SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Pork Producers Association and the University of Illinois Extension are partnering to offer localized meetings regarding African Swine Fever preparedness, this spring.
The meetings will feature these presentations:
- Secure Pork Supply, Review and Planning, Dr. James Lowe, University of Illinois Extension
- What If? (ASF or FMD Outbreak), Illinois Department of Agriculture
- Illinois Pork Producers Association Update, Jennifer Tirey, IPPA
- National Poultry Improvement Plan à Swine, Dr. James Lowe, University of Illinois Extension
- Biosecurity: Time to Kick It Up a Notch (Or Two) Dr. James Lowe, University of Illinois Extension
The following three times and locations will be offered:
March 26
Effingham County Farm Bureau
1102 W. Evergreen Ave.
Effingham, IL 62401
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
April 14
Peoria County Farm Bureau
1716 N. University St. #3
West Peoria, IL 61604
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
April 16
DeKalb County Farm Bureau
1350 West Prairie Drive
Sycamore, IL 60178
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Each meeting will begin at 10 a.m. and end around 2 p.m. with a complimentary lunch.
— Illinois Pork Producers Association
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