"The Swine Education and Research Facility has become a vital part of the swine industry in South Dakota and has helped establish SDSU as a leader in swine teaching and research," Dunn said. "This expansion will allow SDSU to continue to attract the brightest students from around the country who will become the next generation of industry leaders and innovators.”
Adam Krause, president of the South Dakota Pork Producers thanked the corn council on behalf of pig farmers.
"The SDSU Swine Education and Research Facility is a testament of what happens when the entire ag industry supports each other so innovation and education can take place,” he said.
The facility has been a big benefit to students, said Joe Cassady, dean of the ag college.
"Its expansion is only going to continue to have a positive impact on the swine industry in our region," he said.
The project bolster's SDSU's reputation as a leader in the swine industry research in nutrition and management, according to extension swine specialist Bob Thaler
"Livestock production was the initial 'value-added' for corn, grains and soybeans, and it continues to utilize a very significant amount of these products every day," he said. "The addition of these research rooms will help us further increase demand for corn and other locally produced feedstuffs. Also, from a sustainability standpoint, nothing is more environmentally friendly than the symbiotic relationship between crops and livestock production.”
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