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Composting mortalities first topic of swine education series
October 31, 2008 by University of Minnesota Extension
October 31, 2008 – Registration is open for the next year of the SowBridge Breeding Herd Education Series, which begins Nov. 5, through the University of Minnesota Swine Extension program.
The distance-learning program is designed for owners, employees, technicians, managers, and technical service providers involved in managing or caring for boars, sows, and/or their litters.
Presentations are mailed on a CD to participants one week prior to the program. Participants follow along with the presentations on their computer while listening to the presenter via a toll-free telephone line.
The first topic is Nov. 5, “Composting Mortalities,” with Dr. Bob Thaler, South Dakota State University.
Phone registrations can be made by calling Sherry Hoyer at 515-294-4496. – Mark Whitney, 507-389-5541, whitn007@umn.edu.
