Minnesota Pork Board

151 Saint Andrews Court, Suite 810   |   Mankato, MN 56001   |   Phone: 507.345.8814   |   Fax 507.345.8681

 

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Events

November | December | January | February | March

PQA Plus Training: November 17,   November 26,    December 16,    January 21

NOVEMBER

Date

Event and Location

Information

November 11-12

National Pork Board Board Meeting

Des Moines, Iowa

NPB Office

1-800-456-7675

November 13

2008 NPB Packer Meeting

Kansas City, MO

NPB Office

1-800-456-7675

November 17

PQA Plus

Pork Quality Assurance Plus Training

Bird Island Community Center, Main Street

7 p.m.

Calvin Aarons

(320) 212-0340

November 18

Trucker Quality Assurance Advisor Training Workshop

Des Moines, Iowa

TQA Brochure

(pdf file)

November 20

MPB Promotion & Image Committee meeting

9:30 a.m.

MPB Office

1-800-537-7675

November 21

MPB Human Capital Committee meeting

9:30 a.m.

MPB Office

1-800-537-7675

November 26

PQA Plus

Pork Quality Assurance Plus Training

Fairmont Vet Clinic, Hwy 15 South

Fairmont, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Bill Crawford

( 507) 238-4456

November 27-28
Thanksgiving Holiday, MPB office closed  
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DECEMBER

MPB = Minnesota Pork Board  |  NPB = National Pork Board

Date

Event and Location

Information

December 1-2

Operation Main Street 2.0 Training

Kansas City, MO

NPB Office

1-800-456-7675

December 2-3

NPB Animal Science Committee

Des Moines, Iowa

NPB Office

1-800-456-7675

December 2

Minnesota Pork Board Annual Meeting

Country Inn & Suites, Mankato

3:30-5:30 p.m.

MPB Office

1-800-537-767

December 9

PorkCast Online Seminar

Pricing & Buying Feed in 2009

Mark Schultz, North Star Commodities

Log-in link:

PorkCast Online Seminars

December 11-12

Artificial Insemination Workshop

Southern Research and Outreach Center, Waseca

Swine Training Program

MPB Office

1-800-537-7675

December 16

PQA Plus

Pork Quality Assurance Plus Training

Central Minnesota Federal Credit Union, Melrose

1-3 p.m.

Lee Johnston

(320) 589-1711

December 24-25 Christmas Holiday, MPB office closed  
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JANUARY 2009
  Date Event and Location

Information

January 1
New Year's Day, MPB office closed  
January 8-9

South Dakota Pork Producers Council

40th Annual Pork Congress, Sioux Falls, S.D.

www.sdppc.org
January 20

Minnesota Taste of Elegance Culinary Competition

Minneapolis Hilton

Pam at (507) 345-8814 or pam@mnpork.com
January 21

PQA Plus

Pork Quality Assurance Plus Training

Minneapolis Convention Center

11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Trudy Wastweet

(507) 345-8814

January 21-22

Minnesota Pork Congress

Tradeshow and Educational Event

Minneapolis Convention Center

Pork Congress
January 29-30

Wisconsin Pork/Corn/Soybean Expo

Kalahari Resort, Wisconsin Dells

www.wppa.org

Jan.-31-Feb.8
NPB Board Meeting & International Trade Program

NPB Office

1-800-456-7675

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FEBRUARY 2009
  Date Event and Location

Information

February 3-4

Illinois Pork Expo

Peoria, Ill

www.ilpork.com

February 4-6

Minnesota State Spring Barrow Show

Freeborn County Fairgrounds, Albert Lea

Daryl Mattson

(507) 265-3482

Clair Drescher

(507) 874-3780

Gordy Toenges

(507) 874-3224

February 5-6

North Dakota Pork Convention

Fargo, N.D.

Charlotte Meier
(701) 563-4513

February 11

Ohio Pork Congress

Columbus, Ohio

www.ohiopork.org

February 11

Missouri Pork Expo

Columbus, MO

www.mopork.com

February 18-19
North Carolina Pork Council Annual Conference & Trade Show, Greenville, NC

www.ncpork.org

February 19

Michigan Annual Pork Symposium

Lansing, Mich.

www.mipork.org

February 23-24
MPB pork promotion exhibitor at Upper Midwest Foodservice and Lodging Show, Minneapolis Convention Center

Pam Voelkel

(507) 345-8814

February 28-March 1 MPB pork promotion exhibitor at Food & Wine Experience, Minneapolis Convention Center Food

Pam Voelkel

(507) 345-8814

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