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NPB Jun 01, 2021 Industry and academic swine nutritionists will gather on the Iowa State University campus August 11-12, 2021, for the International Conference on Swine Nutrition. The conference is organized in part to thank the pork industry for its strong support of the applied swine nutrition program in the department of animal science. Dr. John Patience, who recently retired on April 30 after leading this program for 12 years, noted that from the time he arrived at Iowa State in 2008, he received nothing but tremendous support from the university and the industry. “T...
AMES, Iowa – The 2021 Iowa Swine Day is back as an in-person event and organizers said they are excited to be able to offer a great program of well-known speakers focused on important issues of the U.S. pork industry. The 10th annual event will be held June 24 in the Scheman Building in the Iowa State Center on the Iowa State University campus. Similar to past events, the morning plenary session presentations will focus on current and future industry updates and perspectives. Plenary speakers will set the learning stage: Bob Treadway of Treadway & Associates will talk about building resilie...
Ames Tribune A fire earlier this year in an Iowa State University building may cost the university up to $3.75 million to clean and repair after, an ISU official told an Iowa Board of Regents committee on Wednesday. A fire broke out early in the morning Feb. 22 in a custodial closet on the first floor of Ross Hall — a seven-story, 48-year-old building of approximately 86,000 square feet. There were no injuries reported, but firefighters found when they arrived that the entire first floor was enveloped in dark smoke that was heavy enough for there to be "zero visibility," according to a new...