NDSU Helps Sponsor Youth Hog College

North Dakota State University and North Dakota Pork Producers are sponsoring a half-day educational program at NDSU for youth on today’s swine industry.

The Youth Hog College is open to North Dakotans and Minnesotans ages 14 to 21 who want more information on swine production and the hog industry as they develop their career plans. It will be held Nov. 28 in conjunction with the North Dakota Pork Producers convention in Fargo.

“We have a large and dynamic swine industry,” says John Dhuyvetter, NDSU Extension Service area livestock specialist at the North Central Research Extension Center in Minot. “Youth Hog College is an opportunity for interested youth to gain a greater understanding of hog production and career opportunities in the industry."

The program will include discussion, demonstrations and hands-on experience on swine management and facilities, ultrasound, carcass value, artificial insemination, reproduction, rations, feed processing, health, biosecurity, quality assurance and ethics.

Preregistration is required by Nov. 15. Participation is limited to 15 people. To preregister, contact Dhuyvetter at (701) 857-7682.

The program is free of charge, but participants are required to provide their own transportation to Fargo.

Participants should check in at the North Dakota Pork Producers convention registration table at the Ramada Plaza Suites and Conference Center, 1635 42nd St. S.W., Fargo, by 11:30 a.m. From there, they’ll be bused to NDSU for lunch, a tour and the program. They’re scheduled to return to the Ramada at 4:30 p.m.

For more information, contact Dhuyvetter or Brian Zimprich, an NDSU Extension agent for Ransom County, at (701) 683-5823.

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Source: John Dhuyvetter, (701) 857-7682, jdhuyvet@ndsuext.nodak.edu
Editor: Ellen Crawford, (701) 231-5391, ellen.crawford@ndsu.edu