Information sessions for Alberta hog producers about porcine epidemic diarrhea virus are planned in February and March at various locations.
A meeting in Fort Saskatchewan is scheduled Feb. 18 in the Lakeview Hotel. Another is planned Feb. 19 at the Coast Hotel in Lethbridge and a third will run Feb. 20 in Red Deer at the Holiday Inn.
All meetings will run from 9:30 a.m. to noon.
On March 18, a meeting is scheduled at the Lethbridge Coast Hotel. Similar sessions will run at Red Deer’s Holiday Inn on March 19 and Grande Prairie’s Sandman Hotel on March 20.
All those sessions will run from 9:30 a.m. to noon.
Key topics anticipated include the threat of PED to the pork industry, an update on its scope and impact and tips on prevention.
Alberta Agriculture is collaborating on the sessions with funding support from Growing Forward.
More information is available from Marlyn Dalmacio at Alberta Pork at 780-491-3525 or 877-247-7675.
