News - Banff Pork Seminar

The chair of the Banff Pork Seminar Organizing Committee says a growing number attendees are using the annual event as an opportunity to gather for meetings outside of the conference.

The co-chair of the program organizing committee of the Banff Pork Seminar expects a change in venue at this year’s conference to enhance networking opportunities.

Sessions looking at consumer perspectives on food that comes from animals, changes in antibiotic use in animal production and the application of genomics to improve animal health will be among the topics addressed this week as part of the forty-fifth Banff Pork Seminar.

A co-director of the 2015 Banff Pork Seminar reports improved profitability within the Canadian pork industry helped boost attendance at this year’s conference.

The CEO of the Center for Food Integrity says the advent of social media has forced those involved in agriculture to change the way they communicate with consumers.

The CEO of the Center for Food Integrity says what consumers need to know is that, while technology has evolved to produce more using less, the commitment by farmers to do what’s right has never been stronger.

The chair of the Banff Pork Seminar Organizing Committee says changes within the Canadian Pork Industry over the past several years are forcing both producers and processors to adapt and evolve.

The chair of the Banff Pork Seminar Organizing Committee reports registrations for the 2014 edition of the annual conference are looking good.

The program director with the Banff Pork Seminar says the willingness of pork producers to explore alternative feed ingredients has helped ease the problem of high feed costs.

The chair of the Banff Pork Seminar organizing committee says this year’s conference will focus on today’s challenges and tomorrow’s opportunities.