K-State Swine Profitability Conference to be held Feb. 6

Kansas State University’s 2024 Swine Profitability Conference is planned for Tuesday, Feb. 6 in Manhattan.

The annual Swine Profitability Conference focuses on providing information to improve knowledge for pork producer business decisions.

“We host two major swine events each year at K-State. At Swine Day, we share our latest research results. At Swine Profitability Conference, we focus on business decisions and industry-wide issues facing pork producers,” says Mike Tokach, K-State Department of Animal Sciences & Industry distinguished professor and swine Extension specialist. “The lineup of speakers this year bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to help producers increase their competitiveness.”

The conference will feature speakers from an array of swine-related businesses and organizations, including:

• Steve Meyer, Partners in Production Agriculture senior economist, will discuss U.S. pork/meat outlook.
• Chad Mire, National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility Foreign Arthropod-Borne Animal Disease Research Unit Research leader, will discuss the NBAF capabilities.
• Marcelo Almeida, Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine Clinical Assistant professor, will talk about recent trends in swine health diagnostic cases.
• Bryan Humphreys, National Pork Producers Council CEO, will discuss the U.S. pork industry.
• Dan Gerety, J-Six Farms manager and CEO, will speak on building a generational legacy.

“The 33rd Annual Profitability Conference has a renowned group of speakers that will provide direct information on status of the U.S. pork industry, discuss U.S. swine disease patterns, detail world-renowned swine disease research capabilities to safe-guard the U.S. swine herd and provide direct experiences from a Kansas family swine operation,” says Joel DeRouchey, K-State Extension swine specialist. “This conference has a strong reputation for sharing relevant information to improve production for Kansas swine producers.”