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Annual Conference

Name: Annual Conference
Start: 2020-03-10T00:00:00-04:00
End: 2020-03-11T23:59:59-04:00
Location: Hilton Raleigh North Hills

March 10, 2020 - March 11, 2020

Plan now to join us for two days of educational meetings, national updates, networking and more at our annual meeting, conference and awards luncheon.

Tuesday, March 10* |Hilton Raleigh North Hills

Annual Conference

1 p.m.	Conference Registration open sponsored by
1 p.m.	TQA Training / certification
2 p.m.	General Session #1 Update from the CEO

3 p.m.	General Session #2 November Election Outlook Tim Boyum of Spectrum News will moderate discussion with Democratic campaign consultant Morgan Jackson, whose clients include Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican campaign strategist Paul Shumaker, who is heading up Sen. Tillis’ re-election campaign.

4 p.m.	Welcome social sponsored by
5 p.m.	Registration opens for Bacon Bash
5:30-10:00pm	Bacon Bash Members-only event to raise money for the NCPC Political Action Committee. Tickets (must be a member to purchase tickets)

Wednesday, March 11* | Hilton Raleigh North Hills

7:00 a.m.	Registration open sponsored by
7:15 a.m.	Breakfast sponsored by
7:45 a.m.	Annual Meeting and State Update sponsored by
8:30 a.m.	National updates NC Pork Council – Everett Johnson, 2019 President National Pork Board – Bill Even, CEO National Pork Producers Council – Neil Dierks, CEO
10:00 a.m.	Break
10:10 a.m.	Break out Sessions (Choose one)
	Sludge Management and Research (OIC credit)** Dr. Mahmoud Sharara of N.C. State CALS shares the results of different sludge management options.
	African Swine Fever update What you need to know about ASF, the national standstill and the state’s response planning. Dr. Doug Meckes, State Veterinarian, NCDA&CS and Dr. Lisa Becton, National Board Board will present.
11:00 a.m.	Break sponsored by
11:10 a.m.	General Permit Q&A (OIC credit)** Christine Lawson of the NC Department of Environmental Quality will answer questions about the current General Permit.

12:00 p.m.	Awards luncheon ($15) sponsored by
2 p.m	Extended Breakout Sessions (choose one)
	Batch Farrowing Jason Baldwin, Smithfield \| Derreck Williams, Goldsboro Milling Will Herring, TDM \| Dr. Billy Flowers, NC State University Moderated by Dr. Mark Knauer, NCSU Some companies are moving farms to batch farrowing to help with disease management, while others are moving away from it. Come to this 2-hour session to get an introductory lesson about this method and have the opportunity to ask the experts questions.
	PQA+ training / certification (2 hours) Jan Archer PQA Plus provides a framework for significant, relevant food safety standards and improved animal well-being. Pork producers pride themselves on the commitment to continuous improvement. To become certified, an individual must successfully complete the PQA Plus course and examination, which is administered by a certified PQA Plus Advisor.
4 p.m.	Adjourn