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Is your farm ready for a foreign animal disease? What can you do to prepare yourself and your farms? An outbreak of African Swine Fever or another foreign animal disease would be a huge challenge for pork producers, so planning ahead for an outbreak may reduce some of the stress for you and your employees while preparing the appropriate actions for your operation. Workshops to help pork producers prepare are set for six Iowa locations in December. All are hosted by the Iowa Pork Industry Center at Iowa State University in collaboration with the Iowa Pork Producers Association.
“We want to help producers prioritize actions steps and set goals to take on their farm today,” she said. “These workshops will build on experiences from previous workshops and insights we gained while observing the African Swine Fever functional exercises in September 2019.”
Following the workshop, attendees can expect to have better knowledge surrounding foreign animal disease preparedness and will leave with practical strategies that can be used immediately to improve the protection of their herd from endemic diseases already in the U.S. swine herd. All are invited regardless of whether or not they attended one of the first series workshops earlier this year.
These sessions comprise what to expect during a foreign animal disease outbreak and response, mass depopulation and disposal options, how to write your personalized enhanced biosecurity plan, how to keep the required movement records and monitor for clinical signs consistent with an FAD outbreak. Individual or small group assistance sessions with enhancing biosecurity and developing a Secure Pork Supply plan for your operation also are available and can be scheduled upon request.
Workshops are scheduled for the following dates and locations. Each will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. with an optional help session from 4 to 5 p.m. All sessions are available at no charge thanks to IPPA support.
- Dec. 2, Public Library, Dike
- Dec. 3, Sioux County Extension Office, Orange City
- Dec. 4, Mahaska County Extension Office, Oskaloosa
- Dec. 9, Hansen Ag Student Learning Center, Ames
- Dec. 10, Audubon Recreation Center, Audubon
- Dec. 11, Cedar County Extension Office, Tipton
Please register for your desired workshop location using this online form.
November 12, 2019 - IPIC
