Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Centralia Swine Research Update

The Centralia Swine Research Update started in 1982. The goal of this one-day event is to provide short, concise updates on current research projects in the area of swine production, with one feature speaker on a particular topic of interest to the industry. It is an annual event held the last Wednesday in January at the Kirkton-Woodham Community Centre in Kirkton.

Centralia Swine Research Update Proceedings

London Swine Conference

The London Swine Conference features internationally renowned speakers who are recognized authorities in their field. Through presentations, panel discussions and breakout sessions, these speakers explore current and emerging issues and technologies that are relevant to commercial pork production. The objectives of this two-day conference are to provide a platform to speed up the implementation of new technologies in commercial pork production in Ontario and to facilitate the exchange of ideas within the swine industry. The founding partners of the conference are Ontario Pork, the University of Guelph, and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food and the Ministry of Rural Affairs.

South Western Ontario Pork Conference

The South Western Ontario Pork Conference will celebrate its 52nd Anniversary in 2014. The mission of the South Western Ontario Pork Conference is to provide informative presentations to the benefit of producers and sponsor networking with producers. This one-day annual event will be held at University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus in February of each year.

For more information contact the Ag. Business Centre

Email: abc@ridgetownc.uoguelph.ca

Telephone: 519-674-1596

Ontario Swine Research Review

The annual Ontario Swine Research Review is a compilation of one-page summaries of pork research projects carried out during the year at the University of Guelph and Ridgetown College and at Agriculture Canada stations across Canada. The objective of this publication is to give the reader an overview of research being conducted in Ontario and at the federal research stations across Canada. Many of the projects outlined in this publication are funded in part by Ontario pork producers through Ontario Pork.

To get a copy of the Ontario Swine Research Review, contact:

Rhonda Alger, OMAFRA Research Programs Administrator

Email: rhonda@research.uoguelph.ca

Telephone:519-826-3809

Pigs, Pork and Progress

The annual Pigs, Pork and Progress - Ontario Pork Research in Action (formerly Ontario Swine Research Review) is a publication of short summaries of pork research projects carried out during the year at the University of Guelph and Ridgetown College and at Agriculture Canada stations across Canada. The objective of this publication is to promote dialogue, understanding and communication about research accomplishments and activity funded by Ontario Pork.

To get a hard copy of Pigs, Pork and Progress - Ontario Pork Research in Action, contact:

Jean Howden, Ontario Pork Research Co-ordinator

Email: research@ontariopork.on.ca

Telephone: 519-767-4600