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Pig Conference Proving Popular - 22 February 2010

Producers are flocking to register for ‘Back to the future’, the second national BPEX Knowledge Transfer conference. There are just weeks until the event on Tuesday 16th March 2010, to be held at the East of England Showground, Peterborough.

To secure a ticket, contact Sue Wickham by e-mailing sue.wickham@bpex.org.uk or calling 02476 478793 before Friday 5th March.

Speakers from both the northern and southern hemispheres will lead the discussion, helping pig producers take stock, look forward and focus on new opportunities for their business.

Future gilt management, new technologies, health and staffing will be tackled, along with the future of the pork product itself. The speaker line-up is:

John Howard, Marketing director of the Danish Bacon and Meat Council 

Paul Hughes, of the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI)

Richard Hooper, Farm Manager, Harper Adams University College

Nigel Woolfenden BVSc MRCVS, Bishopton Vet Group

Mark Hawe, AFBI, Northern Ireland and Andrew Macrea, Northern Irish pig farmer