What: South Western Ontario Pork Conference (SWOPC)
When: Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Where: University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus
Registration: https://bdc.ridgetownc.com/useservices/conferencemanagement/south-western-ontario-pork-conference/
Curtis Mikel, teacher, and researcher at the Ridgetown Campus, is offering tours of the campus swine barn from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. The barn is now in its fourth year of production.
This year’s speaker program is sure to be of interest to all who attend. We have two producers speaking about their operations, Ryan Martin, and Ronald Van de Bruinhorst.
We are excited to have Chantal Farmer, research scientist in swine lactation biology from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Quebec. The Local Health Update will be presented by Dr. Ryan Tenbergen from Demeter Veterinary Services PC. After dinner, we are pleased to have Dr. John Patience, professor emeritus and global leader in swine nutrition education and research