University of Minnesota Extension

Extension > Agriculture > Livestock > Swine Extension

Find information on topics such as alternative production, housing, manure management, health and nutrition, worker safety, and animal welfare on the Swine Extension website.

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Educational offerings

  • PorkBridge—grow-finish pork producers, owners, workers, and managers training from home or farm office
  • SowBridge—sow unit owners, managers, and employees training from home or farm office
  • PorkCast—quarterly seminars providing research-driven information to pork production managers and owners
  • Pork Quality Assurance Plus (PQA+) training—certification on food safety and animal wellbeing
  • Pork Information Gateway—a national collaboration of free online resources: Q&As, fact sheets, and courses
Pigs in straw

The University of Minnesota Extension swine team works to bring University research to producers, processors, and consumers to improve the performance, health and welfare of pigs while enhancing economic, environmental and social sustainability of pork production.

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