2011 Speakers

34th Annual Saskatchewan Pork Industry Symposium
November 15-16, 2011
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

DAY 1 - NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Penney Murphy
Penney Murphy & Associates, Saskatoon, SK
Email: PenneyMurphy@penneymurphy.com
Teamwork... Without the Trials, Tantrums and Tribulations
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Kurt Stoess - Director Finishing Production & Hog Procurement
HyLife Foods, Neepawa, MB
Email: kurt.stoess@hylife.com
Preventing Catastrophes While Planning for the Worst
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Tamara Carroll - Breeding Technician
Cudworth Pork Investors Group, Cudworth, SK
Email: cpig@baudoux.ca
How Do We Achieve a 95% Farrowing Rate?
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Blaine Tully, D.V.M. - Partner
Swine Health Professionals, Steinbach, MB
Email:  btully@shpswine.com
Priming the Nursery Pig for Optimal Performance
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Dr. Amanda Minton - Technical Services
PIC Inc., Fremont, NE  U.S.A.
Email:  amanda.minton@genusplc.com
Achieving Optimum Gilt Performance
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Dr. Joseph M. Stookey - Professor Applied Ethology
Western College of Veterinary Medicine, Saskatoon, SK
Email:  joseph.stookey@usask.ca
Pigs and Pain:  Perception, Reality and Public Opinion
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Dr. Patrick Charagu - Senior Geneticist Americas
Hypor Inc., Regina, SK
Email:  Patrick.Charagu@hendrix-genetics.com
PigGen Canada's Quest
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Dr. Niels Koehncke - MD, MSc, FRCPC, Associate Professor
University of Saskatchewan, Department of Medicine
Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture
Chief Medical Officer, Saskatchewan Ministry of Labour Relations & Workplace Safety
Email: niels.koehncke@usask.ca
Adopting a Risk Reduction Mindset in Your Swine Operation
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DAY 2 - NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Dr. James Mintert - Professor of Ag Economics
Professor of Agricultural Economics & Assistant Director of Extension
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN  U.S.A.
Email: jmintert@purdue.edu
Challenges Facing the Pork Industry
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Mark Greenwood - VP Agri Business Capital
AgStar FInancial Services, ACA, Mankato, MN  U.S.A.
Email:  Mark.Greenwood@agstar.com
Managing Risk
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Greg Bilbrey - Account Manager
AgriStats, Fort Wayne, IN  U.S.A.
Email:  gbilbrey@agristats.com
Key Drivers to Farm Profitability
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Dr. James L. Pierce -  Director of Research - Alltech
Adjunct Professor, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY U.S.A.
Email: mailto:ndobson@Alltech.com
Feeding a Growing World
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Neil Ketilson, General Manager
Sask Pork, Saskatoon, SK
Email:  nketilson@saskpork.com
Risk Management Tools for Canadian Hog Producers
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