Education

2018 Minnesota Pork Congress The 2018 Minnesota Pork Congress brought out many people looking to understand the markets, animal health issues, and food health research. Dr. Steve Meyer and Dr. Dermot Hayes provided details on the economy and the impacts of politics to pork producers. Dr. Dave Wright continued with his Secure Pork Supply story for producers to really internalize. And Nina Tiecholz, Investigative Journalist and New York Times Best-Selling Author, shared the back story on "The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat & Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet", and why certain kinds of human nutritional research is not seeing the light of day. Held January 16 - 17, 2018, Minneapolis, MN, USA.

2017 North American PRRS/NSIF Joint Meeting The 2017 North American PRRS/National Swine Improvement Federation Joint Meeting brought together two great organizations to learn more about the larger interests of swine health. Two awesome keynotes kicked off the event with "Beyond the Farm - What is possible with big data? The human example." and "Can Biotechnology Bring Home the Bacon?". The meeting also offered academia and industry information on research and solutions being developed to tackle PRRS and related swine illnesses. Held December 1‐3, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois, USA.