pork congress

For a number of years I have hosted KDHL's AM Minnesota program from Pork Congress. There is always something new and interesting at Pork Congress. This year it was the Biosecure Entry Education Trailer, or BEET Trailer. The BEET Trailer was developed after the highly pathogenic avian Influenza outbreak that hit Minnesota's turkey industry...

It was fun to be at Pork Congress 2017 at the Minneapolis Convention Center on Tuesday. The roads were not too bad heading up to the Minneapolis Convention Center, but the traffic was quite heavy. Kevin Estrem is a pork producer from Nerstrand and a past president of the Minnesota Pork Board...

Pork Congress 2016 wrapped up this afternoon at the Minneapolis Convention Center. It was a great show, but I must say I have had enough of the big city and traffic! On the other hand maybe the big city has had enough of me too! The crowd of pork producers at the show was lighter today but it seems like that is the case every year...

Biosecurity was one of the major topics at Pork Congress. Remember, it was not  long ago that baby pigs were dying from the PED virus. The disease had never been found in the United States before and if the farrowing barn was infected, 100 percent of the newborn baby pigs were going to die...

Pork Congress 2016 kicks off at 9 this morning. I got to the Media Center about 7:30 this morning. You always try and get there early to beat some of the rush-hour traffic and make sure you get your equipment set up. Well, these days the equipment is just a phone box and computer...