Farmweld will sponsor the
3rd annual Automatic Sorting Technology Seminar
at World Pork Expo.

Thursday, June 10, 3:30 – 5:30 PM
Upper Level-B of the Varied Industries Building.

Please register in advance by clicking here and completing a short online form

Last year’s Automatic Sorting Technology Seminar drew 400 people and was touted in pork publications as the big happening at World Pork Expo. This year’s seminar is poised to be even bigger. You’ll hear from many viewpoints – a packer, a veterinarian, producers who use automatic sorting, an expert in barn design and a software developer. If you are interested in pork production, you won’t want to miss this seminar.

	Brian Stevens, Hormel Foods corporate manager of pork procurement, will discuss the importance of carcass quality and uniformity and the value automatic sorting technology brings to delivering a branded product.
	Frank Brummer, Farmweld’s owner and president, will discuss facility considerations and highlight the innovative, new FAST II AlleyTM Design. This is a simple, cost-effective option for retrofitting conventional finishing into automatic sorting facilities.
	Gehl Mittelsted is co-owner and manager of Squealers Pork, Inc., Austin, MN. Squealers operates eight farrowing sites and has pigs in multiple barns with automatic sorting. Gehl will discuss how automatic sorting helps his organization better plan marketing and sell heavier pigs.
	Dr. Tom Wetzell, American Association of Swine Veterinarians 2004 Swine Practitioner of the Year, will speak about the impact of large pens and sorting on labor, animal welfare and handling. Dr. Wetzell is president of South Central Veterinary Associates, Wells, MN.
	Tom Jansen, a Mason, IL, contract finisher, operates one FAST II™ facility with a food court and recently retrofitted another facility using the FAST II Alley™ Design. Tom will talk about converting older facilities and pig handling.
	Robert Baarsch, LeRoy, MN, pork producer and software developer, will discuss new radio frequency identifi- cation (RFID) technology that ties with automatic sorting. He’ll also introduce eBarn™, a new password-protected, web-based system to monitor scale information from any online computer.

A reception honoring Farmweld’s 25th Anniversary will follow the seminar. The first 400 pre-registered participants will receive a gift commemorating Farmweld’s 25th Anniversary. Past seminars have drawn huge audiences so get there when doors open at 3:00 PM!

Click here to register for the seminar in advance.
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