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Learn How
We Care
All pork producers should attend this educational
seminar highlighting We Care and the Ethical Principles. Learn more about We
Care, why it is important, and how it can affect you. Ten attendees will win a
$50 gift card to Bass Pro Shops. All attendees will receive a We Care Farm Sign.
There is no cost to attend - Lunch/Dinner is
provided.
Please RSVP no later than November 18 to Diane
Slater at the Missouri Pork Association.
| Dates & Locations |
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November 28, 2011 - Mexico
4:00 pm - 8:10 pm
4-H Building
21509 Highway D
Mexico, MO |
From I-70 at Kingdom City,
head north on US Hwy. 54 East for 13.3 miles. Take the MO-22/MO-15 exit
toward Mexico and turn left. Turn left onto Missouri D/Vance Road for .8
miles. Building is on right. |
November 29, 2011 - Sedalia
4:00 pm - 8:10 pm
The Pork Place
Missouri State Fairgrounds
Sedalia, MO |
From I-70, take Hwy. 65
South for 19 miles. Turn right at W. 16th St. for .2 mile, turn left on
S. State Fair Blvd. Turn right on Show Ave., then left on MFA
Incorporated - building on right. |
November 30, 2011 - Lamar
10:00 am - 2:10 pm
Thiebaud Auditorium
105 E. 11th Street
Lamar, MO |
From US Hwy. 71, take the
US-160 ramp to Lamar and head East on US-160 for 1.3 miles. Turn left
onto Broadway St. Take the 1st right onto E. 11th St. Building is on
right at end of block. |
November 30, 2011 - Nevada
4:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Nevada Country Club
South Spring Street
Nevada, MO |
From US Hwy. 71, head west
on 71/E. Austin Blvd for 2.3 miles. Turn left at S Spring Street for 1
mile. Turn right at Country Club Drive. Stay to the right when road
"Y's". Building is on left. |
| Cost |
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| FREE to pre-registered attendees |
(includes meal and handouts) |
Click Here
for a printable agenda and registration form.
This form can also be completed electronically, saved, and e-mailed to
diane@mopork.com
(Requires Acrobat Reader, which can be
downloaded for free.) |
Please fax complete
registration form to (573) 446-2398. |
| Agenda |
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Agenda - Lamar |
| 3:30 pm |
Registration |
9:30 am |
| 4:00 |
Welcome and Introductions |
10:00 |
| 4:05 |
We Care Ethical
Principles
Rob Christine - National Pork Board |
10:05 |
| 4:25 |
Animal Activists and
Legislative Issues
Don Nikodim - Missouri Pork Association |
10:25 |
| 4:45 |
Why We Care is Important
- A Packer Perspective |
10:45 |
| 5:15 |
We Care Quizzes |
11:15 |
| 5:25 |
Dinner |
11:25 |
| 6:10 |
Baby Pig Survival -
Making Every Pig Count
Dr. Tim Safranski, Associate Professor/State Swine Breeding
Specialist
University of Missouri |
12:10 pm |
| 6:40 |
Break |
12:40 |
| 6:55 |
Regulatory Compliance and
Missouri's Nuisance Law
Dr. Vern Pierce - Extension Associate Professor, Agricultural
Economics, University of Missouri
Extension |
12:55 |
| 7:40 |
Market Outlook
Dr. Ron Plain - Professor of Agricultural Economics,
University of Missouri |
1:40 |
| 8:10 |
Adjourn |
2:10 |
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