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Seminar planned for swine farm owners, employees and managers

Oct. 18
Mankato, Minn.
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
$20 before Oct. 10/$40 at the door
Register at http://www.mnpork.com/producers/index.php

So, You Want to Date My Daughter: Bruce Vincent, nationally recognized agricultural advocate
Euthanasia Training: John Deen, DVM, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota
Working In a Filtered Barn: Darwin Reicks, DVM, Swine Vet Center, St. Peter
Fight, Flight or Engage: Employee Conflict Management: Donna Rae Scheffert, Leadership Tools
With Vision, There is Hope: Bruce Vincent, nationally recognized agricultural advocate

Swine Farms: A Great Place To Work is the theme of this year’s Workforce Development Seminar set for Oct. 18 at the Country Inn & Suites, Mankato. The seminar runs from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Keynote speaker will be Bruce Vincent, the founder of Provider Pals and a nationally recognized agricultural advocate. Vincent’s opening talk, “So, You Want to Date My Daughter,” looks at how understanding society’s environmental and animal husbandry concerns is critical to engaging the public.

At his afternoon [ … ]

The National Swine Registry is currently seeking candidates for the position of field representative. The successful candidate will cover the Southwestern and Western states and will represent the National Swine Registry and the National Junior Swine Association at various events and functions. This position will be involved with various functions of all NSR departmental efforts; however, frequent interaction with NSR Marketing and Communications staff will be required in serving as a liaison for breeders in their individual marketing efforts. The successful candidate will also play an integral role in the facilitation and development of NJSA events.

This position will require considerable travel and could involve as many as 125 nights away from home annually. Location is flexible within the designated territory, but access to a major airport would be advantageous.

A degree in animal science and a background in the purebred swine industry is preferred, but not required. The successful candidate should [ … ]

Dam of KAAU1 Sarah 1-7
KAAU0 Sarah 14-9 (HRFD PSSS Belgian 25-5 x WGW8 Headliner 58-1)

2011 NJSA Eastern Regional Foundation Female
KAAU1 Sarah 1-7
(CRSH9 PSSS Colt 45 9-6 x ISJH0 Sarah 14-9)
Born Feb. 8, 2011
Bred by Kane and Adrian Austin, Mt. Vernon, Ill.
Donated by the Steve & Holly Austin family, Mt. Vernon, IL. 

Adrian Austin showed the mother of Sarah at the 2010 Eastern Regional where she was Champion Yorkshire female. Kane Austin showed her littermate sister who was Reserve Champion Yorkshire female at the 2011 Illinois State Fair Junior show. The Austins say “Sarah is a very long sided, feminine featured female who is adequate in her muscle shape and she is very sound in her movement. She is almost an exact replica of her mother with the exception of being a little longer and more expressive in her muscle shape, especially out through her hip and rump.”

Thank you to the [ … ]

Would you like to help make the NJSA Eastern Regional Silent Auction a success? If so bring an item to donate to the silent auction. You can bring anything that you would like to donate. Popular items have been jewelry, purses, feed or vet supplies, home decor, bbq sets, team shirts and hat and anything else you can think of that people would enjoy.

Please bring your item to check in and we will check it in and display it for you.

The silent auction will be open at 4:00 on Friday and close at 4:00 on Saturday. Please feel free to call if you have any questions regarding the silent auction or [ … ]

From Pfizer Animal Health

Spronk (left) and Sornsen at the 
2011 Allen D. Leman Swine Conference

Gordon Spronk, DVM, is the recipient of the 2011 Allen D. Leman Science in Practice Award. The award was presented at the Allen D. Leman Swine Conference, Sept. 17-20, 2011, in St. Paul, Minn. by Pfizer Animal Health and the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine. 
“We are privileged to honor such an exceptional animal health care leader,” says Steve Sornsen, DVM, MS, senior director, pork technical services at Pfizer Animal Health. “Dr. Spronk has provided knowledge and skill to many clients and has set an excellent example of leadership and dedication to not only his peers but also to the whole industry.”

Spronk is the 18th recipient of this award that honors individuals who have made a significant impact on swine health management research and was created in honor of Allen D. Leman. Leman strived to bring [ … ]

2011 NSR interns Scott Dean, Kan., Libby Williams, Colo., Rebecca Keel, Wis., and Cassie Holloway, Md.

National Swine Registry Internships

Applications for all positions due Dec. 1, 2011
All internships are full-time positions, mid-May through mid-August, weekly stipend, travel expenses covered
For complete internship descriptions, visit http://www.nationalswine.com/Home_pages/Internships.html

NSR Marketing & Communications Intern
A fabulous opportunity to spend the summer working in the purebred swine industry while learning new skills and expanding your marketing and communications portfolio!

This is a tailor-made internship – you help make it what you want it to be! As the NSR Marketing & Communications Intern, you will have the opportunity to work with NSR staff to personally design your internship curriculum and focus on the areas of marketing and communications in which you are most interested, or want to gain experience. Options* for a summer work plan include feature writing for Seedstock EDGE, advertisement design and page layout, magazine production, online content development, photography, [ … ]

NSR Field Representative Kade Hummel left the NSR in August to take a position as manager of the show feed division of JBS United. Hummel worked for the NSR since March 2005, when he started as a field representative focusing on the activities of the National Junior Swine Association before transitioning to a general field representative covering parts of the Midwest and California, Oklahoma and Texas. He was responsible for promoting purebred Duroc, Hampshire, Landrace and Yorkshire swine, providing technical assistance to breeders, attending NSR and NJSA events, and promoting involvement in registry shows and sales. Hummel looks forward to management opportunities and a steady geographical work base in his new position. On behalf of the entire NSR, we thank Kade for his dedicated work and wish him the best in his new career.

JBS United enters agreement to manufacture, market and distribute Lindner Feed and Milling Company’s swine show feeds

SHERIDAN, Ind. – JBS United and the Lindner Feed & Milling Company have entered into an agreement for JBS United to be the exclusive manufacturer, marketer and distributor of Lindner’s Swine Show Feeds in the Midwest and other regions not currently served by Lindner Feed & Milling. The combined entity will co-brand Lindner’s existing products and operate as “Lindner-United.”

In addition to existing Lindner showpig feed products, this agreement also allows JBS United and Lindner to collaborate on new products. Lindner’s experience and success providing products for showpigs, combined with JBS United’s history of animal nutrition research, is expected to lead to exciting new products.

Lindner–United will offer the product line at existing JBS United locations and will be actively pursuing dealers throughout the Midwest to distribute the product line. Kade Hummel of Cabery, Ill., has [ … ]

From Purdue University

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — As students begin their search for internships and regular jobs, a career night on Oct. 3 will give them the chance to learn about opportunities in the pork industry. Hosted by the Purdue University Pork Interest Group, the Fall Pork Career Night will take place 5:30-7:30 p.m. in Room 3-113 of Lilly Hall.

Representatives from pork industry businesses MPPP Farms, Pig Improvement Company North America, Indiana Packers Corporation, JBS United, Novus International and Pfizer Animal Health will give brief presentations. They also will take part in a panel discussion about careers in commercial production, seedstock production, pork processing, the feed industry and supporting industry sales and technical support. Andon Boocher, a 2005 Purdue Animal Sciences alumnus, will share his experience in transitioning from college to a career in the pork industry. He will give students advice on what they should do while still in college and [ … ]