception Alltech 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Iowa Pork Congress Banquet Iowa Pork Producers Association 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM - Iowa Pork Congress Dessert Social Zoetis     Thursday, January 25, 2018     Seminar or Event Presented By 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM - Iowa Pork Congress Youth Swine Judging Contest 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM - Iowa Pork Congress Tradeshow Iowa Pork Producers Association 9:15 AM - 10:30 AM - An Update from the State Veterinarian's Office - FAD Prep Dr. David Schmitt & Dr. Judith LaBounty - Iowa Dept. of Ag and Land Stewardship 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Confinement Site Manure Applicator Certification Jeff Prier, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Dan Anderson - Iowa State University 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM - Washington in the Age of Trump: Can Republicans Govern? Jim Wiesemeyer - Pro Farmer 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM - EEMP Update from Iowa DNR Ted Petersen - Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM - USDA Dietary Guidelines: Why aren't they telling us to eat like pigs? Dr. Eric Berg - North Dakota State University 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM - How NOT to fail an Audit: Euthanasia and other considerations Erik Potter - Iowa State University 4:00 PM - Convention Concludes